Shaoxing County is a famous textile base county in China. As early as in the era of Gou Jian (the King of Yue), silk industry was very popular across the city. In Sui and Tang Dynasties, Shaoxing 揧ueluo?swept the world and enjoyed reputation of 搒unshine silk?in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Since the adoption of reform and opening policies, Shaoxing County has strengthened this traditional advantage and developed textile industry energetically. After the development of over 20 years, nowadays, textile industry has become a pillar industry of Shaoxing County. The whole county has more than 7,000 textile enterprises, more than 42,000 shuttleless looms and two hundred thousand employees. In 2007, about 1.74 million tons of various kinds of synthetic fiber, 5.6 billion meters of chemical fiber, 14 billion meters of fabric and 222 million pieces of garments were produced here which achieved an annual textile output value of RMB113.9 billion Yuan, an annual sales income RMB111.5 billion Yuan, an annual textile export of USD4.9 billion. It has basically formed integrated industry chain from PTA to weaving, home textile and garment which has huge productivity and an obvious advantage of industrial group and it is the biggest textile industry hub in China. In recent years, Shaoxing County has energetically made use of new technology, new industrial art, new raw material to develop the new products and continuously increased the products technology content and the market competitive capability. By the end of 2007, the textile industry of Shaoxing County had 4 China Famous Brand Products, 14 Nation Inspection Exemption Products, 13 China Famous Trademarks, 16 Zhejiang Famous Brand Products and 35 Zhejiang Famous Trademarks. Great changes have taken place in China Textile City because of the development of industry. China Textile City originated from Dongsheng Road?a small fabric street in Keqiao in 1983, and then textile market of Shaoxing was built and opened in 1988, till 1992, it was officially named 揅hina Textile City?which is the first national professional market named with 揅hina? The construction goal 揑nternational Textile Capital, Modern Commercial City?was set in 2006. And then China Textile City becomes the biggest, most comprehensive and most international market. At present, the market has a building area of 2.38 million square meters, basically forming four (South, North, Centre and West) distinctive textile trade platforms, i.e. 揟raditional Trade Zone in the south part, International Trade Zone in the middle part, Market Innovation Zone in the north part and Textile Materials Trade Zone in the west part.?The market zone has more than 15,000 business rooms and over 10,000 operators. It makes transact for more than 30,000 kinds of fabrics; the tide of patronage is 100,000 people; there are 468 representative offices of foreign companies and over 3,500 resident foreign purchasers, goods here are sold to 187 countries and regions. In 2007, China Textile City achieved the market turnover of 57.498 billion Yuan. Traditional Trade Zone of China Textile City has a total area of 820,000 square meters. As the birthplace of China Textile City, the new wealth legend is being displayed along with the advance of upgrading reconstruction in the market region. International Trade Zone of China Textile City has a construction area of 950,000 square meters. With the operating concept of 搕rading through companies, operating internationalized, trading entity globalized and trading around-the-clock? the international trade zone starts the new age of online trading and overseas textile transaction. Market Innovation Zone of China Textile City has a planned area of 1 million square meters. On the principle of 揺xtending the market chain and strengthening the aggregation, it will be built Garment & Accessories Market, Home Textile (Finished Products) Market, Textile Machinery Market, Grey Cloth Market, Daily Commodities Market to create a new system of modern market. With a total area of 300,000 square meters, Textile Materials Trade Zone of China Textile City is the biggest distribution center of textile materials which becomes the 揵arometer?for the materials market across China and it is designated as the No. 1 Textile Materials Town of China. Relying on Shaoxing County?the national biggest textile industry hub and China Textile City ?the global biggest textile trade center, China (Shaoxing) International Textile Expo ?the unique international textile exhibition integrating with market, industry and influence sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of the People抯 Republic of China has become one of the textile fair of the largest size, greatest influence, highest level of specialization, internationalization and informationization in China and it has been continued to hold successfully for eight years. 2008 China (Keqiao) International Textile Expo (We use the name from the year of 2008) will be hold on Oct.25-28 in the World Trade Center, Keqiao. 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