China News Service, Handan, July 23 (by Wang Tian translated by Zheng Xiaohan) Walking on the streets of Xiaoyizhuang Village, Dongzhangbao Town, Feixiang District, Handan City, Hebei Province, you will find that almost every family’s door is open and the shade of trees Villagers weaving rattan chairs can be seen everywhere in the courtyard, on the square, and in the courtyard.
Dongzhangbao Town is located in the east of Feixiang District, 309 National Highway and Dingwei Line pass through it, with convenient transportation, superior location and dense population.
However, due to the lack of pillar industries, the income of local farmers has been mainly dependent on farming for a long time, the industrial structure is single, and there are many poor people. Many villagers have to go out to work for a living.
Villagers are sorting rattan chairs in a warehouse in Dongzhangbao Town, Feixiang District, Handan City, Hebei Province.
Photo by Xue Jiandong
In 2011, wicker chair weaving was introduced to Dongzhangbao Town from other places.
Due to the low technical difficulty and labor intensity, and it is not restricted by age, gender, region, and time, rattan chair weaving has become an income-increasing project for local villagers in their spare time, and it quickly spread in the local area.
Liu Xinrong, a 69-year-old villager from Xiaoyizhuang Village, has been engaged in weaving wicker chairs for 5 years. “Everyone used to gossiping and spending time together, but now they all gather together to weave wicker chairs. I can weave three or four in a day and earn forty or fifty yuan. I can still make money at such an old age. I'm content. I have a plan to work hard and I am energetic." Liu Xinrong said.
A rattan chair processing enterprise in Xiaoyizhuang Village, Dongzhangbao Town, Feixiang District, Handan City, Hebei Province, is purchasing rattan chairs prepared by farmers.
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The villagers said that a skilled worker can weave 6 to 7 rattan chairs a day. Depending on the size, each can earn 10 to 20 yuan. The woven rattan chairs can be sent to the factory. After acceptance, they can get their wages on the spot. .
Weaving rattan chairs by one person can increase the monthly income of a family by about 3,000 yuan.
According to Bai Xiao, Secretary of the Party Committee of Dongzhangbao Town, Feixiang District, at present, rattan chair weaving has covered 34 administrative villages in Dongzhangbao Town. The number of farmers engaged in rattan chair weaving has reached 1995, and the daily shipment volume has stabilized at more than 5,000. With an annual output value of 240 million yuan, 321 poor households and 402 people in Dongzhangbao Town have been driven to stably get rid of poverty. At the same time, 25 villages in surrounding towns and towns have been increased by radiation. About 7000 villagers have become rich through the weaving of rattan chairs. A veritable "hometown of rattan chairs".
Farmers in Dongzhangbao Town, Feixiang District, Handan City, Hebei Province are making rattan chairs.
Photo by Xue Jiandong
Bai Xiao said that at first, the raw materials needed by the villagers to weave rattan chairs were purchased from other places, and the cost was relatively high. With the help of the local government, the villagers used the idle land to establish a rattan chair weaving and processing factory, which can produce them on their own. Weaving thread and processing rattan chair frame greatly reduce the cost.
"My annual shipment volume has stabilized at 250,000 sets, with sales of more than 25 million yuan, and the products are sold to all provinces across the country." said Yu Huanying, a villager who has already woven rattan chairs into a scale. During the epidemic last year, she registered an online store, but due to lack of e-commerce experience, sales were not satisfactory. "The district is currently organizing a free e-commerce delivery training class. I went to study and come back to plan to operate the online store. Get up, and prepare to develop new products, improve quality and style, to adapt to future market competition." (End)