The city of wigs – level 2

The city of wigs

23-06-2025 15:00

Xuchang is a city in China. It makes more than half of the world’s wigs. There are many companies in the city, and a lot of people work there.

Most wigs use real human hair. People in the countryside sell their hair to these companies. One big company is called Rebecca Hair. It first sold wigs only to the United States, but later, it started selling to Africa. In some African countries, wigs are part of everyday life.

Wigs from Xuchang are now sold in many places around the world. In 2024, the city sold more than 2 billion dollars of hair products. A shop owner in Nairobi, Kenya, says she was nervous to buy from China at first. Now she is happy because the wigs are special and look very nice.

Difficult words: wig (hair you wear on your head), countryside (places that are not cities), nervous (afraid or unsure).

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

Which material do most wigs from Xuchang use?

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