- Qiaotou, Yongjia
:"This article is about Qiaotou Town in Yongjia, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. For other Qiaotous, see:
Qiaotou ".Qiaotou (zh-stpl|s=桥头|t=橋頭|p="Qiáotóu"|l=Bridgehead) is a town in
Yongjia County in theprefecture-level city ofWenzhou inZhejiang 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 clothingbutton s. In addition, the town makes 80 percent of the world'szipper s. Qiaotou manufactures 15 billion buttons and 200 millionmeter s of zippers a year and is the site of the China Qiaotou Button City trade center. [http://archive.salon.com/news/feature/2005/05/25/china_boom/index.html]External links
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1491380,00.html "The tiger's teeth" from "The Guardian" on Qiaotou's button industry]
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5686805 "Chinese 'Button Town' Struggles with Success" from "Morning Edition" on NPR]Location
According to Google Earth, Qiaotou, Yongjia, Zhejiang, is at 28°10'3.00"N120°28'15.00"E.
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