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Across China: Hemp shoes make strides abroad, reviving craft at home

LANZHOU, July 7 (Xinhua) — At a workshop in northwest China’s Gansu Province, Wang Xiaoxia is busy turning hemp fiber into twine using a traditional wooden tool. The twine will later be turned into hemp shoes, a traditional garment that has come into fashion in overseas markets, including Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia and Italy.

“I inherited this tool from my mom. In the past, almost every household ma