MY RECENT TRIP TO CHINA

MY RECENT TRIP TO CHINA WAS FILLED WITH ADVENTURE, AS ALWAYS!

I VISITED SEVERAL FACTORIES THAT MANUFACTURE LARGE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR CONTAINERS FOR BLOOMING AND FOLIAGE.

ONE FACTORY THAT I VISITED USES A COMBINATION OF WASTE MATERIALS THAT ‘RECREATES’ BEAUTY FROM WASTE PRODUCTS. WOOD SCRAPS, BROKEN POTTERY AND PLASTICS. THE COLORS AND STYLES ARE TASTEFUL, RICH IN DESIGN AND STYLE.

ANOTHER FACTORY WE VISITED WAS A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF USING OUR NATURAL SOILS TO CREATE A SERIES OF POTTERY THAT OFFERS STRENGTH AND RICHNESS.

BOTH COMPANIES OFFER WONDERFUL DESIGNS, TEXTURES AND COLORS.

THE LABOR ISSUE IS NOT GOING AWAY, RISING COSTS FOR WAGES, INSURANCE, AND LAND COSTS ARE PRESSURING THE MARKET TO KEEP COSTS IN CHECK. THE GOVERNMENT IS TRYING TO MANAGE THESE COSTS BUT IT IS HAVING A HARD TIME IN DOING SO.

THE LABOR FORCE IS NOW BEING DRIVEN BY THE YOUNG, FOR THE ‘HANDICRAFT’ MARKET THIS SPELLS LONG TERM CONCERNS. MANY ARE MORE EDUCATED WITH A LARGER APPETITE FOR ‘TECH’ PRODUCTS WHICH MEANS THEY NEED MORE INCOME.

THE FUTURE OF THE HANDICRAFT MARKET IN CHINA IS GOING TO PROVE TO BE VERY INTERESTING.

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