She turned it into a conglomerate called Bense Holding Group based in Zhejiang, which prides itself on up-by-the-bootstraps entrepreneurship.

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Sericulture and silk craftsmanship of China, based in Zhejiang and Jiangsu Provinces near Shanghai and Chengdu in Sichuan Province, have an ancient history.

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Based in Yiwu, in southeastern Zhejiang Province, Neoglory started off in 1995 as a simple low-cost manufacturer of cheap rings, bracelets and necklaces.

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