中国假发全球热销 China-made wigs become best sellers around the world

China-made wigs are in demand from global(全球 quánqiú) customers(顾客 gùkè), according to data(数据 shùjù) released(发布 fābù) last month by Alibaba Group's cross-border online shopping unit, Ali Express.

The data show that a wig is being sold on Ali Express every two seconds(秒 miǎo) and the annual sales volume(销量 xiāoliàng) of wigs has reached billions of yuan.

The Rebecca Group in Xuchang, central China's Henan province, displays its products on July 28, 2013. [Photo: IC]

Compared to 2017, the sales of wigs on Ali Express saw rapid(快速的 kuàisù de) growth(增长 zēngzhǎng) of over 50 percent in Europe and even more in Africa last year.

In the meantime, the sales volume of anti-hair loss(防脱发 fáng tuōfà) products(产品 chǎnpǐn) like essential oils, shampoo and hairline concealer powder in 2018 saw an increase of 150 percent compared to 2017.

The No.1 customers of wigs on Ali Express in terms of numbers come from the United States, followed by the UK, France, South Africa, the Netherlands and Italy.

The daily sales of wigs produced in Xuchang, Henan province reached 40,000, with a yearly transaction of 1.5 billion yuan, ranking first on Ali Express.

Ali Express is currently the biggest cross-border B2C e-commerce platform(平台 píngtái) in China, and is operating sites in 18 languages covering 220 countries(国家 guójiā) and regions(地区 dìqū) around the world.

重点词汇 Key word:

假 [jiǎ]

• <形容词 adj.> False; fake;
  E.g. Zhè zhāng 100 yuán chāopiào shì jiǎzào de.
  这张100元钞票是假造的。
  This 100 yuan note is a counterfeit.

• <连词 conjunction> If; in case
  E.g. Jiǎrú wǒ wàng le, qǐng tíxǐng wǒ yīxià.
  假如我忘了,请提醒我一下。
  In case I forget, please remind me of it.