The ramie was originated from China, it is the earliest one of the fibers which were used in textile in Chinese history. The incomplete slices of ramie fabric which were unearthed in Wuxing, Zhejiang province were made 4700 years ago. And at that time our country already had a high competences relatively in ramie process technology in ancient time.
   The ramie textile had strong national local conditions and customs, and it also accumulated the abundant ancient Chinese culture. Grass cloth is the mainly clothes material in ancient time. In the Spring and Autumn Period, ramie clothes had been regarded as top-grade gift by noble. The traditional grass cloth was a tribute before Ming and Qing Dynasty in Chinese history, there is still a big market space in Southeast Asia and South Korea until now.
   Ramie fibre has an ditchshaped shape cavity and multi-holes on its wall, so the ventilative quality is about three times higher than the cotton fibre. At the same time, ramie fibre contains pyrimidine and purine which can bate the golden staphylococcus and coliform. It has functions like anti-decay and anti-bacteria. It is suitable to  weave many kinds of health-care products, it has been regarded as the "King of all natural fibre".
   China has widest ramie planting area, highest output and best quality in the world. The output of ramie accounts for more than 90% of the total output of the world.