Few people realize that many of the world's socks come from Shetou in the center of Taiwan. At its peak, Shetou's hosiery business earned US $ 230 million in foreign exchange every year.
很多人不知，呵護全球人士踏遍千山萬水的那雙襪子，可能就出自台灣中部這個默默耕耘的小鎮；在織襪業最風光的年代，社頭的襪子曾為國家賺進每年 2 億 3 千萬美元的外匯。