A three-day industry summit once again brought global attention to Dalang. As of June 26, 2026, the 95th International Wool Textile Conference, the 23rd 'Textile Fair', and the 10th Textile Intangible Cultural Heritage Conference concluded simultaneously, marking the first 'three-in-one' event in Dalang with an intended transaction volume of 3.6 billion yuan. Behind this figure are nearly 2,000 exhibitors and 35,000 buyers, with year-on-year growth of 16% in buyers and 18.5% in intended transaction volume.
Trade Heat and Order Structure Changes
The shift in buyer composition is more telling. Domestic head brands like Huimei Fashion, UR, and SHEIN sent procurement teams, while overseas buyers from over 20 countries, including Russia, France, and Poland, attended. Two dedicated matchmaking sessions secured orders worth 50 million yuan—the 'Dalang Wool Textile – Brand Apparel Procurement Matchmaking' achieved 30 million yuan, and the 'Linking Dalang, Weaving the Future' matchmaking added another 20 million yuan. This indicates that demand is shifting from traditional wholesale orders to brand direct sourcing and cross-border quick-response orders, demanding higher flexibility from factories.
Smart Manufacturing Penetration: From Functional Fabrics to Digital Sampling
The technological demonstrations at the fair revealed the essence of wool textile industry upgrading. Functional woolen garments with water-repellent, anti-static, constant-temperature phase-change, Japan-certified cooling yarns, and breakthrough fire-resistant processes were showcased, all now at mass-production stage. Meanwhile, integrated molding technology, 3D digital modeling replacing traditional sampling, and flexible production lines adapted to small-batch quick-response are making 'design to finished product' a reality. The coexistence of robotic arms and intangible cultural heritage lion heads, and 3D vision claw machines distributing woolen creative products, represent a reduction in trial costs and shorter delivery cycles.
Intangible Cultural Heritage Adds Soft Power, Green Standards Become New Thresholds
The deep integration of intangible cultural heritage added cultural premium to the hardcore industry. Designer Wang Dong collaborated with local enterprises to embroider intangible cultural heritage inheritor Wan Gongxue's Qilin patterns into 36 original fashion pieces, all designed and produced in Dalang. Dedicated 'Weave·Core' and 'Weave·Soul' exhibition areas displayed dragon dance intangible cultural heritage frameworks with wool patchwork forming 'Colorful Auspicious Cloud Dragon', awakening Lingnan charm in modern stitches. This cultural fusion is not mere decoration but a new tool for brand differentiation.
More critically, the International Wool Textile Organization globally launched the Wool Green Paper in Dalang, providing an operational guide for green transformation from regenerative grazing to traceability systems. Delegates from over 20 countries engaged in deep discussions on green transformation of the wool industry and global supply chain coordination. Multiple agreements on intangible cultural heritage standard co-building and industry innovation integration were signed at the opening ceremony. This means future entry into international wool markets will require not just competitive pricing but also compliance with environmental and traceability standards.
Dalang's Next Step: 100-Billion Cluster and Industrial Upgrading
Post-event, Dalang town announced plans to accelerate the 'Dalang Weaving Valley · Greater Bay Area Wool Textile Reception Hall' project and the Xiangtou contiguous 'industry-to-industry' land redevelopment. Digital, intelligent, and brand-oriented transformation are prioritized, targeting a 100-billion-yuan industry scale. The leap from 3.6 billion yuan in intended transactions to a 100-billion target is not just numeric but a systemic restructuring from processing base to industrial ecosystem.