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Xining Development Zone Successfully Cultivates Tibetan Carpet Textile Specialty Industrial Cluster

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Xining, the capital city of Qinghai Province in China's northwest, has made significant strides in developing its Tibetan carpet industry. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently announced the "Key Cultivation List of Textile and Garment Specialty Industrial Clusters in 2025 (First Batch)", with the Tibetan Carpet Textile Specialty Industrial Cluster in Nanchuan Industrial Park, Xining (National) Economic and Technological Development Zone, successfully making the list. This achievement marks a major milestone in the zone's efforts to build a highland of characteristic industries, driven by its core carrier of industrial development.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Xining Development Zone has successfully established a comprehensive industrial chain in the Tibetan carpet industry, from raw materials to finished products, with a closed loop achieved by 2024.
  • The zone has leveraged its natural grassland resources to promote the standardized development of "Xining Dabaimao", a high-end raw material supply base, and established a university-enterprise cooperation platform to help the cluster overcome technical challenges.
  • The zone's products have successfully entered markets such as Australia, New Zealand, Europe, the United States, and the Middle East, with an estimated export value of 140 million yuan in 2024.
  • The Xining Development Zone has formulated a "three-step" development path to ensure the industry's steady growth, including supporting eight companies to carry out digital transformation, build innovation platforms, and expand e-commerce channels by the end of 2028.
  • By 2030, the zone aims to construct a composite industrial chain of "acquisition-combing-spinning-weaving-sales" and "R&D-cultural tourism-culture-upgrading" to create an influential Tibetan carpet industry cluster in Northwest China.

Statistics:

  • The export value of the zone's products is expected to reach 140 million yuan in 2024.
  • The zone's overall industrial output value is expected to increase steadily with the support of eight companies carrying out digital transformation by the end of 2028.
  • By 2030, the zone aims to construct a composite industrial chain that includes acquisition, combing, spinning, weaving, and sales, as well as R&D, cultural tourism, and cultural upgrading.

Sources:

  • Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (no date given)
  • http://www.qinghai.gov.cn/zwgk/system/2025/10/13/030083714.shtml

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