Sales hit 1. 5 billion in 12 minutes. And over 14 billion by the days end. Chinas in the midst of a massive web shopping boom. 2013 saw the country surpass the u. S. In Online Transactions with a total of some 300 billion. Many of the products sold online in china come from 212 east shopping villages spread across nine rural provinces and one metropolitan area. From car parts to shoes, Childrens Clothing and toys, each community has a particular specialty. One such town is dongfeng in a northern province. Until several years ago it was a poor Farming Community where the only other employment came from a plastic processing plant. But today the local economy is based around making and selling furniture. Its a change thats been a huge success. Up around 5,000 residents, some 70 are involved in web retail. Between them they run over 2,000 online stores. Each day the town dispatches all kinds of furniture the length and breadth of china. The town enjoys annual sales of almost 160 million. I
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