Business at Yiwu International Trade Market, the world's largest small commodity hub in east China's Zhejiang Province, was bustling to meet overseas demand as operations resumed on Sunday, the first business day after the Spring Festival holiday.
With 75,000 businesses reopening and launching new products, factories and logistics centers sprang into action, energizing the global marketplace.

Meanwhile, designers at a cultural goods company at the hub began planning this year's Christmas collection. He Lihong, the company's general manager, emphasized that the designs for Christmas gift bags should be not only visually appealing but also unique and engaging.
"As soon as we reopened today, customers contacted us to ask about our new Christmas products. For this year's Christmas collection, we've introduced over a thousand new designs," said He.

Business at the trade market is bustling not only with product design but also with showcasing new items to overseas buyers via video calls, making it easier for them to place orders online.

With a surge in new orders, businesses in Yiwu have ramped up production. One cultural commodity company, operating over 20 production lines, is running all of them at full capacity to keep up with soaring demand.
"Based on recent market feedback, we plan to open a fourth factory and add five new production lines to ensure smooth order delivery," said Jin Jianhua, general manager of the company.

The surge in orders has put pressure on the logistics system. At the port of the renowned manufacturing city, trucks lined up outside warehouses, waiting to be loaded.

"We usually get busy after the Lantern Festival, but this year, customers started bringing in shipments as early as the third day of the Lunar New Year. Our warehouse is full, and all staff returned to work ahead of schedule," said Fang Liang, a logistics center director.