The ten-year innovation story of Taiwan Youth “landing”: building a cross-strait clothing exchange bridge
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“Although the improved Chinese tunic suit does not have the complicated design of Western-style dresses, it is simple and has a unique Chinese charm. This is also the handicraft skill of Jin Daying, the representative inheritor of Ningbo’s “Hongbang Tailor” technique.” November On the 1st, at the CH Shangbin custom clothing store in Yinzhou District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, Chen Xiangmin was matching dresses for the newlyweds who were about to get married.
From bravely exploring the mainland market to integrating into the wave of innovation and entrepreneurship, Chen Xiangmin from Taipei, Taiwan, spent ten years writing the story of Taiwanese youth entering the mainland. While achieving a balance between work and life, he focused on cultural integration and skill exchange to The skills of “Red Gang Tailor” are used as a carrier to open up new areas of innovation and entrepreneurship for young people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
“The happiest profession is to customize dresses for the couple and create happy memories.” Chen Xiangmin is a Taiwanese dress customizer. In his view, every dress is a witness to the couple’s lifelong love and can be turned into a collection. The seal of a lifetime is something with commemorative and inheritance significance.
Since the 1990s, Taiwanese wedding photography has come to the mainland. While opening the “door to a new world” for wedding photos, Taiwanese custom-made dresses have also emerged, bringing a different experience to couples.
In 2011, with the development of the company’s business, Chen Xiangmin took the initiative to ask Ying to go to the mainland to develop new markets. “Taiwan’s market is limited, and the wedding photography industry has become saturated. The related custom dresses need to open up new markets.”
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At that time, although some friends persuaded him to stay and work in Taiwan, in Chen Xiangmin’s view, although the salary in Taiwan was higher at that time, he was more optimistic about the vast market in mainland China.
After professional studies, Chen Xiangmin officially came to Ningbo in 2012 to explore new markets.
It was during his ten years in Ningbo that he not only gained new opportunities for career development, but also gained love.
With the development of the mainland’s economy, diversified custom-made dresses continue to refresh industry perceptions, and Chen Xiangmin’s company has also encountered development bottlenecks.
In 2017, Chen Xiangmin’s company adjusted its plan and withdrew from the local market.
“At that time, I had two choices: follow the company back to Taiwan, or stay there and start my own business.” After working in the mainland for many years, Chen Xiangmin has further strengthened his determination to stay in the mainland. “Risks and opportunities coexist, and the market here is Everyone admits that the difficulty is to find new entry points in the increasingly fierce industry competition.”
Chen Xiangmin believes that as long as he works hard, he will be able to achieve something successful.
How to better integrate your brand with the mainland market? This is a practical problem facing Chen Xiangmin.
In July 2022, the Red “New Zealand” Nostalgia-Hongbang Cultural Cross-Strait Exchange Studio was established in Ningbo, which brought opportunities for Chen Xiangmin’s transformation.
More than a hundred years ago, Ningbo’s “Red Gang Tailors” relied on a pair of scissors, an iron, and a measuring tape to make their mark. With exquisite craftsmanship, they made China’s first set of Chinese tunic suits and opened China’s first suit store. shop, the first clothing school, published the first clothing theory book, and wrote a brilliant chapter in the history of Chinese clothing.
“With the help of this platform, I got the opportunity to cooperate with Teacher Jin Daying.” With the help of many matchmaking parties, Chen Xiangmin started cooperation with Ningbo’s “Hongbang Tailor”, introducing traditional handicrafts and creating a new starting point for his career.
During the ten years of innovation and entrepreneurship in mainland China, Chen Xiangmin felt the local humanity, especially Ningbo’s advantages of strong social inclusiveness, high policy transparency, and frequent preferential policies to encourage entrepreneurship, which made him study, live, and work in Ningbo. Provides strong guarantees in terms of employment and entrepreneurship, “allowing us to take root in Ningbo with peace of mind and regard Ningbo as our hometown.”
“I have settled down in Ningbo with a wife who supports my career development. She is a Ningbo girl and has two lively and lovely children.” When talking about his family, Chen Xiangmin’s face was filled with a happy smile.
Nowadays, more and more Taiwan compatriots and Taiwanese are participating in the upsurge of mass entrepreneurship and innovation in the mainland, and sharing development opportunities.
Chen Xiangmin also actively recommends the mainland and Ningbo to his friends, “I hope more Taiwan compatriots can understand the mainland. I will also use myself as an example to further expand cross-strait communication channels and promote the development of cross-strait clothing industries.”
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