Village achieves common prosperity by weaving straw hats
chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2023-04-04
Print PrintA company delivers straw hat raw materials to the homes of part-time workers in Nanjian village in the county-level city of Wenling, Taizhou. [Photo/WeChat account: tzfb001]
Nanjian village in the county-level city of Wenling, Taizhou, has achieved fruitful results in the pursuit of common prosperity by leveraging its straw hat industry.
Located in Xinhe town in the county-level city of Wenling, Nanjian is home to more than 400 companies engaged in businesses relate to straw hats. These companies have a combined output value of 1.5 billion yuan ($217.99 million) every year.
The flourishing industry has created many jobs for the surplus labor force from the village and its surrounding areas.
One such beneficiary is 63-year-old Zhao Yunhua, who now earns more than 200 yuan a day by processing raw materials delivered to her doorstep.
More than 800 locals like Zhao have also secured jobs that pay a monthly average wage of 2,000 yuan.