Technology transforms traditional carpet making
Yang Yongliang at his workshop in Xining, Qinghai province. ZHANG LONG/XINHUA
XINING — Holding a machine-woven woolen Tibetan carpet, carpet makers began trimming its surface to make its pattern three-dimensional, a vivid panorama of cows and sheep grazing and water birds flying beside a lake.
Production is in full swing at the Shengyuan carpet group in the Xining economic and technological development zone in Xining, capital of Qinghai province.
"Sales revenue in January surged by 27 percent year-on-year, and orders were booked through the end of last month," said Xue Ting, chairperson of one of the largest producers of Tibetan carpets in China.
Carpets were once a necessity for plateau nomads as a means of protection against the cold, and the t...