The 18th China （Dalang） International Woollen Knitwear Fair （hereinafter referred to as“CIWKF”） held a press conference in Beijing on July 5th. Yang Jichao， Vice President of China National Textile and Apparel Council， Peng Yanli， President of China Wool Textile Industry Association， Lin Yunfeng， Vice President of CCPIT TEX， Wei Lin， Consultant of China National Garment Association and Vice President of China Textile Enterprise Association， and guests from Dongguan City， including Xie Jinbo， Party Secretary of Dalang Town， Ye Jianhua， Deputy Chairman of Dalang Town Peoples Congress， Chen Zhuquan， Director of Wool Textile Industry Management Committee of Dalang Town， and Ye Peihua， President of Dongguan Wool Textile Industry Association， as well as relevant associations and nearly 100 media attended the event.

It is reported that the 18th CIWKF will be held from November 2nd to 7th at Dalang Knitwear Trade Center. Themed on “Smart Manufacturing ？ New Knitwear City”， this edition will strive to create the best trade communication and technology promotion platform for the woollen industry， and promote the upgrading of the traditional wool industry into a fashion industry， a smart industry and a cultural industry， focusing on the development trend of “Original Design， New Yarn， Intelligent Manufacturing”.

Inheritance — Interpretation of the new charm of the new knitwear city

Since 2001， Dalang has successfully witnessed 17 editions of the fair， constantly making breakthroughs from form to content， from business to life， and from brand to culture， which plays an important role in pro- moting the development of Dalang knitwear industry and strengthening regional economic cooperation.

As one of the main contents of the fair， in recent years， intelligent equipment such as seamless looms and intelligent design has developed rapidly， while the share of machinery has been continuously expanded， and the turnover has been increasing. CIWKF has become an important platform for publicity and technology promotion of textile machinery enterprises at home and abroad. Seamless looms manufacturers such as Stoll， Shima Seiki， and Cixing are attracted to establish sales and display centers in Dalang， including that of Cixing in Dalang Global Trade Plaza， covering an area of over 1，000 square meters， which is equipped with such functions such as talent training， trend research and product development. Shengli， Chuanfeng and other companies in Dalang have taken the lead in using seamless looms.