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In the reality Santa Claus’s factory is not around North Pole: In east China factory

    On December 21, in South Korean capital Seoul, wore “Santa Claus” clothing’s mailman to ride the motorcycle to give the poor person to give the gift. 40 “Santa Claus” mailman will use for 4 days to launch this present Christmas present the charity event. Xinhua News Agency/law

    New China net news: Deutsche Presse-Agentur on 20th broadcast one to proceed from Yiwu’s article, the topic is “China worker: Santa Claus’s helper”, the main point is as follows:

    Do not tell the children, in reality Santa Claus’s factory not nearby North Pole: In east China’s factory, in world is over half the Christmas day ornament and novel small toy is produces there.

    In Shanghai southwest about 200 kilometers industrialization city Yiwu, works every day for 13 hours from the Chinese some destitutest labor in province, one week works for 7 days, only after each month only 100 US dollars taxes wages, moreover they did not even rest in December 25.

    The hundreds of factories and huge wholesale market have satisfied the US to the novel small accessories small toy 70% demands, as well as global 50% demands. These small toy small accessories include Christmas tree, the metallic foil, can dance Santa Claus puppet and gasification caribou.

    The provincial-level official said that every year approximately has 360 million US dollars Christmas day commodities to export from Yiwu, approximately 10,000 kinds of different goods are transported the overseas. But this year, Yiwu has lacked the seasonal jubilant atmosphere especially. Tens of thousands of workers are dismissed temporarily, because the buyer in overseas reduced the order form, has planned an inexpensive Christmas day.

    Dreary outlet data as well as the factory boss’s statement indicated that this possibly is throughout history is Christmas day darkest pitifully.     

    In September, 2008, has over 3000 to load the Christmas day commodity container to leave Yiwu every day, transports to world. In September, the carrying capacity was only last year’s half.

(Chief-editor: Xu Qian)