At the end of this month, the 2023 China Fashion Conference will be held in Wuhan

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Vice Mayor of Wuhan, Wang Yuancheng, introduced that Wuhan is currently researching and formulating the "Opinions on Supporting the High Quality Development of the Textile and Clothing Industry in Wuhan" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions"), which will focus on weak areas and highlight the full chain development of the modern textile and clothing industry in our city from industrial agglomeration, innovation cultivation, intelligent transformation, market integration, brand enhancement, and other aspects.
It is reported that in terms of industrial agglomeration, Wuhan needs to build Huangpi District into a high-end supply chain resource integration center for textile and clothing in central China by creating "one city, two centers" and "one park, one market". Xinzhou District will be developed into a segmented industrial cluster consisting of high-end combed cotton, composite new materials, all cotton spunlaced non-woven fabrics and other medical protection, hygiene products, transportation and other industrial fabrics, Build Hanyang District into a gathering area of "Metaverse+Independent Designers", Hanzheng Street into a gathering area of "offline channels+live streaming", and create a "Two Rivers Fashion Industry Belt" distributed along the Yangtze River and Han River. Support the upgrading of regional markets such as the National E-commerce Demonstration Base in Qiaokou District and the Hankou North China (Wuhan) Cross border E-commerce Comprehensive Pilot Zone, create a clothing market hub that radiates nationwide and faces the international market, and expand the popularity and influence of Hanpai clothing. At the same time, promote the coordinated layout and coordinated development of the clothing industry in the Wuhan metropolitan area.
In terms of innovation cultivation, Wuhan should accelerate the formation of leading enterprises with strong innovation capabilities, significant brand contributions, and market competitiveness. By cultivating new growth points, efforts will be made in the research and development of functional fabrics, new clothing fabrics, and industrial textiles to enhance the competitiveness of the textile and clothing segment.
The Opinion also focuses on intelligent transformation. Wuhan should strengthen the empowerment of digital technology, build cloud manufacturing platforms and cloud service platforms, establish and improve product model libraries, software libraries, and databases related to textile and clothing, promote the digitalization of the entire process of research and development, design, production, and sales, promote the application of 5G in the supply chain of the textile industry, and provide the entire chain of "research, production, supply, and sales" for textile and clothing enterprises Integrated and collaborative development of digital technology services. Promote the digital transformation of small and medium-sized textile and clothing enterprises.
The Opinion also mentioned that in terms of market integration, Wuhan has created a "traditional commerce+cross-border e-commerce" market cluster by promoting the optimization and upgrading of key markets; In terms of brand enhancement, Wuhan needs to enhance the influence of local textile and clothing brands by holding high-level events such as Wuhan Fashion Week, Wuhan Fashion Industry Fair, and China Hanzheng Street Clothing Expo.
It is reported that at the end of this month, the 2023 China Clothing Conference will be held in Wuhan, along with a series of activities of the 2023 Hubei Textile and Clothing Industry Expo, to promote the effective integration of resources in the entire textile and clothing industry chain and regional coordinated development, and accelerate the development of Hubei's textile industry towards world-class industrial clusters.