Tibetan carpet industry helps revitalize rural areas on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
From the 22nd to the 24th, the three-day Qinghai Tibetan Blanket International Exhibition was held in Xining City, Qinghai Province. People from Iran, India, Pakistan, Nepal and other countries and regions, China’s Shandong, Henan, Ningxia, Gansu More than 60 carpet production and sales companies from China, Qinghai and other provinces brought exquisite carpets to the exhibition.
Tibetan carpets are one of the three most famous carpets in the world. On the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Tibetan carpets were once a daily necessity for nomadic people to keep out the cold, and their production techniques have been passed down for thousands of years. In recent years, traditional Tibetan carpets have continued to innovate in pattern design and weaving technology. More and more Tibetan carpets have left the plateau and entered the homes of more consumers.
At the Qinghai Tibetan Carpet International Exhibition, more than 30 varieties of domestic and foreign high-quality carpets, including Tibetan carpets, silk carpets, and Persian carpets, were displayed. Nepalese girl Chokyi Dolma is showing a traditional hand-woven Tibetan rug with bright colors and modern patterns to the merchants. Three years ago, Qiuji Zhuoma came from his hometown to Qinghai Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture to engage in Tibetan rug sales.
“Every time I participate in an exhibition, I can communicate and learn from many exhibitors.” Qiuji Zhuoma said that in recent years, their company, Luosong Niga Ethnic Products Trading Co., Ltd., has continuously innovated the patterns, colors and weaving techniques of Tibetan carpets. Today, the company has opened more than 10 Tibetan carpet retail stores in Qinghai, Tibet, Sichuan and other provinces and regions in China.
Since 2003, Qinghai Province has listed the Tibetan carpet industry as a key industry for support and cultivation, and formulated an outline and long-term development goals for the province’s Tibetan carpet industry.
Li Yalin, deputy director of the Qinghai Provincial Department of Commerce, said: “Now Qinghai’s Tibetan carpet industry has grown from small to large, from weak to strong, from Qinghai to the world, and has realized the specialization, modernization and internationalization of Tibetan carpet production. An industrial development pattern with supporting industries, complete chains and complete varieties has been formed.”
“Qinghai Tibetan carpets have obvious characteristics. ‘Xining Dabai Mao’ has a high reputation in domestic and foreign markets. Through reprocessing, the added value of agricultural and livestock products has been significantly improved.” Xue, head of Shengyuan Carpet Group Co., Ltd. Ting introduced that machine-woven Tibetan rugs have a high degree of automation, and the weaving skills of hand-made Tibetan rugs are quick to learn. The industryemployment threshold is low. A worker can start working after short-term training, and each month The income is around three to four thousand yuan.
“With the expansion of industrial scale and the increase of jobs, people can truly enjoy the dividends brought by characteristic industries.” Xue Ting said that in the past year, the company has recruited more than 90 new employees of Han, Tibetan, Tu and other ethnic groups. This year, a Qinghai Tibetan carpet training and practice base will be built to let more people understand the culture and skills of Tibetan carpets.
In Jiaya Village, Shangxinzhuang Town, Huangzhong District, Xining City, Qinghai Province, Yang Yongliang sits in front of a loom. Wool of various colors shuttles between the weaving rods. After overlapping and buckling, it slowly stretches into a Tibetan carpet with exquisite colors.
Yang Yongliang is the inheritor of the Jiaya Tibetan carpet weaving skills, a national intangible cultural heritage project. He learned weaving skills from his father since he was a child, cutting, polishing, twisting, knotting, and smoothing… He carefully weaves every Tibetan rug. . In addition to daily carpet weaving, Yang Yongliang also assumes the responsibility of teaching and inheritance.
In 2006, the Jiaya Tibetan carpet weaving skills were selected into the national intangible cultural heritage list.
In recent years, Yang Yongliang has taught classes in Xining, Qinghai, Qinghai Goluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, etc., teaching students to learn Tibetan carpet weaving techniques. “The students are highly motivated, get started quickly, and are passionate about weaving Tibetan blankets.” Yang Yongliang said with a smile.
According to data from the China Tibetan Carpet Association: In 2021, the output of Tibetan carpets in Qinghai Province reached more than 1.21 million square meters, with an output value of more than 390 million yuan. The scale of the industry has continued to expand, and Tibetan carpets with a long history have now become a driving industry. A “wealth blanket” for tens of thousands of practitioners on the chain to increase their income and become rich.
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