China News Service, Langfang, Hebei, December 11th, title: "The Hometown of Fishing Tackle in China", the "fishing" economy of Gu'an, Hebei: Earn "fishing" without turning the stove
Author Song Mintao Wang Yangyang
"This batch of fishing gloves is an order from an Indonesian customer and will be shipped by sea in two days." On the 10th, in the Industrial Park of the Nan Gu'an High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Hebei, the chairman of Hebei Yuanhang Fishing Tackle Co., Ltd. Cui Fang pointed out Said with a batch of fishing tackle products being processed.
Behind her, accompanied by the sound of dozens of sewing machines, the female workers are skillfully sewing the ordered products.
On December 8, workers from Hebei Yuanhang Fishing Tackle Co., Ltd. were processing fishing gear matching signs in the Industrial Park of the South Gu’an Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, Beijing.
Photo by Song Mintao, China News Agency reporter
"The workshop implements piece rate wages, and can earn more than 4,000 yuan (RMB, the same below) a month, which is more than 50,000 yuan in a year." 34-year-old Xin Ying is busy sewing fishing gloves while calculating her economic income.
Xin Ying, who has been employed for three years, is particularly satisfied with the fact that "the company is close to home and it is convenient to take care of children".
As one of China's fishing tackle production and distribution centers, Gu'an County, Langfang City, Hebei Province is known as the "Hometown of Fishing Tackles in China".
At present, there are more than 900 enterprises engaged in the production of fishing gear and ancillary products in the county, and nearly 200 large-scale enterprises. The products cover 60 categories and more than 3000 varieties, which are exported to more than 20 countries such as the United Kingdom, Japan, the United States, and Austria. area.
Speaking of people in Gu'an County earning "fish" at their doorsteps, Cui Fang's promotion is typical.
Cui Fang, who was only a fishing gear processing household 20 years ago, successfully founded a company with an annual output of 6 million sets of fishing gear with continuous innovation and hard work, and independently designed and produced more than 20 types of fishing gear products on the basis of the original products.
"We are mainly order-based production, with large quantities and urgent work, such as fish hooks and fish bells, which are relatively simple to process. They are not restricted by the environment and let the villagers make them at home." Cui Fang told a reporter from China News Agency. More than 500 rural women have started to increase the income of the "fishing" economy by receiving their company's semi-finished fishing gear processing jobs.
On December 8, Cui Fang, chairman of Hebei Yuanhang Fishing Tackle Co., Ltd., was inspecting the production of fishing gear and gloves in the Industrial Park of the South Gu'an Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, Beijing, Hebei.
Photo by Song Mintao, China News Agency reporter
According to Liu Jun, President of Gu'an Fishing Tackle Association, the county’s fishing gear production was mainly based on the processing of fish floats in the mid-1980s. At that time, the sales of fish floats accounted for more than 80% of the national market.
New development opportunities were ushered in 1996. In order to help the further development of fishing gear enterprises, Gu'an hosted a nationwide fishing gear fair that year.
Taking this opportunity, many companies have expanded the types of fishing tackle products.
Packing, packing, bar codes...a pack of fishing tackle products are quickly processed in the hands of different workers.
This is the home of Huang Jiahua, a villager in Danban Village, Liuquan Town, Gu'an County, and one of Cui Fang's semi-finished fishing gear processing points.
“90% of the company’s products are exported abroad, and all foreign trade orders are sent and received in English, and they are generally handed over to young people who have a basic knowledge of English.” Cui Fang said that the company has more than 20 processing points for semi-finished fishing gear at peak times. Thousands of processing personnel can be attracted by radiation.
"After learning and training, the English level of these young people is fully qualified for the business exchange of foreign trade orders."
The fishing gear company owned by Song Yanhua, a villager in Mentieying Village, Gu'an County, is also booming.
Eight years ago, Song Yanhua was an employee of Cui Fang Fishing Tackle Company. With the help of Cui Fang, Song Yanhua, who has mastered the whole process technology of fishing gear processing, became the boss herself.
In recent years, Gu'an County has focused on supporting existing fishing gear backbone enterprises, accelerating the development of economies of scale, urging the development of fishing gear to take the path of group and company development, and at the same time vigorously develop entrepreneurship by the whole people, and promote the revitalization of the countryside with the prosperity of the industry.
"I hope that through industry leadership and technical training, more people can benefit from'fishing'." Cui Fang said that on the basis of making the processing of fine fishing tackle accessories larger and larger, the company has hired professional designers and plans to gradually expand and innovate in the future. Fishing chairs, fishing face towels and other tourism and leisure products extend the industrial chain to the tourism products and fishing tourism and cultural products industries.
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