Anping Wire Mesh

Anping Wire Mesh

　　　Anping in Hebei Province is world-renowned as the hometown of wire mesh, serving as a national hub for the research, production, sales, and distribution of wire mesh. It is home to the largest specialized wire mesh market in China — the Wire Mesh World. Its development has gone through four stages: inception, foundation, growth, and rapid expansion. First, during the Ming Dynasty, workshops producing silk fabrics and horsehair sieves already existed in Tangbei within Anping. Second, in the early 19th century, national industrialists Xu Laoshan and Song Laoiting introduced wire mesh weaving techniques to Tianjin and Fengtian respectively, marking the emergence of metal wire mesh enterprises in Anping. Third, after the victory of the War of Resistance, the industry saw recovery and development. With the support of the Party and government, industrialists such as Zhang Guanglin and Zhang Lianzhong organized the establishment of the state-owned Anping Wire Drawing Factory, laying a solid foundation for Anping’s wire mesh industry. Fourth, after the reform and opening-up, the Anping Wire Mesh Industry Group was founded, propelling the wire mesh industry into a period of rapid growth.