Quick answer: Qiaotou (桥头镇) is a town in Yongjia County, Wenzhou, China that is widely known as “China’s Button Capital.” Since the early 1980s it has grown into one of the world’s largest specialized markets for buttons and zippers, home to thousands of button workshops and traders. Buttons that come out of Qiaotou benefit from … Continue reading Qiaotou: China’s Button Capital — and Why It Makes Better Buttons