China's 'Taobao Villages' cash in on Double 11 spree

Xuzhou, China

WORKERS wielding screeching hand-held wood sanders toil overtime in Cheng Huaibao's bunk bed factory, rushing to prepare for the wave of orders about to break on manufacturing businesses like his across China.

China's Nov 11 orgy of e-shopping will hit on Saturday, with hundreds of millions of consumers expected to seize on promotional discounts to place up to a billion pent-up orders for everything from food to furniture and electronics.