The textile industry is playing an increasingly important role in helping local residents shake off poverty in the southern part of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
Xinjiang, which has taken the lead in textile industrial development in the mainland, now has registered a total of 3,141 textile companies, employing more than 600,000 local residents.
And major domestic textile companies have set up their companies and production facilities in Xinjiang.
A local couple, Raihangul Kamil and Mahmut Alat, used to earn about 20,000 yuan ($2,892) a year by farming in their 8 mu (0.53 hectare) farmland to financially support their six-member family.
The textile industry is playing an increasingly important role in helping local residents shake off poverty in the southern part of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
However, they could now reach an annual income of around 60,000 yuan ($8,676) since they started working at a textile company last year.
Kamil, who has become a skilled quality inspection technician in a local textile company, is expecting to leave behind poverty.
"I would buy a car first when I earn enough money, and then purchase an apartment in the town," she said.
