1. 1688 is also called Alibaba Wholesale Network, which provides a large amount of business opportunity information and a convenient and secure online trading market for online merchants all over the world. It provides a weather vane for buyers to purchase wholesale. It mainly serves manufacturers engaged in wholesale services.

2. Tao Factory is also an official operating brand of Alibaba, dedicated to providing consumers with cheaper and more practical high-quality factory goods.

3. The difference between Tao Factory and 1688 is that 1688 is for buyers to purchase and wholesale services, mainly for retailers. The main purpose of Tao Factory is to screen high-quality source factories and sell high-quality products directly to consumers. In this way, the entire chain from production to consumers is completed more directly.

4. The service target of 1688 is retail merchants, while Tao Factory sells factory products directly to consumers, eliminating other links in the middle.