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Christmas Village of the world, Yiwu Market
January 30, 2021 GMT
Christmas Village of the world, Yiwu Market
Yiwu City // PRODIGY: Feature Story //
Chapter 1: “Christmas Village” in the world
It’s been a cold winter this year, with snow flurries in the windows of Macy’s in the USA and fantastic decorations in red and green, decorating the most lively Christmas atmosphere. On the back of 500 stalls, there are more than 600 Christmas factories and family workshops hidden in the surrounding towns and villages of Yiwu.
The most famous place in Yiwu is the Yiwu International Trade City, which is divided into five districts and the District 1 is known as China’s “Christmas Village”.
In the midst of the coruscating Christmas season, palm-sized snow globes, Christmas tree pendants and Santa figures have swarmed shelves and counters in the office building of Shunmei Group, a renowned ceramic product exporter in Dehua County, east China s Fujian Province.
This year s Christmas has been an unusual peak season for the county s ceramic makers. Dehua, the global ceramic manufacturing powerhouse, exports home accessories and seasonal gifts to more than 190 countries and regions.
We re doing better than we had imagined amid the COVID-19 pandemic, said Zheng Pengfei, general manager of Shunmei, adding that the company s export has been improving on a monthly basis with a surge in orders.
Christmas decoration manufacturers optimistic despite pandemic woes (Xinhua) 10:19, December 26, 2020 FUZHOU/HANGZHOU, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) In the midst of the coruscating Christmas season, palm-sized snow globes, Christmas tree pendants and Santa figures have swarmed shelves and counters in the office building of Shunmei Group, a renowned ceramic product exporter in Dehua County, east China s Fujian Province. This year s Christmas has been an unusual peak season for the county s ceramic makers. Dehua, the global ceramic manufacturing powerhouse, exports home accessories and seasonal gifts to more than 190 countries and regions. We re doing better than we had imagined amid the COVID-19 pandemic, said Zheng Pengfei, general manager of Shunmei, adding that the company s export has been improving on a monthly basis with a surge in orders.
‘Yiwu index’ points to bleak Xmas, dark hours in West
By GT staff reporters Source: Global Times Published: 2020/12/22 22:43:39 Local manufacturers shift to Chinese-style holiday products
Buyers pick Christmas items at a stall in Yiwu International Trade City shopping mall in East China s Zhejiang Province on Friday. Overseas orders for vendors in Yiwu declined sharply. Photo: Yang Hui/GT
Almost a year ago when COVID-19 cases emerged in Wuhan, capital of Central China s Hubei Province, Western media were fixated on criticizing and slandering China s unprecedented response to the epidemic, as one of the most important holiday season in the country - the Chinese New Year - was disrupted. Some even linked the epidemic to China s political system and culture, sparking at times a racist attitude toward not just Chinese but Asian people.