By XU WEI and HU MEIDONG in Jinjiang, Fujian |
chinadaily.com.cn |
More than 47 years ago, Hong Zhaoshe started a clothing business with little more than a wooden door panel for a workbench, a single sewing machine and less than 300 yuan ($44) to his name. Like many small workshop owners in China at the time, he cut, sewed and sold garments himself, often sleeping just two hours a day.
"I always believe that by offering genuine goods at fair prices and doing business with integrity, the market would eventually recognize us," Hong said.
Today, his hometown of Jinjiang — a coastal city in Fujian province — manufactures one-fifth of the world's athletic shoes, one-fifth of its jackets and one-eighth of its slippers.
