Yiwu Overview
Basic Information
- Chinese Name：义乌
- Location: In the center of Zhejiang province, the east of Jinqu Basin
- Area: 1105.5 square kilometers
- Population: 1.97 million, Han Chinese is the vast majority nationality group
- Language: Mandarin, Yiwu Dialect
Administrative Division
Yiwu, a county-level city in Jinhua city, Zhejiang, has jurisdiction over 8 streets and 6 towns.
- 8 Streets: Choucheng Street, Beiyuan Street, Choujiang Street, Jiangdong Street, Houzhai Street, Chengxi Street, Niansanli Street and Futian Street.
- 6 Towns: Shangxi Town, Yiting Town, Fotang Town, Yi’an Town, Suxi Town and Dacheng Town.
Geography
Yiwu is located in the middle of Zhejiang province, and belongs to Jinhua city. It is located in the east of Jinqu Basin and is surrounded by mountains in the east, south and north. Yiwu has a 44.41 miles’ length from west to east and 58.15 miles’ width from north to south. It has a good location of east to Dongyang city, south to Yongkang city and Wuyi county, and west to Jindong district and Lanxi city. In the north, it connects Pujiang county and Zhuji city in Shaoxing. Eight counties in Wuzhou are all able to connect WuZhou, and it is just 100 miles award to the provincial capital Hangzhou.
Climate
Yiwu’s landform contributes to its climate. Yiwu city is surrounded by mountains in the east, south and north, with the domestic low mountains, hills, down land and plain. So the climate there is not so extremely hot or cold. Yiwu belongs to subtropical monsoon climate, with four distinctive seasons.
The Best Time to Go
The best time travel to Yiwu is from march to May or from September to October. Because in the spring and autumn period, you can avoid the summer heat and winter cold. What’s more, the spring flowers and the cool autumn wind are suitable and enjoyable for visitors to enjoy themselves and go shopping in international small commodity city. In April or October each year, there are all kinds of China yiwu international commodities fairs being held in Yiwu, which is the best time for travelers to appreciate various fairs, buy special souvenirs and know more about Yiwu culture.
Things to Do
As a city famous for its small commodity industry, the first thing you are recommended to do there is to visit all sorts of small commodity markets and may buy some of them. Then, Yiwu is a place cultivates a lot of talented people and breeds profound culture which is worth knowing and experiencing. Additionally, there are various wonderful tourist attractions that you can travel. Also, people from all over the world gather there, you are able to experience diverse culture there as well.
Transportation
As an important city of small commodity industry at home and abroad, infrastructure in Yiwu was built well. Airway, highway, railway, taxi and self-service bus are all available in Yiwu. What’s more, there is Yiwu BRT as well. To know more about Yiwu transportation.
History & Culture
Yiwu has a long history which can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period. In the period of First Emperor of Qin, it got its name of Wushang because of a historical story. In the Tang dynasty, it got its current name.
With special development ways, Yiwu has formed splendid culture such as To Wu Opera, Daoqing, martial art, etc. To know more about Yiwu culture.
Economy
Yiwu’s products have been exported to 212 countries and regions, market opening degree have reached more than 60%. Its top ten export countries and regions are the United States, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Ukraine, Spain, Germany, South Korea, Japan, Brazil and Panama.
The first industry in Yiwu is handicraft industry. Each year, its gross industrial production can reach millions of trillion. It has formed a unique development pattern of manufacturing industry with "small commodities, big market, and small businesses, quick grouping". The commodity manufacturing accounts for more than 70% of the Yiwu industrial production.
The second industry in Yiwu is agriculture. Because of good conditions for agricultural development, Yiwu develops well in farming and stockbreeding industry. Because of the prosperous development of the first and second industries, the third industry in Yiwu develops to a promising direction.
Festivals
In addition to Chinese traditional festivals and activities, there are various special activities that show specialties of one places in every place of China. You are able to experience its own festivals and activities in Yiwu as well. There is some information that we collected about Yiwu festivals.
Dining
Yiwu dishes belong to Zhejiang cuisine. And because Yiwu is a place that gathers people from different countries so that you are able to taste diverse food there. Here we've prepared some typical Yiwu local food that you are recommended to eat if you go there. Know more about Yiwu Food.
