兽类毛皮的利用,在我国已有悠久的历史。远在石器时代,毛皮已供御寒之用。羊皮和狐皮的利用,古书上有很多记载。

Numerous records of using sheep and fox furs can be found in ancient Chinese literature and history. Now-a-days, the extensive usa of the various animal pel-tries has rendered the fur animals in our country a kind of natural resources of commercial importance both for domes:ic circulation and for exportation.