Global textiles look to China, and China looks to Keqiao. For example, at the 2024 Paris Olympics, it’s not just the Chinese team — even the Canadian team’s entire apparel prints are from Keqiao. Today’s blog will introduce Keqiao and textile markets.
What is Keqiao famous for?
Keqiao is famous as China Textile City, the biggest textile market in China and Asia. It’s a district of Shaoxing City in Zhejiang industrial province, situated in the southern golden zone of the Yangtze River Delta industrial clusters.
With daily traffic of over 100,000 people, Keqiao produces a quarter of the world’s fabrics each year. It’s a global hub for textiles! Most of the textiles are delivered through Ningbo-Zhoushan Port and Shanghai Port. There’s also the China-Europe Freight Train (Keqiao), which departs directly from Keqiao, passing through multiple countries and regions along the Belt and Road initiative.
Keqiao’s textile market offers over 50,000 types of fabrics, from the common to high-tech, functional textiles. Whether it’s for down jackets, outdoor jackets, shoes, hats, luggage, or home textiles like bedding, curtains, and carpets — whatever you need, Keqiao has it!
Keqiao is home to over 150,000 businesses and entrepreneurs engaged in the entire textile supply chain — from silk to fabric to finished garments. The booming textile industry here has also fueled the dyeing and printing sector, which accounts for 40% of China’s total capacity.
Guide to China Textile City: 12 major textile markets in Keqiao.
The entire Keqiao market is well-organized with clear subdivisions. Below is a map of 10+ major textile markets. For each one, I’ll introduce the types of fabrics available, along with both Chinese and English names and addresses for your convenience.
West Market (西市场)
West Market (西市场) is the China Textile City International Fabric Purchasing Center. The market is divided into four main sections:
- Floors 1 and 2 mainly feature high-end fashion fabrics, shirting fabrics, woolen textiles, embroidery fabrics, and more.
- Floor 3 specializes in retail fabrics.
- Floor 4 is dedicated to foreign trade.
- Floor 5 are dining and service centers.
- No. 1881, Qingtangcheng Avenue, Keqiao District, Shaoxing (绍兴市柯桥区轻纺城大道1881号)
Dongsheng Road Market (东升路市场)
Dongsheng Road Market (东升路市场) is one of the most popular textile markets in Keqiao. It consists of 3 zones:
- Zone A is the wool fabric market, with 2 floors, mainly offering mid-to-high-end wool fabrics.
- Zone B is the boutique fabric market, with 5 floors. Click to enlarge the screenshot below to explore the fabric types.
- Zone C is the knit fabric market. Floors 1-3 mainly offer high-end knit fabrics, including printed, jacquard, and lace fabrics. Floor 4 specializes in ribbed knit fabrics.
- Dongsheng Road Market Zone A, No. 15 Dongsheng Road, Keqiao District, Shaoxing (绍兴市柯桥区东升路15号东升路市场A区)
Old Market (老市场)
Old Market (老市场) is the origin of China Textile City. It’s now updated and also called Dongsheng Road Market Zone D (东升路市场D区).
This market specializes in fashion and home textile fabrics. Click to enlarge the screenshot to explore the fabric types on each floor.
- No. 1, Dongsheng Road, Keqiao District, Shaoxing (绍兴市柯桥区柯桥东升路1号)
- No. 1, Dongsheng Road, Keqiao District, Shaoxing (绍兴市柯桥区柯桥东升路1号)
East Market (东市场)
East Market (东市场) specializes in high-end and trendy fabrics. It consists of 3 floors, each with 5 streets:
- Floor 1 focuses on fabrics for men’s and women’s fashion fabrics, woolen fabrics, etc.
- Floor 2 offers woven fabrics, knit fabrics, and lining fabrics.
- Floor 3 specializes in knit fabrics.
- No. 26, Jinke Bridge Avenue, Keqiao District, Shaoxing (绍兴市柯桥区金柯桥大道26号)
Union Market (联合市场)
Next to East Market (东市场), Union Market (联合市场) focuses on fashion and high-end fabrics.
- Floors 1 and 2 mainly offer fabrics for men’s and women’s fashion.
- Floors 3 and 4 specialize in home textile fabrics, among others.
- No. 1061, Qingtangcheng Avenue, Keqiao District, Shaoxing (绍兴市柯桥区轻纺城大道1061号)
North Market (北市场)
North Market (北市场) is the largest fabric market in Keqiao, with over 6,000 textile suppliers.
North Market Zones 1-5 (北1-5 区)
About North Market Zones 1-5 (北1-5 区), the first floor of each zone mainly offers various types of garment fabrics and accessories, plus cotton grey fabrics.
Floors 2 and 3 focus on home textiles, hotel, and industrial fabrics, such as window screens, Roman rods, and curtain accessories.
- Building 17, Hongjian Xincun, Keqiao District, Shaoxing (绍兴市柯桥区红建新村17幢)
North Market 6 (北6 区)
The first floor mainly offers yarn-dyed shirting fabrics. Floors 2 and 3 focus on curtain fabrics.
North Market 7 (北7 区)
This specializes in various lace products.
Beilian Market (北联市场)
Beilian Market (北联市场) is also called China Textile City Curtain & Cloth Art Market (中国轻纺城窗帘布艺市场). This is the largest and most comprehensive curtain and window fabric market across China.
- No. 96, Huxi Road, Keqiao District, Shaoxing (绍兴市柯桥区湖西路96号)
Tianhui Market (天汇广场)
The first floor mainly offers various types of sequin embroidery, chiffon, knit, and embroidered fabrics. The other three floors specialize in curtain and window screen fabrics.
- Building 17, Hongjian Xincun, Keqiao District, Shaoxing (绍兴市柯桥区万商路182号)
South Market (南市场)
It is positioned as a boutique fabric market and currently includes several themed zones:
- Buildings 1, 2, 7, and 8 specialize in wool fabrics.
- Buildings 3, 4, and 5 focus on chiffon and yarn-dyed fabrics.
- Building 6 is for fashion fabrics.
- Intersection of Jinke Bridge Avenue and National Road 104, Keqiao District, Shaoxing (绍兴市金柯桥大道与104国道交汇处)
JingGong Plaza (精工广场) and Jingpin Plaza (精品广场)
Both specialize in synthetic fabrics and lightweight materials.
- No. 100, Jinke Bridge Avenue, Keqiao District, Shaoxing (绍兴市柯桥区金柯桥大道100号)
Grey Fabric Market (坯布市场)
The first and second floors mainly deal in grey cloth, while the third and fourth floors focus on stock fabric.
- No. 1099, Huaqil Road, Keqiao District, Shaoxing (绍兴市柯桥区华齐路1099号)
Who sources in Keqiao and what’s their business?
Nearly 60% of Keqiao’s fabrics and cloth are exported to countries along the Belt and Road initiative. Most are developing countries like the Philippines, India, the Middle East, and Africa, along with some developed nations like South Korea.
Most buyers are experienced and run offline businesses. Some of them learned about China Textile City through the Canton Fair and visit Keqiao textile markets to optimize their existing supply chains.
Some are based in Keqiao. It’s common to see Indian and Arabic restaurants and shops along the streets of Keqiao, and Koreans have even established their own church and international school. These foreign businesses based in Keqiao often visit textile markets and “Keqiao Foreigner Bazaar 柯桥外商集市” to stay updated on fabric market trends and gather product information.
Keqiao Foreigner Bazaar (柯桥外商集市): foreign businesses set up stalls at the bazaar with fabric samples and display their purchasing needs on blackboards. Then, Keqiao fabric suppliers selectively approach them for discussions.
The bottom line
Hope this blog helps you navigate Keqiao–China Textile City well! If you found it useful, feel free to share. Got any questions? Drop a comment below.
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