What does socks mean?

The definition of socks: a thing worn on the feet, made of cotton, wool, silk, chemical fiber, etc. or sewed with cloth.

A kind of clothing item worn on the feet. "Shuowen": "Socks are also footwear." They play the role of protecting feet and preventing foot odor. Socks are a general term. According to the raw materials, they are divided into cotton socks, woolen socks, stockings and various types of chemical fiber socks. According to the shape, they are divided into stockings, mid-length socks, boat socks, pantyhose, etc. There are also flat socks and ruffled socks. Various styles and varieties such as heel, no heel, jacquard and woven patterns. ?

The ancient socks were called "foot clothes" or "foot bags". After thousands of years of evolution, they developed into modern socks.

Women in ancient Rome wore thin straps around their feet and legs. These leggings were the most primitive socks. Until the middle of the Middle Ages, this kind of "socks" became popular in Europe, but with pieces of cloth instead of thin straps. In the 16th century, the Spanish began to separate pantyhose from trousers and began to use knitting methods to knit socks.

Englishman William Lee’s involvement in hand-knitting by his wife led to his research on knitting machinery. In 1589, he invented the world’s first hand-knitting machine for knitting woolen trousers. . In 1598, it was modified into a knitting machine that could produce finer stockings.

Origin of socks:

Datang Town, Zhuji, Zhejiang. Datang Textile and Socks Industry City, opened in 2001, has a total investment of 210 million yuan, covering an area of ??more than 400 acres, a construction area of ??120,000 square meters, and 1,600 merchants of various grades. It is a complex integrating light textile raw materials and socks machine accessories. It is now the largest comprehensive hosiery trade city in China that integrates markets, consignment markets, exhibitions, tourism and shopping. With an annual turnover of 8.5 billion yuan, it ranks among the top ten bazaars in the province and was rated as one of the top 100 markets in Zhejiang Province. , Zhejiang Province regional key market, Zhejiang Province four-star civilized and standardized market.

Since 1999, Datang has successfully held ten consecutive China (International) Socks Expo. The 11th China International Socks Expo will be held in Zhejiang Datang, Zhuji City, Zhejiang Province. The Textile Socks Industry City was held grandly, and "a pair of socks traveled all over the world", which attracted worldwide attention in the Tang Dynasty.

Liaoyuan, Jilin. Liaoyuan has been producing socks for more than 80 years from 1937 to 2019. Before 2005, there were more than 40 large and small sock companies in Liaoyuan, with a total of more than 2,000 sock machines and an annual output of 150 million pairs of cotton socks.

In 2005, Liaoyuan was designated by the country as an economic transformation pilot for resource-exhausted cities. Taking advantage of this, the Liaoyuan Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government began to integrate the city’s socks industry resources. In June 2005, Liaoyuan Economic Development Zone Jilin Northeast Socks and Textile Industrial Park Development Co., Ltd. was officially established on Fortune Road. A Northeast Socks and Textile Industrial Park, which is the largest project in Liaoyuan and even in the domestic sock industry, officially started construction in Liaoyuan.