China's fur capital faces bleak prospects as orders nosedive
By Yang Hui, Published: 2016-05-03 14:08:33
Fox pelts are left piled on the ground. Photo: Yang Hui/GT
Editor's Note:
Stagnant domestic and global demand is exerting downward pressure on China's leather and fur industry. Fur manufacturers and dealers are tightening their belts in the city of Jiaxing, East China's Zhejiang Province, the capital of the nation's leather and fur industry.

White fox pelts are dried in the sun. Photo: Yang Hui/GT
A stockpile of fox pelts. Photo: Yang Hui/GT
Racoon pelts hang in a factory, waiting to be processed. Photo: Yang Hui/GT
Raccoon pelts are kept in cold storage. Photo: Yang Hui/GT
Dealers weigh dried fox pelts in a factory in Chongfu township, Zhejiang Province. Photo: Yang Hui/GT
Tufts of animal fur remain on a pelt processing machine. Photo: Yang Hui/GT
A worker trims an animal pelt. Photo: Yang Hui/GT
Workers trim an animal pelt. Photo: Yang Hui/GT
A worker tailors a fur coat. Photo: Yang Hui/GT
Fur coats hang in a factory. Photo: Yang Hui/GT