In 1980, three brothers in Qiaotou started up a business by picking buttons off the street. Twenty-five years on, this remote town makes almost every zip and button we wear. Just down the road, another has become a global centre for toothbrush-making, while a third is now the world capital of socks.
Jonathan Watts: The tiger’s teeth
Posted by Sophie Beach | May 25, 2005
Categories : Economy
Tags :factories,manufacturing