Diving gold sparks Wuchuan's global drive
Guangdong's shoemakers seek to coast on 17-year-old Quan Hongchan's stunning show in Paris and her stylish slippers
By ZHENG CAIXIONG and LI WENFANG in Guangzhou |
China Daily |
Updated: 2024-09-03 10:22
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In defending her women's 10-meter platform diving title at the just concluded 2024 Paris Olympics, China's Quan Hongchan, 17, not only hit the headlines again, but also popularized plastic clown fish slippers, a Chinese product she wore at the natatorium.
Business opportunities have since boomed for the plastic shoe manufacturers in Wuchuan, a county-level city under the administration of the coastal Zhanjiang city in Guangdong province, hometown of Quan where she is affectionately called Chan Bao or Baby Chan.
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