中国最“卷”的地方，你可能没想到是这里…

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Have you ever wondered how many steel tapes does it take to circle the Earth?

你有没有想过绕地球一周需要多少个钢卷尺？

Assuming each steel tape is 5 meters long, the answer is about 8 million.

假设每个钢卷尺长5米，那么答案是约800万个。

While this number may seem a lot,

虽然这个数字可能看起来很多，

Yucheng, a county in Henan Province, can produce enough steel tapes annually to circle the Earth 190 times.

但河南省城虞城县每年生产的钢卷尺可以绕地球190圈。

The story of Yucheng began with several farmers who lived in the county's Shaogang town.

虞城的故事始于该县稍岗镇的几个农民。

In the 1980s, they found business opportunities at the local waste stations.

上世纪80年代，他们在当地的垃圾处理站找到了商机。

The farmers would recycle steel strips, cut them into segments, and sell them as rulers to students and other farmers.

农民们会回收钢带，把它们切成段，然后作为尺子卖给学生和其他农民。

In the 1990s, workshops and factories were established by the farmers to assemble steel tapes.

20世纪90年代，农民们建立了车间和工厂来组装钢卷尺。

In the following years, the county's steel tape industry continued to expand as more innovations and improvements were made.

在接下来的几年里，随着更多的创新和改进，该县的钢卷尺行业继续扩张。

Annoyed by dirt jamming your steel tapes?

你会因钢卷尺被脏东西卡住而烦恼吗？

There are now designs with hollowed frames that can shake off sand easily, perfect for professions such as construction workers.

现在有一种镂空的设计，可以很容易地抖掉沙子，非常适合建筑工人等职业。

Want to quickly measure surfaces by yourself?

想要自己快速测量物体表面积吗？

Try a 3-in-1 laser tape that combines digital display, laser pointer, and the measuring tape together.

那就试试将数字显示器、激光指示器和卷尺结合在一起的三合一激光卷尺吧。

Tired of steel tapes rusting away?

厌倦了生锈的钢卷尺吗？

The steel used for the strips are now replaced by stainless steel with a coating that dulls the sharp edges, making the tapes safer to handle.

用于制作卷尺的钢材现在被不锈钢取代，不锈钢的涂层可以使锋利的边缘变钝，使卷尺用起来更安全。

Aside from the different designs, the production process was also upgraded.

除了不同的设计，生产过程也进行了升级。

For example, to increase steel tape's measuring accuracy, Yucheng manufacturers obtained high precision laser printers.

例如，为了提高钢卷尺的测量精度，虞城厂家购买了高精度激光打印机。

All these innovations and improvements contributed to the competitiveness of Yucheng's products.

所有这些创新和改进都有助于增加虞城产品的竞争力。

Currently, the county's steel tape production accounts for 85% of domestic market and over 60 percent of the export volume.

目前，该县钢卷尺产量占国内市场的85%，出口量占60%以上。

The tapes are exported to more than 130 countries and regions with an annual production value of over 12 billion yuan ($1.66 billion).

这些钢卷尺出口到130多个国家和地区，年产值超过120亿元人民币（16.6亿美元）。

One could argue that Yucheng truly have achieved a measure of success.

可以说，虞城确实“卷”出了成功。