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    Holiday Factory

    Jan 09, 2020 4 minutes
    By Li Xiaoyang
    Copyedited by Rebeca Toledo

    While Santa Claus is commonly believed to live in the North Pole, Yiwu, a small city in Zhejiang Province, east China, has effectively developed into his warehouse. Although many people in this “Christmas town” don’t celebrate the holiday, they are masters at producing all the trimmings to bring holiday cheer to customers around the world.

    Yiwu has become the world’s largest production base for Christmas products, according to Cai Qinliang, Secretary General of the Yiwu Christmas Products Industry Association. According to customs data, its exports of these products totaled 1.92 billion yuan ($275

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