Chenghe Willow Weaving

Chenghe Willow Weaving

Chenghe Willow Weaving is a protected geographical indication product.

　　 The Chenghe Willow Weaving Factory is located in Chenghe Town, Xiangfan District, Xiangyang City, Hubei Province, China. Xiangyang’s “Chenghe Willow Weaving” has been certified as a Geographical Indication Product, becoming the first product in China’s willow weaving industry to receive national Geographical Indication Product protection.

　　There are over 24,000 households involved in Chenghe willow weaving, nearly 100,000 acres of willow raw material bases, and 53,000 weavers. We have signed contracts with farmers and provide professional services, forming an integrated production structure of trade, industry, and agriculture, and a complete supply chain from production to sales—namely the “factory + farmer + base” model. The main raw materials used in production include willow, wood, straw, and rattan. The main products consist of over 1,000 varieties and more than 800 designs, such as willow baskets, willow crates, rattan baskets, laundry tub-style baskets, antique-style baskets, Christmas baskets, pet baskets, fruit baskets (and hampers), among others. These products combine practicality with artistry. They are exported to over 100 countries and regions including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Hungary, and Japan.

　　The protected geographical indication area for Chenghe Willow Weaving is defined according to the scope proposed in the “Reply on the Protection and Management of Chenghe Willow Weaving as a Geographical Indication Product” (Xiang Zheng Han [2006] No. 56) issued by Xiangfan District, Xiangyang City, Hubei Province. It covers the current administrative regions of three towns: Chenghe Town, Zhujizhen Town, and Shuanggou Town in Xiangfan District, Xiangyang City, Hubei Province.