Yiwu, located in the east of China. Yiwu is famous for its largest wholesale market of general merchandise. There are about 300,000 foreign buyers sourcing goods in Yiwu then shipping all over the world!
Yiwu is situated in the central Zhejiang Province, connecting Guangdong and Fujian on the south and Shanghai on the north. It is 300 km to Shanghai and 120 km to Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang. Transportation is convenient with highway and railway connecting most big and medium-sized cities. Over 20 airlines have been opened to big cities like Beijing, Hongkong, Guangzhou, etc.
Yiwu now has a 4C grade airport carries over a dozen air routes to Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shantou, Changsha. This airport even had HK-Yiwu direct flights for several months last year. The facilities are qualified for international flights. Hongkong to Yiwu non-stop flight is carried yearly.
Yiwu now has 716,000 local residents and over 1 million migrant workers, including around 40,000 foreigners from Korea, Mid-east, South America, and other parts of the world. The total population reaches 1.8 million. After long years of living in Yiwu and sourcing from Yiwu market, many foreigners already take Yiwu as their second hometown and play more and more important roles in local community. One thing that never happened in other China cities is that these businessmen can even take seats in Yiwu People’s Congress, to have their saying on Yiwu policy-making. Yiwu Arabs – An article about how Yiwu Arabs, a larger population than Shanghai Arabs, working/trading and living in Yiwu.