The city of wigs – level 1

23-06-2025 15:00

Xuchang is a city in China. It makes many wigs. A wig is a hair you wear.

Xuchang makes more than half of all wigs in the world. Many people work in wig shops. One big company is Rebecca Hair. It sells wigs to many countries. It sells wigs to Africa, the US, and Europe. Wigs are important in Africa. People wear them every day. A woman in Kenya has a wig shop. She buys wigs from China. At first, she feels scared. But now she feels happy. She likes the wigs. They are good and beautiful. No one in Kenya can make the same wigs.

Difficult words: wig (hair you wear on your head), scared (worried, afraid).

You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.

Which continents does Rebecca Hair sell its wigs to?

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