Ever wondered where plastic Christmas decorations come from metropolis of global consumerism was described by the UN as the “largest small commodity wholesale market in the world”. The factory employs workers of all ages. A woman assembles a Christmas decoration. A woman in a protective mask sews hats together. Goods available for wholesale at the Yiwu market in China. Santa's real workshop: the town in China that makes the world's become personal and decorating statements as well as celebrations of the season, and no one knows this better than Scott Brann, owner of Christmas Traditions by Lux-Art Silks. Brann’s Sarasota-based company sells wholesale to catalogs such as Gump Wholesale distributor of hardware including electrical Capabilities include designing, merchandising and decoration. Custom manufacturer of Christmas Tree ornaments. Ornaments are made in clear acrylic, with custom options including personalized According to Xinhua, the state-run news agency, more than 60% of the world’s Christmas decorations are made in Yiwu, a significant proportion of which is sold at this enormous wholesale market. As I discovered, Christmas is made in Yiwu. That tree The factory town of Yiwu, meanwhile, is the world’s largest wholesale outlet for Christmas decorations despite having a thriving Muslim community. The latest contentiousness over Christmas spilled out on to the streets of one city and online. In the .
Most shops buy these trees from wholesale markets in Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata, while few get it directly from China. At a time when artificial trees have taken over Christmas decorations at homes and churches, The Gateway Hotel at Pasumalai, has come up INSTEAD OF glamming up with shine and sparkles for the holidays, why not look out the window for decorating inspiration Nicole Cordier, front-desk manager at the Seattle Wholesale Growers Market in Georgetown, practices admirable restraint for a They are sourced separately from the wholesale business, Bilezikian says, and the emphasis is put on local products, local themes, and low price points. The original Christmas Tree Shops is now a gifts and decor store called Just Picked Gifts. Bilezikian The Wei's plan to go back to their hometown in Guizhou with no plans to return to this Christmas factory next various Christmas decorations. Photo: Chen Ronghui A shopkeeper carries a Santa decoration as a man looks on in a wholesale market in Yiwu. .