Zhongxian Ramie

Zhongxian Ramie

　　The application by Zhongxian County to establish China's Ramie Industrial City and a bio-degumming base has been approved by the Ramie Professional Committee of the National Hemp Textile Industry Association.

　　 The ramie industry in Zhongxian has been listed as one of the key projects for follow-up support in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area. Currently, large-scale production has been developed in townships such as Renjia, Xinsheng, and Shanguang in Zhongxian, with the ramie cultivation area having reached 50,000 mu, making it the largest ramie planting base in Chongqing. The establishment of China's Ramie Industrial City and a bio-degumming base is expected to achieve an annual processing output value of 2 billion yuan, an annual profit of 330 million yuan, directly providing employment for over 10,000 people, and indirectly creating jobs in the tertiary sector for 20,000 people.