Tie-dyed silk provides income anchor in Xinjiang

Updated: Sep 14, 2023 By Mao Weihua and Chen Meiling chinadaily.com.cn Print

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Prized Adalis silk, with its special designs, provides income to people in Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Jiia has seven companies and four cooperatives producing Adalis, with 668 families having workshops at home. Annual output value has reached about 30 million yuan ($4.1 million).

Arzigul Ablat, deputy head of the town, said it will develop exhibitions, training programs, tourism and sightseeing to promote the economy. Cultural products such as hats, hair clips, ties, shoes and notebooks are available.

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