
Workers perform quality inspection on products ready for shipment at a plush toy company in the Baigou new area of Baoding, North China's Hebei Province, on June 9, 2026. Baigou is home to more than 3,600 toy business entities. In 2025, local companies completed the design of more than 30,000 original plush toy products, and generated an annual output value of 20 billion yuan ($2.95 billion). Photo: VCG