Umbrella industry thrives in Shangyu District of Shaoxing City, China's Zhejiang

Design Director Yuan Hongxu is seen designing a traditional Chinese style umbrella at the intangible cultural heritage workshop of Youyifeinuo, an umbrella manufacturing enterprise, in Shangyu District of Shaoxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 11, 2026. In the first three quarters of this year, umbrella export value from Shangyu District, Shaoxing City, has exceeded 1.5 billion yuan (about 225 million U.S. dollars). Shangyu is now home to nearly three times as many cross-border e-commerce enterprises as in 2025. In recent years, the local umbrella industry has continuously improved its product competitiveness, and a distinctive industrial cluster has taken shape, bringing together more than 1,400 enterprises and employing 45,000 people. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

Workers sew umbrellas for export at the workshop of Zhejiang Tianwei Umbrella Co., Ltd. in Shangyu District of Shaoxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 12, 2026. In the first three quarters of this year, umbrella export value from Shangyu District, Shaoxing City, has exceeded 1.5 billion yuan (about 225 million U.S. dollars). Shangyu is now home to nearly three times as many cross-border e-commerce enterprises as in 2025. In recent years, the local umbrella industry has continuously improved its product competitiveness, and a distinctive industrial cluster has taken shape, bringing together more than 1,400 enterprises and employing 45,000 people. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

A worker processes beach umbrellas for export at the workshop of Zhejiang Hengyang Umbrella Co., Ltd. in Shangyu District of Shaoxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 12, 2026. In the first three quarters of this year, umbrella export value from Shangyu District, Shaoxing City, has exceeded 1.5 billion yuan (about 225 million U.S. dollars). Shangyu is now home to nearly three times as many cross-border e-commerce enterprises as in 2025. In recent years, the local umbrella industry has continuously improved its product competitiveness, and a distinctive industrial cluster has taken shape, bringing together more than 1,400 enterprises and employing 45,000 people. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

Workers process beach umbrellas for export at the workshop of Zhejiang Hengyang Umbrella Co., Ltd. in Shangyu District of Shaoxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 12, 2026. In the first three quarters of this year, umbrella export value from Shangyu District, Shaoxing City, has exceeded 1.5 billion yuan (about 225 million U.S. dollars). Shangyu is now home to nearly three times as many cross-border e-commerce enterprises as in 2025. In recent years, the local umbrella industry has continuously improved its product competitiveness, and a distinctive industrial cluster has taken shape, bringing together more than 1,400 enterprises and employing 45,000 people. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

Workers check the quality of umbrellas for export at the workshop of Zhejiang Tianwei Umbrella Co., Ltd. in Shangyu District of Shaoxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 12, 2026. In the first three quarters of this year, umbrella export value from Shangyu District, Shaoxing City, has exceeded 1.5 billion yuan (about 225 million U.S. dollars). Shangyu is now home to nearly three times as many cross-border e-commerce enterprises as in 2025. In recent years, the local umbrella industry has continuously improved its product competitiveness, and a distinctive industrial cluster has taken shape, bringing together more than 1,400 enterprises and employing 45,000 people. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

Workers check the quality of umbrellas for export at the workshop of Zhejiang Tianwei Umbrella Co., Ltd. in Shangyu District of Shaoxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 12, 2026. In the first three quarters of this year, umbrella export value from Shangyu District, Shaoxing City, has exceeded 1.5 billion yuan (about 225 million U.S. dollars). Shangyu is now home to nearly three times as many cross-border e-commerce enterprises as in 2025. In recent years, the local umbrella industry has continuously improved its product competitiveness, and a distinctive industrial cluster has taken shape, bringing together more than 1,400 enterprises and employing 45,000 people. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

This photo taken on Nov. 12, 2026 shows beach umbrellas for export displayed at Zhejiang Hengyang Umbrella Co., Ltd. in Shangyu District of Shaoxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province. In the first three quarters of this year, umbrella export value from Shangyu District, Shaoxing City, has exceeded 1.5 billion yuan (about 225 million U.S. dollars). Shangyu is now home to nearly three times as many cross-border e-commerce enterprises as in 2025. In recent years, the local umbrella industry has continuously improved its product competitiveness, and a distinctive industrial cluster has taken shape, bringing together more than 1,400 enterprises and employing 45,000 people. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

A staff member promotes umbrellas via live-streaming at the workshop of Youyifeinuo, an umbrella manufacturing enterprise, in Shangyu District of Shaoxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 11, 2026. In the first three quarters of this year, umbrella export value from Shangyu District, Shaoxing City, has exceeded 1.5 billion yuan (about 225 million U.S. dollars). Shangyu is now home to nearly three times as many cross-border e-commerce enterprises as in 2025. In recent years, the local umbrella industry has continuously improved its product competitiveness, and a distinctive industrial cluster has taken shape, bringing together more than 1,400 enterprises and employing 45,000 people. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)