General situation of Dongguan Furniture Association

Dongguan is located in the south-central part of Guangdong Province, bordering Guangzhou in the north and Shenzhen in the south. It is 47 nautical miles from Hong Kong and 48 nautical miles from Macau by waterway. It is located in the middle of Guangzhou-Hong Kong Economic Corridor, and it is the only place for land and water transportation between Guangzhou and Hong Kong. Since the reform and opening up, Dongguan has been innovating and developing continuously, becoming an internationally famous processing and manufacturing city. Clothing, toys, electronics, shoes, wool and furniture occupy a large share in international production and enjoy a high reputation.

Furniture is one of the eight traditional pillar industries in Dongguan. Since the Song Dynasty, Dongjiang timber has been discharged to Shilong, Guancheng, Humen and other places through waterways, and the wood industry in Dongguan has flourished, forming a huge handmade furniture industry in Dongguan. During the Qing dynasty, there were many shops such as furniture and pots in the three towns. The development of modern furniture industry in Dongguan mainly began in 1970s and 1980s. At that time, with the favorable position of Dongguan, the gradual opening of the market and the good momentum of foreign trade, a number of collective, private and Hong Kong-funded enterprises took the lead in developing. In the late 1980s and 1990s, a number of Taiwan-funded enterprises such as Taisheng settled in and developed, which promoted the rapid and vigorous development of Dongguan furniture industry.

Now, Dongguan is an important furniture manufacturing base in China and even the world, and has formed a powerful industrial cluster. According to incomplete statistics, in 2009, the total output value of Dongguan furniture industry was nearly 70 billion yuan, and the total export value was more than 3 billion dollars. More than 3,000 furniture and supporting enterprises have gathered here, including a large number of large-scale elite enterprises such as Taisheng, Yunshitong, Guangrun and Fu Bao.