Cashmere alleviates poverty in Sonid Right Banner

A weaver spins wool in the workshop at Mudu Cashmere Products Company in Sonid Right Banner, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on July 13. As a national-level poverty-stricken county, Sonid Right Banner has utilized its abundant wool resources to drive the local cashmere industry and improve people’s livelihoods. As of 2014, there are 32 wool companies in the banner, which have created more than 4,000 jobs for locals. [Photo/Xinhua]