Vlog | Made Here : Tiny buttons power massive industry-Xinhua
Vlog | Made Here : Tiny buttons power massive industry
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2025-04-10 16:19:20
BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Though small, buttons fasten clothes and power industrial machinery. Despite the tiny size, they have built a multi-billion yuan industry. Do you know that about 30% of the world's buttons come from China's Qiaotou Town? Join Xinhua correspondents as we explore the story of the town dubbed "button capital".
A staff member sorts out button samples at a button company in Qiaotou Town of Yongjia County, Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)This photo taken on March 27, 2025 shows a type of eco-friendly button made from recycled materials displayed by a button company in Qiaotou Town of Yongjia County, Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)A staff member works at a workshop of a button company in Qiaotou Town of Yongjia County, Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)A staff member works at a workshop of a garment company in Qiaotou Town of Yongjia County, Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 27, 2025.(Xinhua/Jiang Han)A staff member designs new button products at a button company in Qiaotou Town of Yongjia County, Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 26, 2025.(Xinhua/Jiang Han)A staff member packs buttons for a customer at a button stall in Qiaotou Town of Yongjia County, Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 26, 2025.(Xinhua/Sui Shangjun)A staff member takes advertising photos for buttons at a button company in Qiaotou Town of Yongjia County, Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Sui Shangjun)
