Lingkou Town is known as the "Hometown of Radish". The white radish cultivated in its unique sandy soil is sweet, crisp and tender, rich in nutrients, and has the functions of relieving cough and reducing phlegm, removing dryness and promoting fluid production, cooling and detoxifying, For its function of promoting qi and clearing the intestines, there is a saying that "when radish is on the market, the doctor will be fine". Lingkou dried radish is a famous native product of Danyang, and its production process has been recognized as a local intangible cultural heritage. It is salty and light, sweet, crisp and tender, mellow and fragrant, and does not deteriorate after long storage. Regular consumption can promote gastrointestinal motility, It increases appetite, smoothes Qi and aids digestion, and is a good accompaniment to rice porridge.
Lingkou dried radish became famous in the 1930s. It was initially processed and produced by local farmers and purchased by Shanghai merchants. The dried radish was sold all over the country and exported to Southeast Asia under the "Golden Dragon" brand. In 1951, a state-owned dried radish processing factory - Danyang Lingkou Pickling Factory - was opened in Lingkou Town. In 1995, it was renamed Danyang Rongyuan Food Co., Ltd., which is a leading agricultural enterprise in Zhenjiang City. Today, its series of dried radish products are sold in Japan, It has a high reputation in Hong Kong and Southeast Asian markets. The town's existing vegetable standardized production base covers an area of ??1,800 acres, with crops such as Chinese cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes, and luffa being grown in rotation. The annual output of vegetables is 22,500 tons, with an annual output value of 15 million yuan. In April 2005, the Zheliu Cabbage Association was established, the "Chengshu Brand" vegetable trademark was registered, and the demonstration of the origin and products of pollution-free agricultural products was completed. In March 2006, the association was upgraded to the Lingkou Town Cabbage Association, with a total of 236 members and 27 farmer agents. Association members enjoy the "Chengshu" brand, unified technical training, unified product packaging, unified sales, and basically realize the integration of production, supply and marketing. Vegetable farmers have benefited greatly from this. They have completely bid farewell to the era of "getting up in the middle of the night to go to the fields to pick vegetables, going out before dawn, dragging your tired body back home at noon, and feeling depressed because you didn't get a good price." Nowadays You can sell it at a good price without leaving home. "Chengshu Brand" vegetables enjoy high popularity in Lingjiatang Market in Changzhou and Baiyunting Market in Nanjing, and also have a certain influence in Anhui, Shandong, Henan and other places. Some products are sold over the counter in large and medium-sized supermarkets such as Times and T&T.
The town’s cabbage base is located in Chengshu Administrative Village. In 2008, the village had 16 natural villages and 27 villager groups, with a total cultivated land area of ??2,890 acres, a total population of 2,791, and a total of 780 households involved. The existing vegetable planting area is 1,500 acres, including 560 acres of cabbage, 480 acres of tomatoes, 420 acres of lettuce, and more than 200 acres of cucumbers. There are 403 vegetable growers, including 26 growers of more than 5 acres, and 103 growers of more than 3 acres. Farmers There are 68 brokers and 238 association members. The average household income is 16,000 yuan, accounting for 70% of the village's total income.
In 2005, the cabbage production situation in the village was satisfactory. Members’ vegetables were mainly sold to Zhejiang (30), Suzhou, Wuchang (65), Nantong (5) and other places.
In 2005, a production and marketing system with the association as the carrier has been established. A 100-acre demonstration farm was built in Chengshu Village, involving more than 40 farmers. It strives to form an operating model through production and marketing. The one-stop system of industrialization can enhance agricultural competitiveness and help farmers become rich and well-off. 1. Production scale
In 1965, the Xinnong Brigade, Red Star Brigade, and Weidong Brigade in Lingkou Town successively established the Xinnong Leather Shoe Factory, with a total investment of 50,000 yuan, covering an area of ??2 acres, and a construction area of ????2 acres. 300 square meters, 33 workers, with an annual output of 10,000 pairs of leather shoes; Hongxing Leather Shoe Factory, with a total investment of 40,000 yuan, covering an area of ??1.5 acres, a construction area of ??230 square meters, 28 employees, and an annual output of 8,000 pairs of leather shoes; Weidong The leather shoe factory has a total investment of 60,000 yuan, covering an area of ??2.5 acres, a construction area of ??350 square meters, 36 employees, and an annual output of 12,000 pairs of leather shoes. With the healthy development and continuous growth of the three village-run leather shoe factories, a group of outstanding production and technical talents have been cultivated for the shoemaking industry in Lingkou Town, laying a solid foundation for the development of the shoemaking industry.
In 1978, Shu Fuyuan founded the Danyang Benyue Leather Shoes Factory in the Lingkou Comprehensive Factory, and Tian Suoru founded the Danyang Danle Leather Shoes Factory in the Danyang Capsule Factory. The number of shoemaking enterprises in the town quickly increased to nearly 10 In this country, the number of shoemaking workers has also increased from the original 300 to 3,000, and the output of leather shoes has increased from the original 50,000 pairs to 500,000 pairs. Among them, the "Bengyue Brand" women's adhesive shoes of Danyang Bengyue Leather Shoe Factory have won the praise of farmers. The "Danle Brand" women's adhesive shoes of Danyang Danle Leather Shoe Factory won the Quality Product Award of the Ministry of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries. With the advent of reform and opening up and the transformation from planned economy to market economy, in the mid-1990s, the development of shoe-making enterprises in Lingkou Town was like bamboo shoots springing up after a long drought. Dozens of shoe-making enterprises in the town sprung up. There are nearly 500 shoe-making companies. Almost every household has someone engaged in the production and operation of leather shoes. In July 1994, Jiangsu East China Leather Shoe Market was completed and opened in Lingkou Town, adding wings to the development of Lingkou leather shoe industry. The smart Lingkou people were not satisfied with the status quo. More than 50 people, represented by Lu Guoxian and Shu Dongsheng, analyzed the characteristics of leather shoe production, implemented specialized production of shoemaking processes, and specialized in the production of various types of soles, heels, and shoes. Soles, midsoles, uppers, etc. turned the shoe factory into a leather shoe assembly factory, which greatly improved labor production. Originally, each person could only produce about 4-5 pairs of leather shoes per day with soles, but could produce 40-50 pairs. , 10 times the original production.
After entering 2000, shoemaking enterprises grew rapidly, expanding the factory by 100,000 square meters and adding 13 advanced production lines. In 2002, the Danyang Leather Shoes Chamber of Commerce was established in Lingkou Town. In 2005, the entire town Leather shoe sales exceeded 500 million yuan, and leather shoe products are sold nationwide and exported to more than 10 countries and regions.
2. Production process
The leather shoe production process mainly includes material selection, upper making, clamping upper, sole resoling, shaping, heel nailing, finishing and other processes. It varies with the market demand. , the production materials are different, and the technical processes are also different, and they are gradually becoming more refined, technological and mechanized.
[Material Selection] During the 1960s, leather shoe leather materials were usually mainly cowhide and pigskin, and the soles were mainly rubber soles. In the 1970s and 1980s, the materials of leather shoes increased to sheepskin and artificial leather, and the soles increased Rubber sole, polyurethane sole and TPO material sole. After the 1990s, the use of materials has become more refined, and the craftsmanship and artistry are stronger.
[Upper making] Leather shoe uppers have always been semi-mechanized, that is, after the fabric is opened, it is mechanically thinned (peeled), hemmed and sewn according to the pattern, and the sewing machine is switched from foot-driven to electric. , the flat car evolved into a high-lift car to adapt to the special leather shoe sewing requirements.
[Clamp Upper] The leather shoe clamp upper is manually fixed on the midsole at the bottom of the shoe last, and then the prepared upper is compounded on the shoe last. During the compounding process, the upper surface must be pressed as required The clamping is flat and smooth, the upper surface is neat and clear, and the upper surface and the midsole are bonded well. With the continuous development of technology, the upper clamping process has been gradually replaced by "automated upper-cutting machines".
[Composite sole] The composite sole of leather shoes is a semi-finished product with clamped upper and glued sole, which is compounded in a specific environment and then bonded with a press.
[Styling] Leather shoes are set, that is, the bonded leather shoes are put into a specific high temperature to dry and set.
[Heel nailing] Heel nailing of leather shoes means nailing the heels of the leather shoes after they have been dried and shaped. Some men's and women's leather shoes do not need the heel nailing process because the soles and heels are connected together.
[Finishing] Leather shoe finishing involves polishing and spraying the leather surface of the customized leather shoes. High-end leather shoes also need to be cold-set.
3. Brand and Packaging
[Brand] During the Cultural Revolution, the leather shoe brands in Lingkou Town were mainly "Xinye" and "Red Star". "Yue" and "Danle" leather shoes have become famous brand products in Jiangsu Province. The early 1990s was the most mixed period of leather shoe brands, and a large number of them were OEM products, such as "Huapai", "Hike", "Dengyun", "Niutou", etc. , and some of them are their own trademarks, such as "Danling", "Kewang", "Qianren", "Black Dragonfly", etc. With the continuous development of the leather shoe industry, the "Kewang" brand leather shoes have been awarded the famous trademark of Jiangsu Province and the famous brand of Jiangsu Province. Product name.
[Packaging] Leather shoe packaging is printed on white paper and glued into small packaging boxes. In the 1970s and 1980s, leather shoe packaging was based on the original small packaging and laminated to make the package more beautiful and moisture-proof and rainproof. In the 1990s, small leather shoe packages added a drawer type based on the original cover type. After 2000, handbags, shoe shine cloths, etc. were also added to the packaging of leather shoes. 1. Sales System
In the 1970s and 1980s, the sales of leather shoes were mainly carried out by marketing personnel who went to department stores or secondary purchasing and supply stations across the country to promote, establish supply contract relationships, and provide regular supply and sales. After the reform and opening up, some shoe-making enterprises implemented a one-stop production and sales system, that is, the enterprise produced leather shoes on the one hand, and on the other hand set up stores in shopping malls or leather shoe markets for wholesale and direct sales of leather shoes. There are also some companies that are affiliated with other shoe-making companies for OEM production and sales. At the same time, a certain number of leather shoe buyers came to Lingkou to order leather shoes. In 1994, in order to expand the external radiation of the leather shoe industry, strengthen the leather shoe industry, and enhance the competitiveness of leather shoe products in the market, the Lingkou Town Government created the "Jiangsu East China Leather Shoe Market" in Lingkou Town on the Shanghai-Nanjing Line, with a total investment of 50 million in the market. Yuan, covering an area of ??1,000 acres, with a construction area of ??93,200 square meters and 823 market outlets. The "East China Leather Shoe Market" was named by Jiang Weiqing, the former Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee. It was completed and opened in July 1994. After the market opened, the turnover in the first year was Breaking through 100 million yuan has effectively promoted the development of Lingkou shoe industry.
2. Domestic Market
During the "Cultural Revolution", leather shoes were mainly sold in major cities along the Shanghai-Nanjing Economic Belt, as well as Beijing, Tianjin, Shenyang and other major cities. After the reform and opening up, , Lingkou leather shoes are flocking to all parts of the country, as far away as Kunming, Xinjiang, and Shenyang. Wherever there is a leather shoe wholesale market, there is a wholesale of Lingkou leather shoes, such as Dragonfly Shoes, Kewang Shoes, New Century Shoes, and Bailibai. Hui Shoe Industry has established its own sales chain stores across the country, forming a business structure integrating production and sales.
3. International part
In the mid-1980s, Benyue Leather shoes and Danle leather shoes were exported to the United States, Europe and other places through provincial foreign trade. After 2000, Balai Shoes and Danle Shoes continued to target the international market, and leather shoe products were directly exported to Japan and African countries.
IV. Current situation in the 21st century
The leather shoe industry in this town emerged in the late 1950s and has a history of more than 40 years. It is a well-known industry on the Shanghai-Nanjing line. The "Hometown of Leather Shoes" has begun to take on the characteristics of a leather shoe industry cluster. The leather shoe industry accounts for a considerable proportion of the town's total economy, and leather shoes are the shoes that make people in this town rich. The town currently has more than 100 large and small leather shoe companies, 26 auxiliary production companies such as heels and shoe lasts, and 48 stores engaged in shoe material business. In 2006, the town's leather shoe enterprises achieved an industrial output value of 310 million yuan, accounting for 40% of the town's total industrial value. There are more than 11,000 leather shoe workers, accounting for 70% of the total number of enterprise employees in the town. The annual salary income of shoemaking technical workers is about 20,000 yuan.
In 2006, the town’s leather shoe industry focused on expanding its scale, building its brand, and striving to make its characteristics better and stronger. Five companies, including Dragonfly Shoes, Kewang Shoes, Ballet Shoes, Ocean Shoes, and Feilida Shoes, have built new standardized factories, introduced assembly line technology, and expanded foreign trade, all achieving annual sales of more than 15 million yuan. In May 2008, Kewang Shoes' "Kewang" trademark won the title of Jiangsu Famous Trademark.