Yiwu Introduction Yiwu is situated in the center of Zhejiang Province, connected 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 covers a total area of 1,105 square kilometers, with altogether 7 boroughs and 6 towns under its jurisdiction.
International Trade Mart, the main body of Yiwu market, is the world’s largest single market with a total area of 2.54 million square meters. Central air conditioner, broad band and telephones are equipped, and autos can go directly to upper floors. Till the end of December 2007, Yiwu has a population of 1.8 million, among which, 697,000 are local residents, and over 1 million are non-native residents. Localization policy is adopted by the government, giving citizen treatment to those incoming builders. Yiwu Airport has opened more than 20 airlines to big cities, such as Beijing, Guangzhou, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Shantou, Kunming, Changsha, Guiyang, Urumchi, Xi’an, Nantong and etc. Highway crosses the city. At present, over 340 passenger transport lines to cities of other provinces are in operation. It is only one-hour drive to Hangzhou, 3-hour drive to Shanghai and 1.5-hour drive to Ningbo. 90 plus trains stop at Yiwu Railway station daily. Many big and moderate cities can be reached by train in Yiwu.
