Yiwu

Yiwu

Yiwu is a famous international trade city in east of China, Zhejiang Province. Yiwu is a city built on wholesale market. With 320,000 kinds of commodities in over 1502 categories of 34 industries, nearly any made-in-china products can be bought in yiwu wholesale market at ex-factory price. Yiwu market, i.e. Yiwu China Commodity City, Yiwu China Commodity Wholesale market, China Yiwu Interantional trade city, Yiwu Futian Market, is the largest commodities wholesale market in China, in Asia, and also in the world. The products in yiwu wholesale markets are exported to over 200 countries and regions.

Yiwu is located 100 km south of the city of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, which is famous in the world by the beautiful scenery, such as West Lake, QianTang River tidewater, and so on. North of Yiwu, about 280km, is Shanghai city, the largest city in China. East of Yiwu, about 200km, is the famous Port of China - NingBo Port. The nearest city to Yiwu is Dongyang city and Yongkang city. Dongyang is famous for Pujiang China Crystal and Glass City, Yongkang is famous for Yongkang China Science and Technology Hardware City.

Yiwu is famous in China as a commodities center. People from all over the world come to Yiwu City to buy commodities for resale in other parts of China or abroad. Yiwu's China Small-Commodity Market has for 6 consecutive years topped China's 100 top open markets and was for successive years listed as China's civilized open market. It has been named as the banner of China's market economy and with a large variety of quality but cheaper commodities, the market has become a shopping paradise for tourists. The Yiwu wholesale market concept habe provided the basis for the controversial Sweden Chinese Commodity Wholesale Market in Kalmar, Sweden.

Yiwu boasts an Olympic quality stadium and a large Christian Church. Many events associated with trade take place in Yiwu City. Yiwu also has a sizable Korean and Muslim (both foreign and Chinese)