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Coffins exported from Cao Xian County account for 90% of the Japanese market. Why is it so popular in Japan?

Although burial is not environmentally friendly, it is relatively economical. In modern society, there are still many people who choose burial and use coffins, but more people have gradually chosen cremation and other methods. The Japanese believe that the last good gift from the living to the dead is a coffin, which will be cremated with the coffin after death, which requires the coffin to be made of flammable materials. Cao Xian has always been a wooden barrel with short maturity, light texture and moisture resistance, and it is the first choice for making Japanese coffins. Different from traditional coffins, coffins produced in Cao Xian County have high face value, and some patterns can also be made according to customers' requirements. Although there are many kinds of coffins, the requirements of Japanese customers are very high, and every worker carefully makes every process.

What are the regional advantages of Caoxian in industry?

Most people may not have heard of Cao County, which is located in the southwest of Shandong Province and belongs to Heze City. However, such a small and obscure county town with no geographical advantage has aroused widespread concern on the Internet. Coffins exported from Cao Xian account for 90% of the Japanese market. Xiazhen, Cao County is a famous coffin production base. Caoxian is rich in paulownia, which is very suitable for making coffins. Caoxian also has a tradition of making coffins. The main processes of making coffins are all done by hand. When processing, hands must be kept clean, even nails must be kept clean.

The rapid development of coffin industry in Cao Xian County benefits from the large consumption demand generated by Japanese customs.

When a family member dies, the public will choose burial or cremation. With the continuous development of society, more people began to choose cremation. The Regulations on Funeral Management stipulates that coffins cannot be used during cremation. The coffins used for cremation of the deceased are generally reinforced with hard-shell paper, which is also easy to burn. Some laws and regulations lead to the decrease of coffin consumption with the development of cremation industry, which means that the development of coffin industry will be hindered, and the demand of other countries in the world has also found a new way for the development of coffin industry in China.

Economic internationalization has opened new doors for some unpopular industries and made them develop better internationally.