A hostess promotes a purse during a livestream at the Yiwu International Trade Market in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, on April 22. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Xiazhu village in Yiwu, Zhejiang province is making a name for itself by promoting and selling products through livestreams.

The village is home to around 5,000 market entities and over 50,000 store owners and employees whose work is based primarily around social networking platforms such as Douyin and Kuaishou.

Online stores are busy at night in Xiazhu village, Jinhua, Zhejiang province, on April 22. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A training agency for livestream hosts in Xiazhu village, Jinhua, Zhejiang province [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]