Origin and development of Chinese leather belt

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Belt, is the evolution of the ancient northern minority Chinese in the long time of life, it is not only used to lace gown, also used to wear some of the production, use the object of life. The basic shape is at the lower end of a nail head stud in the belt, the upper curved first hook used for hooking the belt on the other side of a middle hook. Common are animal shape, lute shape and all kinds of special-shaped hook.

Tang and Song Dynasties, leather making useful inlaid with gold and jade jade and gold belt, belt rank with gold, silver, jade, angle and so on, "Liao Shi - Wei Chi" has been recorded in the instrument the civilian officials, must wear towel, bags, knives and other five kinds of objects, the military must wear "it was a millstone, needles, flint, bags and other seven kinds of objects, if there is no leather belt, so many things are unable to carry, so the belt began to become an integral part of people's life in fashion.

Leather industry is a pillar industry in China's light industry. With the rapid development of Chinese leather industry, Chinese is becoming the world's largest producer of leather and leather trade, one of the most active and the most development potential of the market Chinese leather industry, adjusted to optimize the structure in the country has formed a number of specialized division of labor, prominent features, to stimulate the local economy plays an important role. The production characteristics of the region and the professional market. Their formation has laid the foundation for the development of China's leather industry.

In the increasingly fierce competition in the market environment, Chinese leather industry can achieve such a result is not easy, which also proved China leather industry with strong vitality. Leather and leather products market potential is great, the world's total demand of leather is about 100 million square meters, equivalent to 300 million leather (leather production standard), China leather production is equivalent to the standard skin of nearly 70 million, accounting for about 23.33% of global leather production. However, China leather shoes and related industries, enterprises should face up to, we also have deficiencies in many aspects, although Chinese is the world's largest producer of leather, but leather is not strong, is still in a weak position in quality, value, need to be honed and improved in this market environment.