湖北省利川市团堡乡龙台村以往是个穷得叮当响的贫困村。1997年春,村里多方筹资、30多名土家族妇女发挥自己的一技之长,办起了民族布鞋厂,生产各种富有民族特色的布鞋。经过几年努力,他们生产的布鞋俏销省内外市场,深受消费者 Longtai Village, Tuanbao Township, Lichuan City, Hubei Province, was a poor village that was poor. In the spring of 1997, the village raised funds from various sources and more than 30 Tujia women took full advantage of their skills. They set up a national cloth shoe factory and produced various cloth shoes with rich ethnic characteristics. After several years of hard work, the cloth shoes they produce are sold in the domestic and foreign markets, and are well received by consumers.