Yiwu City is encircled by lush green mountains, and located in the middle of Zhejiang Province, on the eastern edge of Jinqu Basin, east of Dongyang, south of Yongkang and Wuyi, west of Jindong and Lanxi, north of Zhuji and Pujiang.
Anciently known as Wushang, Yiwu derives its name from the touching legend of “Yanwu serve his father with the utmost filial piety.” Years have passed, witnessing social changes and urbanization and giving the city a unique civilization charm—culture advocates, revere martial arts, and excel in business.
Yiwu is known as the “world capital of small commodities”. From the reform and opening-up, citizens wandered about the streets with rattling drums to “Chicken Feathers for Sugar”. Now, the city has become an international small commodity hub. Yiwu follows the inimitable path of regional development since adhering to and deepening the strategy of building the city by promoting business. General Secretary Xi Jinping has been to Yiwu for research and guidance 13 times, describing Yiwu's progress in development as “an unprecedented miracle”, “a work of imagination”, and “a Midas touch”.
Facing the profound changes in the global trade pattern and the transformation and upgrading of the domestic economy, Yiwu dares to take on the vital responsibility of integrating the world with an open attitude and promoting regional development with the spirit of keeping pace with the times and dedicate to upgrading the function and level of the internationalized hub and strengthening the clustering effect of global resources. By attracting international industries, embracing diversified cultures, and creating an international quality of life, Yiwu is gradually improving the city's comprehensive carrying capacity and global influence, deeply integrating into constructing “the Belt and Road Initiative” and realizing high-quality development.
Yiwu “International Open Hub Area” is located northwest of Yiwu, north of Pujiang. The area includes two major transport hubs, Yiwu Station and Yiwu Airport, dry ports, seaports, and highway hubs. Meanwhile, possessing high-quality natural resources, such as Deshengyan and Huangboshan Mountain, and modern high-quality villages like Lizu Village. With the location of lucid waters and lush mountains, Yiwu “International Open Hub Area” will leverage the expansion of Yiwu's high-speed railway station and airport to further improve the capacity effect, gather multidimensional hubs, connect the global network, and revitalize the city's look. In the future, it will also become Yiwu's best image window to the world.
