Workers make down jackets as part of a poverty alleviation project in a factory in Xinyang, Central China’s Henan Province on November 30, 2023. Sales of down jackets have been hot in recent days amid a cold wave that has swept across North China. It is estimated that the down jacket market could hit 162.2 billion yuan ($22.74 billion) this year and 195 billion yuan in 2024, maintaining high growth. Photo: VCG