and make each pattern on the same horizontal section, which improves the quality of the casting. At the same time, there is an evidenced rise of the lost-wax casting in Eastern Zhou China. Surprisingly, no evidence of the lost-wax casting has been found in Houma so far. Economy Houma reported a GDP of 115.2 billion Renminbi in 2019, a 3.3% increase from 2018. In 2016, the per capita disposable income was 25,725 Renminbi for the city's urban residents, and 13,177 Renminbi for the city's rural residents. By 2019, this had risen to 31,248 Renminbi and 16,413 Renminbi, respectively. Houma's economy is reliant on the tertiary sector, which accounts for approximately 70% of the city's GDP. Over 60,000 people in the city are employed in the city's 25 large-scale wholesale markets. Transportation China National Highway 108 Houma–Xi'an Railway Houma–Yueshan Railway References External links Official website of Houma Cities in Shanxi County-level divisions of Shanxi