These single-product towns can represent 80 percent or more of the production of individual commodities—not just in China but worldwide. Shaoxing is “textile city” and Yongkang is “hardware city,” churning out 30,000 steel doors and 150,000 motor scooters every day. Taizhou is known as “sewing machine city” and Shenzhou as “necktie city.” Haining calls itself “leather city.”
