Those who have been to Yiwu say, "It's an ocean of small commodities, a heaven for shoppers"
Chinese small-commodity city
The city of Yiwu is located in the middle of Zhejiang, and is the largest Chinese city of small commodity.
Chinese small-commodity city has an international business and trade center, three market divisions and more than ten special markets. There are more than 30 characteristic special streets, and the total area of market business is more than 1 million square meters, there are 40 thousand businesses with more than 80,000 employees selling more than 200,000 small commodities to over 200,000 customers every day. The volume of business has been in the first place in Chinese fair trade market continuously for 12 years.
Relying on its status as Chinese small-commodity city, Yiwu began to handle the annual Chinese Small Commodity Exposition beginning in1995. Since 2002, that has been upgraded to become the Chinese Yiwu International Small Commodity Exposition.
Traffic
The highway traffic of Yiwu extends in all directions; Hanjinqu motorway and provincial roads such as the Hangjin route traverse the whole border. Yiwu is connected by 338 passenger transport services to more than 10 provinces and cities in the country.
The Zhegan double-track railway passes through Yiwu with nearly 80 cars stoping at the Yiwu railway station everyday.
Yiwu civil airport connects 19 flights with Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Qingdao and Amoy.
Within the city, there are 18 public transportation options and more than 700 taxies.
HUANGYUAN market
The Huangyuan market in Yiwu has 16,000 shops, mainly dealing with more than 80,000 small commodities such as hardware, electric appliances, clocks and watches, needles, cotton thread, zippers, stationery, and articles of daily use including bags, and rain gear.
Chinese Yiwu international business and trade city
At present, this is the only five-star specialized market in Zhejiang. In 2002, the first period of operating engineering was devoted, the area covered 420 mu, the architecture acreage was 340,000 square meters, there were more than 7,000 business locations, and it represented more than 250 corporations. There were over 220 commodity stocking businessmen and more than 8,600 managing dealers, so at present, it is the largest collecting and distributing centre of decorations, craftwork, baubles, and flowers in China.
BINWANG market
The Biwang market covers an area of 209 mu, the architecture acreage is 320,000 square meters, made up of five big business sections and seven parts divided into cosmetic market and international trade center. It has more than 8,300 business shops, mainly dealing with 17 kinds of commodities, such as neckties, underwear, towels, bedding, non-staple food items, and cosmetics.
Services
There are more than 400 hotels and hostels of all kinds with a total of about 20,000 beds in Yiwu city. Nineteen hotels are high-grade, foreign related hotels, and together they have more than 4,000 beds.
The catering trade of Yiwu is abundant and there is very convenient access to restaurants in all big markets; entertainment and amusement is splendid, and there is a fine night life; there are also many travel agencies who can serve you when you are shopping in Yiwu.
Tour group reception
HuangYuan Market and the International Business and Trade City each have shopping group reception centers, which can offer services, such as parking, purchasing guides, and interpretaters.
Secrets of Successful Shopping in Yiwu
Since the scale of the commodity market is very large in Yiwu, please choose carefully the specialized market or street, at choosing what you need will help you choose where you shop.
Since China Commodity City is a wholesale market, prices of commodiies are generally very low. If you are buying retail, you can buy a little higher than the trade price, and it is inadvisable to demand lower than the trade price.
Yiwu is extending the learning-English movement among the local business people. Normal dealers can communicate with foreigners in simple English. If there is any difficulty in language communication, you can ask for the translation service within the markets or from local travel agencies.
In case you have shopping reputation with local dealers, you can either make phone call (the phone number is 96315) or go to the local industrial and commercial administration for help.
Brief Introduction to Yiwu's Star-Level Foreign-related Hotels (Region Code: +86-579)
Yindu Hotel Òø¶¼¾Æµê ¡ï¡ï¡ï¡ï Tel:5558888
Xinlian Hotel ÐÅÁª¾Æµê ¡ï¡ï¡ï¡ï Tel:5562888
Kaixin Hotel ¿ÐÅ´ó¾Æµê ¡ï¡ï¡ï¡ï Tel:5566688
Huafeng Hotel »ª·á±ö¹Ý ¡ï¡ï¡ï Tel:5526888
Shangcheng Hotel É̳DZö¹Ý ¡ï¡ï¡ï Tel:5458888
Supma Hotel Ï£²¨Âü´ó¾Æµê ¡ï¡ï¡ï Tel:5459999
Chengzhongcheng Hotel ³ÇÖгǴó¾Æµê ¡ï¡ï¡ï Tel:5328888
Yiwu Grand Hotel ÒåÎÚ´ó¾Æµê ¡ï¡ï¡ï Tel:5559999
Silver Dragon Hotel ÒøÁú¾Æµê ¡ï¡ï¡ï Tel:5565888
Gongren Mansion ¹¤ÈË´óÏà applying for Tel:5533388
Jinjiang Hotel ½õ½¾Æµê ¡ï¡ï Tel:5533388
Gongshang Hotel ¹¤É̱ö¹Ý ¡ï¡ï Tel:5319988
White Swan Hotel °×Ìì¶ì±ö¹Ý ¡ï¡ï Tel:5538088
Huadu Grand Hotel »ª¶¼´ó¾Æµê ¡ï¡ï Tel:5523358
Guotai Hotel ¹úÌ©±ö¹Ý ¡ï¡ï Tel:5541888
Wangjianglou Hotel Íû½Â¥±ö¹Ý ¡ï¡ï Tel:5531301
Zhijiang Hotel Ö®½±ö¹Ý ¡ï¡ï Tel:5521688
International Business Club ¹ú¼ÊÉÌÎñ¾ãÀÖ¡ï¡ï Tel:5428888
Gold Hotel »Æ½ð´ó¾Æµê¡ï¡ï Tel:5548588
Brief Introduction to Yiwu's Travel Agents(Region Code: +86-579)
Yiwu Travel Co., Ltd. Tel:5314270
Hengfeng Tourist Companyºã·çÂÃÓι«Ë¾ Tel:5435035
Shangdu Travel AgentÉ̶¼ÂÃÐÐÉç Tel:5481818
Tianma Tourist CompanyÌìÂíÂÃÓι«Ë¾ Tel:5525336
Wanfang Tourist CompanyÍò·½ÂÃÓι«Ë¾ Tel:5318592
Huaxia Tourist Company»ªÏÄÂÃÓι«Ë¾ Tel:545083
Jinqiu Holiday Travel Agent½ðÇï¼ÙÈÕÂÃÐÐÉçTel:5321427
