"Frontiers of technological innovation instead of technology imitation will become an important driving force for the transformation of new and old kinetic energy and high quality development of China's textile industry". In December 6th, Li Lingshen, vice president of the China Textile Industry Federation, said at the 2019 China Textile Industry Federation of science and Technology Awards Conference of "textile lights".

In its view, the integration of technology and textile is not only reflected in the new vitality of textile products, but also by technology and aesthetics.

"With the improvement of people's living standards, consumers' demand for fashion, functionality and personalized products is rising. The integration of technology and fashion will become more obvious." Li Lingshen said.

The latest data show that in 2018, China's textile fiber processing totaled 54 million 600 thousand tons, accounting for more than half of the total fiber processing in the world, and China's textile and garment exports amounted to US $276 billion 730 million, accounting for more than 36% of the world's total.

"From the supply of raw materials, design and research, to textile processing, finishing, operation and sales, China's textile industry has become the largest industrial body with the largest volume and the most complete industrial system in the world. The fourth industrial revolution brought about by the new manufacturing mode of intelligent manufacturing, digital manufacturing and network manufacturing, which is based on material technology, information technology and manufacturing technology, will have a far-reaching impact on the future development direction of the manufacturing industry. Li Ling said.

It is noteworthy that in 2019, the Sino Textile Joint Conference on science and Technology Education Awards had been greatly adjusted compared with the previous years, and the structure of the awards was further improved to form a reward system for the Technological Invention Award, the science and Technology Progress Award and the Special Contribution Award (Samma scholar). At the same time, the award ratio of this year's science and technology awards has been greatly reduced, which is only 48%, much lower than 60% in previous years, and the "gold content" has been significantly improved.