Qinghe cashmere industry started in 1978. After 3 years' development, Qinghe has become the largest gathering place of cashmere industry in China, with an industrial scale of 15 billion yuan. It is known as "the famous textile city in China" and "the cashmere capital of the world".
in p>26, Qinghe county * * * processed and sold more than 23, tons of all kinds of non-plush, including more than 4,6 tons of cashmere, accounting for 6% of the national total output and 48% of the world total output; More than 18, tons of sheep wool and cattle wool, accounting for 9% of the national total output; The annual foreign exchange earned by export is more than 8 million US dollars.
Qinghe cashmere industry is in a new historical development stage, and the cashmere consumption groups abroad are relatively mature. According to the relevant data of Textile Industry Association, the per capita consumption of cashmere products in the United States has reached 7 pieces, while that in Japan has reached 8 pieces, while that in China is less than .6 pieces, so the domestic market has great potential.
see Baidu encyclopedia Qinghe cashmere for reference.