Characteristic industries in thousands of villages and towns

Over the past 20 years of reform and opening-up, thousands of township industries have flourished, and thousands of townships have adhered to the economic development strategy of "focusing on individual economy and realizing enriching the people and strengthening the town" The industrial economic base entered the most glorious period, forming a multi-industrial structure system such as leather products, straw mats, bamboo and wood products, hardware, electroplating, cloth wheels, oilstone and belts. Products not only occupy a large share in the domestic market, but also are exported to Southeast Asia, West Asia and North America.

The leather industry in thousands of towns is the first pillar industry. There are more than 20 leather processing enterprises and processing points 120 in Qianxiang Town, with more than 4,000 employees. 90% of the products are exported to the international market, and the output value of foreign trade has exceeded10 million yuan. Leather goods manufacturers can develop, design and produce various styles of products according to the living standards, customs and lifestyles of exporting countries and regions, mainly producing more than 30 varieties in nearly 10 series, such as schoolbags, toolkits, travel bags, hiking bags, satchels, women's bag, backpacks and luggage. It is one of the three major leather export bases in China. The strong momentum of leather industry has been imitated by Qianxiang Leather Industrial Park, one of the top ten characteristic parks in Dongyang City. The planned area of the park is 600 mu, and the land acquisition and land leveling have been completed for the first phase of the project of 200 mu. Enterprises have successively entered the park for construction, and 18 enterprises have been completed and put into operation.

Grass products industry is another wonderful work of industrial economy in thousands of townships. Its main products include hemp warp mats, dense warp mats, gauze mats, beach mats, mat mats, banquet mats and so on. In addition to domestic sales, it is also exported to more than ten countries and regions such as Japan, South Korea, Western Europe and North China, making it the largest production base for grass products export in China. Thousands of towns and villages have more than 2,000 machines of various types, with an annual output value exceeding 100 million yuan.

Cloth wheels, palace lanterns and other products are also well-known in domestic and foreign markets. Thousand-Township Palace Lantern is a unique folk art in China. It mainly includes wood carving palace lanterns, shed lanterns, plexiglass palace lanterns, carved silk palace lanterns and bamboo carving palace lanterns, which are exported to Europe, America, Southeast Asia and other places.