Down industry thrives in Qiaoxu Town, China's Guangxi-Xinhua

Down industry thrives in Qiaoxu Town, China's Guangxi

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Editor: huaxia

2025-12-27 18:43:56

This photo taken on Dec. 18, 2025 shows a staff member (R) introducing down product to a customer at a down company in Qiaoxu Town, Gangnan District of Guigang City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Gangnan District in Guigang City of Guangxi is called "Home of down industry in China". Starting from the 1980s, the local down industry now mainly gathers in Qiaoxu Town, which after over 40 years of development, has formed a complete industrial chain covering primary feather selecting and processing, washed feather and down processing and down products making. Nowadays, there are 170 relative companies in Gangnan District, producing a total volume of feather and down of about 90,000 tonnes a year. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

This photo taken on Dec. 18, 2025 shows customers selecting down jackets in Qiaoxu Town, Gangnan District of Guigang City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Gangnan District in Guigang City of Guangxi is called "Home of down industry in China". Starting from the 1980s, the local down industry now mainly gathers in Qiaoxu Town, which after over 40 years of development, has formed a complete industrial chain covering primary feather selecting and processing, washed feather and down processing and down products making. Nowadays, there are 170 relative companies in Gangnan District, producing a total volume of feather and down of about 90,000 tonnes a year. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

This photo taken on Dec. 18, 2025 shows workers selling down jackets through a live streaming platform at a down company in Qiaoxu Town, Gangnan District of Guigang City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Gangnan District in Guigang City of Guangxi is called "Home of down industry in China". Starting from the 1980s, the local down industry now mainly gathers in Qiaoxu Town, which after over 40 years of development, has formed a complete industrial chain covering primary feather selecting and processing, washed feather and down processing and down products making. Nowadays, there are 170 relative companies in Gangnan District, producing a total volume of feather and down of about 90,000 tonnes a year. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

This photo taken on Dec. 18, 2025 shows workers checking down materials at a down company in Qiaoxu Town, Gangnan District of Guigang City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Gangnan District in Guigang City of Guangxi is called "Home of down industry in China". Starting from the 1980s, the local down industry now mainly gathers in Qiaoxu Town, which after over 40 years of development, has formed a complete industrial chain covering primary feather selecting and processing, washed feather and down processing and down products making. Nowadays, there are 170 relative companies in Gangnan District, producing a total volume of feather and down of about 90,000 tonnes a year. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

This photo taken on Dec. 19, 2025 shows a worker examining down quality at a down company in Qiaoxu Town, Gangnan District of Guigang City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Gangnan District in Guigang City of Guangxi is called "Home of down industry in China". Starting from the 1980s, the local down industry now mainly gathers in Qiaoxu Town, which after over 40 years of development, has formed a complete industrial chain covering primary feather selecting and processing, washed feather and down processing and down products making. Nowadays, there are 170 relative companies in Gangnan District, producing a total volume of feather and down of about 90,000 tonnes a year. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

This photo taken on Dec. 18, 2025 shows a worker filling a down quilt at a down company in Qiaoxu Town, Gangnan District of Guigang City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Gangnan District in Guigang City of Guangxi is called "Home of down industry in China". Starting from the 1980s, the local down industry now mainly gathers in Qiaoxu Town, which after over 40 years of development, has formed a complete industrial chain covering primary feather selecting and processing, washed feather and down processing and down products making. Nowadays, there are 170 relative companies in Gangnan District, producing a total volume of feather and down of about 90,000 tonnes a year. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

This photo taken on Dec. 18, 2025 shows a worker holding produced eiderdown in Qiaoxu Town, Gangnan District of Guigang City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Gangnan District in Guigang City of Guangxi is called "Home of down industry in China". Starting from the 1980s, the local down industry now mainly gathers in Qiaoxu Town, which after over 40 years of development, has formed a complete industrial chain covering primary feather selecting and processing, washed feather and down processing and down products making. Nowadays, there are 170 relative companies in Gangnan District, producing a total volume of feather and down of about 90,000 tonnes a year. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

This undated file photo shows the down industry park in Qiaoxu Town, Gangnan District of Guigang City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Gangnan District in Guigang City of Guangxi is called "Home of down industry in China". Starting from the 1980s, the local down industry now mainly gathers in Qiaoxu Town, which after over 40 years of development, has formed a complete industrial chain covering primary feather selecting and processing, washed feather and down processing and down products making. Nowadays, there are 170 relative companies in Gangnan District, producing a total volume of feather and down of about 90,000 tonnes a year. (Xinhua)

This photo taken on Dec. 18, 2025 shows a worker checking a down quilt at a down company in Qiaoxu Town, Gangnan District of Guigang City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Gangnan District in Guigang City of Guangxi is called "Home of down industry in China". Starting from the 1980s, the local down industry now mainly gathers in Qiaoxu Town, which after over 40 years of development, has formed a complete industrial chain covering primary feather selecting and processing, washed feather and down processing and down products making. Nowadays, there are 170 relative companies in Gangnan District, producing a total volume of feather and down of about 90,000 tonnes a year. (Xinhua)