On July 27, 2017, workers at Mingguang Match Factory produced matches on the production line. In 2006, Botou Match Factory, which was once Asia's largest match manufacturer, announced that it would suspend production. In the same year, Tian Xiangnong, who was engaged in phosphate brushing at Botou Match Factory since the age of 17, summoned over 30 people to set up Botou Mingguang Match Factory.
