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"One-hundred years of tempering and perfection" - the core of Yongkang craftsman culture
Yongkang in history is known as the "Hometown of 100 crafts". Its hardware industry has a long history, with the beautiful legend of "The Yellow Emperor casting the tripod" living on since ancient times. There are the traditional skills of sword making during the Spring and Autumn Period; of crossbow making in the Han Dynasty and bronze guns casting in the Tang Dynasty. There is a fine tradition of craftsmen doing exquisite work and a long-standing "craftsman culture": Yongkang is a place with no shortage of artisans, and its reputation attests that "Yongkang artisans go everywhere, and every county and county never leaves (Yong)Kang". In the history of Yongkang people's entrepreneurial struggle, the simple and strong old craftsmen have left countless inspirations and keeps moving the younger generation. With their excellent craftsmanship skills, they have achieved the brilliance of Yongkang's economic and social "First beginning". Today, we miss that simple "ingenuity", and call on the spirit of enterprising craftsmen to bring power to the "Second start" of Yongkang, a famous hardware city, and build an upgraded version of Yongkang's economic and social development.
The surging Yongkang River and the rolling streams have given birth to countless outstanding children of Lizhou. They are the practitioners and communicators of the spirit of "Yongkang Craftsmen". Especially since the reform and opening up, the hardware industry has achieved sound and rapid development, step by step. On this fertile soil full of vigor and vitality, a splendid hardware culture has been sublimated, and a unique "Yongkang craftsman" has been refined. Generation after generation of Yongkang skilled craftsmen and trend-setters have inherited Yongkang's hundred craftsmanship skills and carried forward the Yongkang craftsmanship spirit of "hundred years of tempering and perfection". "Yongkang craftsman" has created a unique craftsman spirit, condensed in their "love for challenge wins, dare to be the first" courage; integrated the pursuit of "keep improving, add to the good"; Gather together the wisdom of "Have what people don’t; if they have it, bring it new; if they have it new, make it different; if they have it different, make it fast"; Boarded the commanding heights of the market of "developing strategies to win thousands of miles", brought the "Yongkang craftsman" spiritual realm, the belief of victory and the inspiration of a new way to play strongly and incisively.. Innovation is the core of Yongkang craftsman spirit. Dedication is the power of "Yongkang craftsman" spirit. Perseverance is the foundation of the spirit of "Yongkang Craftsman". Details are the standard of the spirit of "Yongkang Craftsman". Chen Liang, a thinker, and philosopher from the Southern Song Dynasty, put forward the idea of "combining agriculture and commerce, and combining justice and profit", which became an important cultural driving force for the development of Yongkang hardware industry. Yongkang's "Creation of a Generation" relies on "thousands of mountains and rivers, countless hardships, thousands of families, and thousands of words", which has been recorded in history. Today’s "Second Start", in addition to the unwavering persistence of the "Creative First generation" of entrepreneurs who have stood the test of wind and rain, is even more encouraging, led by the group of "Creative second generation" entrepreneurs with a broader vision, more active thinking and higher goals that have now grown up. "Creating the second generation" in Yongkang rapids and wind, to expand worldwide, has gradually become the backbone of "regular" enterprises, and is a powerful driving force for Yongkang's comprehensive upgrade.
Yongkang is the cradle of entrepreneurs with craftsman spirit. The spirit of "Yongkang craftsman" falls on the personal level, translating into a careful and earnest spirit of love and dedication. Its core is not only to regard work as a way to support the family, but also to have an attitude of reverence for the profession, dedication to work, and responsibility for products, attention to details, and constant pursuit of perfection and perfection. That’s how we can integrate the meticulous craftsmanship spirit into every link, to make only the first-class "Made in Yongkang" products that move people’s hearts. With the development of the times, the spirit of craftsmanship has been endowed with unprecedented connotations in Yongkang: it’s no longer just the unique honor of master craftsmen, but it has become a true symbol of Yongkang's entrepreneurial spirit and urban spirit. Whether it is a staff member of a government department, a ground-breaking, innovative entrepreneur, or a diligent and industrious Yongkang person in an ordinary position, in a new era of mutual aid they all share the same 5 elements of the hardware spirit, flowing in their body, "Gold", "Silver", "Copper"; turning "Iron" into needles, tirelessly striving for "Tin".
Contemporary Yongkang craftsmen inherited the "Craftsman spirit" of their ancestors who keep improving, pay attention to details and pursue perfection, and firmly grasp the development core of "Focus, Integrity, Innovation and Quality", creating the "Seven Capitals, One City" title of "Hardware Capital of China", "Gate Capital of China" and "Power Tool Capital of China", which enjoys great reputation both at home and abroad. "One-hundred years of tempering and perfection", these seven words fully reflect Yongkang’s long and long-lasting craftsman culture, a valid interpretation of Yongkang craftsmen exquisite skills and their spirit of the pursuit for perfection. Today, the amount of people engaged in the hardware industry in Yongkang exceeds 400,000 units; its modern hardware industry agglomeration ranks first in China, and the sales volume of its products ranks the highest in the whole country. In April 2021, at the re-evaluation meeting of Yongkang's "China Hardware Capital" title, the expert group jointly organized by China National Light Industry Federation and China Hardware Products Association agreed that <<"Yongkang undoubtedly deserves its name as the "China Hardware Capital"!>>.