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On January 6, female knitters were busy making Chinese knots for the festival market in the Women’s Poverty Alleviation Workshop, Minle Eco-Industrial Park, Gansu Province to greet the New Year.
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Over the past few days, the female knitters have been doing needlework very skillfully in the Women’s Poverty Alleviation Workshop, Minle Eco-Industrial Park, Gansu Province…Bundles of threads have been turned into differently shaped auspicious Chinese knots in their hands in the flourishing and bustling workshop.
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Reportedly, the handicraft industry has become a new industry where the citizens of Minle County gain additional income to shake off poverty. Handicraft production has extended to 172 villages, forming a mode of production featuring “factory + family workshop”, enabling more than 4,000 people to acquire wealth.