“北上广曹”突然火了，网友：常常因为自己不是曹县人而感到自卑
Remote county puts positive spin on social media ridicule

China’s latest Internet fad: Ridicule Caoxian county — a tiny, little-known inland county in East China’s Shandong province — and talk about it as if it is on par with the world’s most developed cities.最近中国的网络热潮：调侃曹县。曹县本是一个不太为人所知的山东省内陆县城，大家却把它说成能够比肩世界最发达的城市。

The county shot to fame on China’s social media with topics related to it discussed more than 500 million times, after a local live streamer bragged about his hometown in an exaggerated and contemptuous tone on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok.在一位抖音网红在视频中用夸张轻蔑的口吻吹嘘他的家乡后，曹县在中国社交媒体突然走红，相关话题浏览量超过5亿次。

However, the local county government quickly seized the opportunity to promote its economic progress and attract talent, with the county’s chief appearing in live streamed sales events and conducting media interviews.然而，当地县政府很快抓住了时机，推动经济进步，吸引人才。曹县县长出现在一场直播销售活动中，并接受了媒体采访。

Liang Huimin, deputy Party chief and head of the local government, said Caoxian has a burgeoning e-commerce industry and is the biggest supplier of coffins to Japan, The Beijing News reported.据《新京报》报道，曹县县委副书记、县长梁惠民表示，曹县电子商务产业蓬勃发展，是日本最大的棺材供应商。

Caoxian is also China’s largest manufacturing base for performance costumes, including Hanfu, the historical clothing of the Han people, which has become popular with young Chinese.曹县还是中国最大的演出服装生产基地，包括汉服，这是汉族传统服饰，已成为中国年轻人的流行。