Qiaotou, Yongjia

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This article is about Qiaotou Town in Yongjia, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. For other Qiaotous, see: Qiaotou.

Qiaotou (simplified Chinese: 桥头; traditional Chinese: 橋頭; pinyin: Qiáotóu; literally "Bridgehead") is a town in Yongjia County in the prefecture-level city of Wenzhou in Zhejiang Province, China.

Qiaotou is known as the "button capital of the world" since, as of 2006, the town produces 60 percent of the world's supply of clothing buttons. In addition, the town makes 80 percent of the world's zippers. Qiaotou manufactures 15 billion buttons and 200 million meters of zippers a year and is the site of the China Qiaotou Button City trade center. [1]

[edit] External links

• "The tiger's teeth" from The Guardian on Qiaotou's button industry
• "Chinese 'Button Town' Struggles with Success" from Morning Edition on NPR

[edit] Location

According to Google Earth, Qiaotou, Yongjia, Zhejiang, is at 28°10'3.00"N 120°28'15.00"E.