Fujian has development advantages in traditional industries such as shoe making, textile and garments, handicrafts, gift, toy and agriculture. By applying high technologies and advanced application technologies, we continuingly increase products¡¯ technical components, improve products¡¯ quality level and increase their market shares.
The textile industry consists of many types of business operations in the fields of chemical fiber, cotton textile, printing and dyeing, knitting, fabrics for industrial use, fabric products, garments, textile machineries and equipments.
With industrial restructuring, the non-State-owned textile enterprises including privately owned, joint ventures, wholly foreign owned and co-operation enterprises are developing rapidly and have become the main force in Fujian¡¯s textile industry. Famous large and medium scale local textile companies include: Xianglu fibers, Heshun chemical fiber, Kartex textile, Hualun printing & dyeing, Fengzhu dyeing & finishing, Hai-tian knitting & textile, Seven garments, K-boxing garments, Jiumuwang garments, Septwolves garments. Septwolves, Fuguiniao, and SBS own nationally famous trademarks.
Light industry in Fujian is formed of 22 main categories and 44 sectors including: papermaking, leather, plastics, foodstuff (can, candy, dairy products, food additives, fermented products, wine making, non-alcohol drinks, frozen food), salt making, sugar making, pen making, printing and packaging, furniture, toy, daily use mechanicals (bicycle, watch, sewing machine), daily use silicates (ceramics, glass, thermos, enamel products), electric light, daily use chemicals (cosmetics, battery, cleansing products, essence & spices, match, light-sensitive materials), hardware, arts & crafts, light industrial machineries.
In 2002, the total industrial output value of Fujian¡¯s light industry occupied the 6th place in the country. Production output of newsprint, clock and watch were ranked the top in China; furniture the 2nd; can, leather, arts and crafts the 3rd; beer producing the 8th; roasted eel the 1st; and candy making the 4th.
Foreign-investment enterprises and Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan-investment enterprises generated 72% of the total industrial output value in light industry.
There are 6 national brand-name products and 59 provincial brand-name products, including: Xingguang newsprint, Qingshan kraft sack paper, Nanfu battery, Huiquan beer, Sedrin beer, Narsisus can, Huierkang drinks, Meisida electric toys, Kodak film, Jinse glassware, Fuguiniao leather shoes, On Top sports shoes, Aton tubing. These key products are competitive in both domestic market and international market.

Agricultural industrialization is undergoing fast development. In 2002, the gross output of fruits reached 4,250,000 tons and was ranked among the top in the country. Tea is Fujian¡¯s local specialty and famous traditional product. Its gross output, export quantum and plantation area occupy the first, second and third place in the country respectively. TieGuanYin tea of Anxi, Yan tea of Wuyi and Jasmine tea are all world famous.
Edible fungus is another strong item in Fujian. Its production output, output value and foreign exchange earning all occupy the first place in the country in more than ten consecutive years.
Animal husbandry has remained its growth for 23 years in succession. Fuzhou and Zhangzhou took the lead in establishing the Cross-Straits Agricultural Cooperation Experimental Regions in 1997. A full range of agricultural cooperation between Fujian and Taiwan was facilitated and hence the development of export-oriented agriculture was quickened.
Fujian has also established production bases for producing ten major types of agricultural products for exports, for example, high-quality fruits. Foreign exchange earnings generated from exporting of agricultural products ranked among the top in China.
The ratio of the three industries (the primary, secondary and tertiary industries) is improved and approaching rational. In 2002, the industrial added value of these three industries occupied 14.2%, 46.1%, and 39.7% of the GDPrespectively.

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