Pushi

Pushi

　　　　Pushi is known as the hometown of straw mats, boasting a history of straw mat weaving spanning over a thousand years. Alongside “Su Mats” and “Ning Mats,” it is ranked among China’s three most famous mats. During the Qing Dynasty, these mats were presented as tributes for use by the royal family. Since the 1980s, annual production and sales of straw mats have reached tens of millions of units. Though production and sales declined somewhat in the 1990s, the demand for straw mats and other mat grass products has been on the rise in recent years as people increasingly embrace a back-to-nature lifestyle. The variety of mat grass products has continued to grow, now including over a hundred different types such as sleeping mats, pillow mats, sofa mats, tatami mats, table mats, tight-weave mats, seat cushion mats, and travel accessories.

( Yizheng)