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Have you ever been to Yiwu, China? Yiwu is the world's largest wholesale general goods market.
Location of Yiwu
Yiwu is located in the central province of Zhejiang, connecting Guangdong and Fujian to the south and Shanghai to the north. It is 300 km from Shanghai and 120 km from Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province. Transport is convenient with highways and railways connecting most large and medium-sized cities. More than 20 airlines have been opened to big cities like Beijing, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, etc.
>>Shanghai to Yiwu, Hangzhou to Yiwu
Yiwu Weather
Located in the subtropical monsoon climate zone, Yiwu has four distinct seasons, enjoying a mild and humid climate, with an average annual temperature of 17℃. The high temperature is in July, with an average of 29.3℃, and the lowest in January, with an average of 4.2 ℃.
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History of Yiwu China
Yiwu, meaning loyal crow in Chinese, was the name from an old beautiful tale about crows helping good people. Yiwu, original name as Wushang, was founded in the Qin Dynasty, or around 222 BC. However, its long history flourished already in the Neolithic era. Araturyuk first appeared in the year 624 AD, the Tang Dynasty, and then continued for a good 1300 years. Until May 1988, the 1300-year-old Araturyuk was promoted to the top level named Yiwu. The long history has left this city with quite good history and culture, such as martial arts, Wu Opera and the 300-year-old Da Si Pagoda in Xiuhu Park, which you will find quite interesting in some articles below.
Yiwu Population
Yiwu now has 716,000 local residents and over 1 million migrant workers, including about 40,000 foreigners from Korea, the Middle East, South America and other parts of the world. The total population reaches 1,800,000. After many years of living in Yiwu and searching from the market Yiwu, many foreigners have already accepted Yiwu as a second hometown and are playing an increasingly important role in the local community. One thing that has never happened in other cities in China is that these businessmen may even take seats in the Yiwu People's Congress to have their say on Yiwu politics. Yiwu Arabs - An article about how Yiwu Arabs, a larger population than Shanghai Arabs, work/trade and live in Yiwu.
Yiwu Economy
Yiwu's economy is one of the fastest growing in China since the national opening up. Something similar in Shenzhen. The streets that were dirty and scattered with COW DUNGS for 20 years are now packed with a series of BMW7 and Benz. More about Yiwu Economy Yiwu Fair also makes a great contribution to the success of Yiwu's economy. Yiwu is currently one of the top 10 exhibition cities in China. Yiwu Market Guide also offers one stop service for the 2010 Yiwu Fair.
>>Yiwu Economy
Yiwu transport
Yiwu now has a 4C class airport carrying more than a dozen air routes to Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shantou, and Changsha. This airport even served HK-Yiwu direct flights for several months last year. The facilities are qualified for international flights. Hong Kong Yiwu non-stop flight operates annually.
>>More about Yiwu Airport.
Yiwu Railway Station is one of the most advanced mid-size train stations in China. Currently, trains departing from Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Nanjing and other large and medium-sized cities can directly reach Yiwu every day. More than 60 trains depart from Hangzhou to Yiwu every day, and you can go to Hangzhou directly from almost all major cities in China by train. Express trains from Shanghai just need two hours to get to Yiwu.
>>How to get to Yiwu from HK, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Beijing, Shantou?
Yiwu Urban
Xiuhu Lake Park, Yiwu Riverside Park, Yiwu Wetland Park are my three recommendations. They are all inside the city and very easy to walk. See them in Yiwu Attractions Yiwu international trade city is also a national landscape AAAA place. More details on Yiwu International Trade City Here are some good Yiwu Photos
Yiwu Restaurant
Yiwu Restaurants, like its commodity wholesalers, are rich in variety. Islamic restaurants, Korean restaurants, Indian restaurants, Brazilian restaurants, Japanese restaurants... All people are fleeing from their own countries, not Chinese. Of course, there are also many traditional Chinese restaurants and Western food. And you will also have to try some real Yiwu food. Explore more Yiwu Restaurant today!
Yiwu tree city, flower city
People chose the camphor tree as the city tree at the 11th Yiwu People's Congress on July 30, 2002. According to the Yiwu government, there is one over 1000-year-old, four over 800-year-old, 103 over 200-year-old and more than a thousand 100-year-old camphor trees in Yiwu.Ever green camphor tree symbolizes prosper and prosperity forever. PEOPLE like it. Yiwu has a long history and outstanding plant cultivation technology in China roses. Colorful China roses bloom all year round, which also symbolizes long-lasting prosperity. They are wide-set and beloved by the Yiwu people.
Yiwu Culture
Yiwu markets have made Yiwu famous in China over the past 30 years. Yiwu International Trade City has made Yiwu famous all over the world in the past 8 years. However, Yiwu Martial Arts has kept Yiwu famous in China for over a thousand years. Wu Opera, also known as Jinhua Opera, is one of the oldest operas (has a history of 400 years) in China. The earliest days of Wu opera can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty (AD1386-AD1683). The name comes from Wuzhou, the former name of Jinhua.
Yiwu (or - yiwu) is located in the southeast of Zhejiang province, in China. This is a commercial city developing at an incredible pace. In the past twenty years, tremendous changes have occurred in its development, the city has become China's largest base for the export of consumer goods, and one of the largest wholesale markets for household goods in the world. In fact, it has been China's number one market for industrial products for the past 17 years.
The city of Yiwu (China) has an ancient history, but the most important pages in it have been written in the last twenty years. Its population is more than one and a half million people, among whom almost seven hundred thousand are local residents. These places are the birthplace of famous people of China: Luo Bingwan - one of the outstanding people in the early Tang Dynasty, Dzun Jie - a general of the Song Dynasty, and many others. But first of all, Yiwu is known as a trading center, i.e. This is the city that occupies a leading place in the world in the number of fairs and the range of goods.
Less than twenty years ago, in these places there was a county center, unknown to anyone, now it is a city on the map, in which people from opposite ends of the earth work and live. Once the main occupation was agriculture, now it is the capital of public goods. Despite the fact that Yiwu is geographically unattractively located and is not a leader in terms of resources, it has been rapidly growing economically in recent years.
This city achieved prosperity thanks to trade. Statistics say that every day the number of retail outlets reaches over two hundred thousand people, and goods from the city are exported to two hundred districts. In these places, 400 thousand types of goods from 1,900 industries are traded every day, so you can safely call the city a paradise for buyers. By 2005, Yiwu's product turnover was about 40 million yuan and the place was named the world's greatest specialized market by the UN.
Interesting information about Yiwu attractions
The main attractions in the city are not only shopping centers and fairs. Here is the largest aquarium in the entire province. It is located on the territory of Paradise Park. At the same time, the old city boasts buildings from the Ming and Qing eras, as well as ancient paintings and ancient ceramics. In the old part there are streets where tourists can see bridges, temples and gazebos.
Yiwu has a park that opened in 2003 and is located on the waterfront of Xiuhu Lake. This park is located in the central part, and the lake itself was here during the Song Dynasty. The very center of the water surface is decorated with a pagoda, an island that can be easily reached by boat that runs between the park and the square.
Amazing news for real shoppers
The city is constantly building new markets, you can easily discover an unknown shopping center, because in Yiwu (China) there is an active policy of incentives so that even more capital is brought into the manufacturing and service industries. Today, the city accommodates 10 thousand industrial enterprises, and over 59 billion yuan per year is spent on industrial production.
Residents in these places say that for them the client is the main person, without him they will remain poor. That is why shopping in Yiwu is a pleasant experience, and any buyer will be satisfied with the assortment. The city of Yiwu is a place that China can be proud of, because it has become a real paradise for tourists, where it is possible to find virtually any product. But the main attractions in these places are the long shopping streets and colorful fairs.
Location of Yiwu in China
You won’t immediately find the city of Yiwu on a map of China, because by the standards of the country it is quite small. Its exact landmarks are 300 km south of Shanghai, 150 km west of Ningbo, or 150 km north of Wenzhou, and another 100 km south of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province. For your first acquaintance with Yiwu on the Internet, it is better to find an interactive map, which is an object based on the latest topographic measurements with satellite imagery. To view the details, you can familiarize yourself with the schematic image, which is always online. This way you can look at neighborhood plans based on your priorities. As a traveler, such a city map gives you the opportunity to plan your future route.
Yiwu is the largest shopping center in China
Let us return to the fact that, despite the parks and recreation areas, ancient buildings and attractions, the city of Yiwu is the main market of a country like China. Its service sectors are colossal, and not only in trade. There are about 650 hotels in the city, which means that 40 thousand clients can be accommodated overnight. There are also numerous restaurants with Chinese cuisine and another thirty South Korean and even Muslim ones.
The largest wholesale market in Yiwu is Futien. This is a complex of five interconnected buildings 8 km long. The market is open all year round, seven days a week, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with 70 thousand pavilions of factories from all over China. The Futien Market in Yiwu has the world's largest wholesale supply of household goods. In addition to household goods, artificial flowers, toys, jewelry, souvenirs, decorative goods, socks and tights, umbrellas, lamps, locks, stationery, watches, glasses, and art supplies are well represented.
Weather in Yiwu
The weather in Yiwu has a subtropical climate, very similar to the climate in Sochi. In summer it is hot and humid, the air warms up to +40°C. In autumn and winter, the weather in Yiwu is changeable, it often rains, the average temperature is +8-15°C. Just like Sochi, Yiwu is surrounded by low mountains, but unfortunately there is no sea here.
Yiwu has a lot of greenery, neat lawns, and beautifully trimmed bushes. Street cleaners ride along the streets on three-wheeled “cargo” bicycles. Trees, shrubs and flowers bloom in succession all year round, not excluding winter.
Yiwu Hotels
In the city of Yiwu, as in any other city in China, there are enough hotels of different levels of comfort. There are many hotels located along Futien Market. Basically, these are inexpensive three-star hotels from 120-180 yuan per night for a double room with Wi-Fi and breakfast. There are also 4-5 star hotels, prices for which start from 350 yuan.
There are places in Yiwu hotels at any time of the year, so when you arrive, you will definitely rent a room with the comfort you need at the right price. You can book a room in advance, for example, on the website booking.com. We also marked on the map of Yiwu conveniently located hotels where our clients most often stay. Look
The most popular city among foreigners in China is, without a doubt, its capital - the enormously expanded Beijing with its seven (and according to some sources, eight) ring roads. But foreigners live not only there. How does life in megacities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou differ from life in other Chinese cities? In Magazeta's new project, we meet those who live in another China. In this issue, Valeria Kozelkova shares her impressions of life in Yiwu.
Yiwu (义乌)
city in Jinhua Urban County (金华), Zhejiang Province (浙江)
population: 1.2 million people
area: 1,105 sq. km
largest in China
Prices
Rent of a 2-room apartment in the center: 30,000 yuan per year
Kilogram of apples fuzhi at the nearest store: 5.5 yuan
A portion of noodles in the nearest: 10 yuan
Taxi boarding: 8 yuan
Valeria Kozelkova
Valeria Kozelkova
age: 34 years
Chinese: advanced user
higher education
specialty: regional management and international communications (FEFU)
Relationship status: Single
in China: since 2003
in Yiwu: since 2006
How did you get to China and Yiwu? What are you doing here?
The first time I came here was in 2006 with a classmate after an internship at Shandong University. Little was known about this city back then. But my friend had been here before, so I knew approximately that the city is a wholesale city, based solely on the export of consumer goods. At the moment I am doing purchasing. I work for a Moscow company, we ship toys, household goods and sporting goods, and we produce underwear under our own brand.
In Yiwu wholesale market. Photo: Richard John Seymour
What is Yiwu famous for and why is it special? What is it worth living here for?
I will say right away that living here is not easy in the sense of how foreigners live in Shanghai, Beijing and other large cities. There are very few places for leisure. The main goal of life here is to earn money. The main attraction of the city is the largest wholesale consumer goods market Futien (福田市场, Futien - a common transcription of the name of the Futian market - Note Ed.). The market stretches over five sectors, each of which has five floors. People from all over the world come here. There are also large wholesale markets for clothing, food and industrial materials.
What nearby cities or localities are you visiting?
I travel a lot around China on business trips. But for vacation I prefer Hangzhou, Shanghai, Hong Kong.
Waitresses in hijab in front of an Arabic restaurant in Yiwu. Photo: Tom Spender
Which foreigners live in Yiwu and what do they do? Is there a community?
Businessmen from the Middle East and Central Asia are the main contingent here. They have their own kindergartens and schools. There is a mosque in the city. There are also a large number of restaurants and cafes where Oriental cuisine is widely represented. There are many Russian speakers in the city who work here, study, or just spend time. There are many communities among Arabs and Indians.
What are the gastronomic features of Yiwu?
Oriental cuisine is most widely represented here. There are a small number of restaurants serving European and Caucasian cuisine.
Valeria in front of the entrance to one of the wholesale markets
Do you have Chinese friends? How do you spend your time?
No Chinese friends. Basically, communication is limited to work.
Would you like to leave Yiwu? Where and why?
At the moment I am not considering leaving. Since there are a large number of plans and projects, the implementation of which requires personal presence.
What are the main difficulties faced by foreigners in Yiwu?
To be honest, I don’t see any difficulties. There may only be a language barrier. It took me a very long time to get used to the southern pronunciation, since before that, at universities in Russia and China we were taught only in the northern dialect.
I would probably advise students to come here after graduating from university. They can receive language practice and practice related to foreign economic activity here in full in a very short period of time. All this will help them in their future life and work in China.
Who shouldn't go to Yiwu?
There is no place for lazy people here, that's for sure. The basic principle of life here is that as you trample, so will you burst.
A photo from Chinese Importing was used for the title illustration.
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Yiwu (in English "Yiwu", in Chinese义乌) is a city with a population of about 2 million people, located in the east of Zhejiang Province. The city is famous primarily for its developed international trade in light industrial goods.
Formally, Yiwu is just a city of “district significance”, under the control of the “district center” - Jinhua. But Yiwu is better known than Jinhua, both within China and in other countries.
Exit from Futien Market and view of the business district in Yiwu
Modern Yiwu
Yiwu has been developing so rapidly in recent decades only thanks to the Futien International Wholesale Market. This is a kind of “city-forming enterprise”. Today it is a huge complex of buildings, more than 150,000 showrooms of manufacturers and trading companies from all over China.
Futien is the most successful wholesale market in China. The project aims to provide an opportunity for many manufacturers from all over China to show their products directly and “live” to customers from different countries. In fact, this is the largest exhibition that never closes.
Many cities and regions wanted to attract buyers from all over the world and had similar projects, but only in Yiwu did everything work out so well. Now Futien and Yiwu are one of the most attractive places in China for those who want to find suppliers and do business related to the export of goods from China. Yiwu only competes with Guangzhou and Shenzhen, and Yiwu always has more attractive prices and it is not necessary to buy goods in whole containers.
One of the reasons is the competent economic and administrative policy of the region. Yiwu has special conditions for local and, most importantly, foreign companies.
Main entrance to Futien Wholesale Market District No. 1
The second reason is the Futien complex itself. Perfectly organized space, convenient location, huge size - more than 150,000 showrooms of manufacturers from all over China.
Developed infrastructure - more than a hundred hotels, many office buildings, warehouses, developed transport network - getting to Yiwu is not difficult.
Foreigners can easily reside in Yiwu without strict supervision from the authorities. They can open their offices and representative offices of companies - also according to a simplified procedure. Such economic freedom ultimately bore fruit - there are many purchasing offices and purchasing agents from all over the world in Yiwu, which only increases trade turnover.
The city continues to grow, new districts of the Futien market, a business and financial center, warehouse areas, factories, representative offices of suppliers and manufacturers are being built.
Business and financial district under construction in Yiwu
Nowadays, delegations of government officials from other cities and regions of China are not uncommon in Yiwu. They are trying to learn from the experience of the city’s economic development. Many conferences and events are held at the regional and government level.
The city is home to a large number of foreigners, most from India and the Middle East - the largest buyers in Yiwu, purchasing the largest volumes of products in quantitative terms. These are mainly purchasing agents, trading companies, purchasing offices of foreign companies.
Currently, due to the fact that there are more and more foreigners in Yiwu, many of them are employed not only directly in the field of international supplies. Many are engaged in business in the service sector - many European, Muslim, Arab restaurants and cafes, hairdressers, hotels and so on are open. As well as Christian churches and mosques.
In the recent past, just a few years ago, a huge number of replicas of famous brand products were produced in Yiwu. Nowadays the rules have become stricter and copies are becoming harder and harder to find.
Business district in Yiwu, China
The city continues to be actively developed - new roads, bridges, entire residential areas, shopping centers. However, population growth is currently in question.
Most of the residents are “migrant workers”; the main indigenous population in Yiwu is only about 600-700 thousand people. In 2015, there was a decline in trade both in China in general and in Yiwu in particular. Therefore, no one knows whether the city will continue at the same rapid pace. Everything depends on the economic situation in the world, on the demand for goods.
There are more than 100 hotels in Yiwu - from the most inexpensive to the Marriott Hotel. Most of them are also located near Futien Wholesale Market.
The airport in Yiwu accepts flights within China, it is not international. You can fly here from Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Urumqi and other cities.
Yiwu, near District No. 3 Wholesale Market
There is also a bullet train station, part of China's high-speed train network. High-speed trains can be used from Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou and other cities. The station is currently being expanded to accommodate more and more passengers.
The Yiwu Port logistics center is located in Yiwu. This is a colossal building that includes warehouse space, offices for commercial and government organizations, and, most importantly, a customs office.
You can load a container into Yiwu Port and immediately, without leaving the complex, carry out all the customs clearance procedures required in China. This is very convenient; in the future, the container is sent to seaports already “cleaned” - saving time.
Office buildings near Futien Wholesale Market in Yiwu, China
Yiwu is also the beginning of the “new silk road” - containers leave from here to Europe and Russia via the new high-speed railway. For example, goods travel to Moscow by rail in only about 14 days. True, prices are still high, but in the future everyone expects further development of this path and lower prices.
In the future, this is a real alternative to sea transport. First of all, this route is interesting because of the speed of delivery of goods.
