【外刊英语精读】"世界纽扣之都"西塘（上）| world button hub

Township 's prospects brighter than ever小镇大有前景Production  hub in Zhejiang province builds on a century of experience as sector's sales increase overseas浙江嘉兴市嘉善县西塘镇是浙江省的纽扣生产中心，拥有百年历史，其纽扣远销海外When  Lu Luoyi received a set of buttons for her high school graduation, it proved to be a life-changing gift.当陆罗依收到一组纽扣作为其高中毕业礼物时，这改变了她的一生。" They were beautifully intricate works of art from out of town. I thought about the huge amount of expertise that went into making them and wanted to do something similar. You can say that's what helped get started on my career path," said Lu, now 59.“这些纽扣是从城外买来的美丽精致的艺术品，我体会到其制作背后的大量专业技术，我也想做同样的事情，可以说这帮助开启了我的事业，”59岁的陆罗依表示说。Lu , together with more than 70 colleagues, makes buttons out of seashells in a factory in Xitang, a township of Jiashan county in the city of Jiaxing, Zhejiang province in East China.在位于中国东部浙江省嘉兴市嘉善县西塘镇的工厂里，陆罗依和70多位同事用贝壳制造纽扣。The  raw material comes from the province's coastal areas about 300 kilometers away, before being made into more than 300,000 buttons that pass through Lu's hands every day to help adorn the latest fashion trends across the country and worldwide.原材料来自于300公里以外的浙江省沿海区域，每天在陆罗依的手中被制造成超过三十万个纽扣，来装点全中国和全世界最时兴的时尚潮流服饰。" The most beautiful ones can seem like pearls that glow under the moonlight," she said. "Probably nowhere else can such buttons be created."“最漂亮的纽扣看起来就像是月光下闪光的珍珠，”她说。“或许其它地方都生产不出这样的纽扣。”Xitang 's button producers form a pillar industry of Jiashan that employs more than 20,000 people. They boasted an annual output of more than 110 billion buttons in 2021－half the share of the domestic market－and contributed nearly 70 percent of local tax revenue, according to the county.西塘的纽扣制造企业是嘉善县的支柱产业，根据县统计数据，为超过20000人提供就业岗位，这些企业在2021年纽扣年产量超过1100亿个，占国内市场份额一半，贡献了将近70%的当地税收。Because  it is at the forefront of Chinese button production, Xitang is dubbed "the world's button hub", with everyone across the globe on average having at least 10 buttons made in the township.因为处于中国纽扣生产的领先地位，西塘镇被誉为“世界纽扣之都”，全世界平均每人拥有来自该镇的至少10个纽扣。The  button business in Xitang features a comprehensive industrial cluster with a complete range of products and materials, ranging from metal and resin to natural shell and husk, as well as handcrafted items and those made with precision technology.西塘镇的纽扣产业以综合产业集群为特色，拥有完整的产品和原材料链条，包括金属、树脂以及自然贝壳、果壳，此外还有手工制作以及精准技术制作的产品。The  township's button sector centers on the village of Dashun, which hosts 678 enterprises that together recorded industrial output of 5.8 billion yuan ($863 million) last year and contributed more than half of Xitang's tax revenue, according to local authorities.大舜村位于西塘镇纽扣产业的中心，有678家企业，根据当地政府数据，去年产值创下了58亿元的记录（8.63亿美元），贡献了超过一半的西塘税收。Yu  Shanfeng, 53, who leads a major enterprise and heads local industry associations, said Dashun is at an unprecedented high point in its development, with its production prowess poised for even greater heights.53岁的俞善锋是当地一家重点企业的负责人，同时也是纽扣行业协会的负责人，他表示大舜村正处于发展进程中的最高点，其生产效能仍可寻求突破。" We have a century of button-related businesses here. The shift is now toward green, sustainable, innovative and technology-driven growth that leverages our experience and infrastructure as we consolidate our strengths," Yu said.“我们的纽扣相关企业拥有一百年的历史，我们将整合优势，发挥经验和基础设施优势，实现向绿色、可持续、创新和技术驱动增长的转型,”俞善锋说道。前往小宇宙评论区与主播互动