Still, the demand for Yiwu’s Christmas merchandise remains high domestically. The items are sold in the local Yiwu International Trade Market, which is the "world’s largest small commodity wholesale market," and the market exports the holiday goods across the world.As the Guardian reports, the city just outside of Shanghai is home to 600 factories, which assembles mass quantities of festive baubles, fuzzy Santa hats, and every other imaginable Yuletide decoration. Eventually, some of them land on the shelves of a local retailer near you. The global recession was good for sales, but e-commerce giants now have the upper hand.

Over the past few years, Yiwu International Trade Market has faced competition from online retailers like Alibaba and Made In China.Because of this, Yiwu is dubbed "China’s Christmas village"—even though most of the migrant labourers, who make the items aren’t even familiar with the holiday.. According to the Guardian, Chinese residents are starting to celebrate the holiday —although they do think the occasion is more about Santa than https://www.seasonsgazebo.com Jesus.Santa’s workshop isn’t actually in the North Pole — it’s in Yiwu, China, where 60 per cent of the world’s Christmas items are produced.

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