Yiwu China: Introduction to Largest Wholesale Market of World
Hey Friends, My Name is Niraj Sinha and I am from India. Today is my first day at SteemIt, So I really don’t know how to start and what to share. Well I need encouragements from you guys to continue putting efforts to make some interesting stories. I am a businessman, a Crypto Lover and China Expert. So thought of sharing a video which I created about a business city called YIWU in China.
In my next post may be I would share altogether different stories and discuss different subjects. But lets start today with “YIWU”
INTRODUCTION:
Yìwū is a city of about 1.2 million people in central Zhejiang province, China. The city is famous for its small commodity trade and vibrant market . Yiwu is becoming increasingly important a place for sourcing and manufacture for markets throughout the world, and half a million people visits YIWU every year to do business.
LOCATION
Yiwu is located 100 km south of the city of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province. The nearest city to Yiwu is Dongyang. The area, as in most of the Province of Zhejiang, is in a mountainous region.
WEATHER
Yiwu has a subtropical monsoon climate, mild and humid, with four distinct seasons. The annual average temperature is around 17 °C. July is the hottest month, when the average temperature is 29 °C (84 °F), the coldest month is January, reaching 4 °C (39 °F) on average. The average frost-free period in a year is 340 days. The best times for travel are spring and autumn, THAT’S THE REASON every April and October “the grand China Yiwu International Commodities Fair” IS ORGANISED, and that IS THE TME WHEN weather is neither hot nor cold.
VISA
You must hold a valid passport and visa to enter into china. People from a few country have visa exemption. Tourists holding ordinary passports of Singapore, Brunei and Japan are allowed to enter China for up to 15 days without visas for tourism or family/friend visits.
AIRPORT
Yiwu has got an international airport and it is connects to almost all the major airports of China.
Beijing–Capital, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Jieyang, Kunming, Sanya, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Xiamen, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai
DISTANCE FROM SHANGHAI HONGQIAO TO YIWU: 284 KM
BY FAST TRAIN: 1 HOUR 50 MINUTES
FARE: 123 RMB TO 200 RMB
DISTANCE FROM BEIJING SOUTH TO YIWU: 1424 KM
BY FAST TRAIN: 6 HOUR 25 MINUTES
FARE: 580 RMB TO 970 RMB
DISTANCE FROM GUANGZHOU SOUTH TO YIWU: 1522 KM
BY FAST TRAIN: 6 HOUR 48 MINUTES
FARE: 674 RMB TO 1110 RMB
DISTANCE FROM GUANGZHOU NORTH TO YIWU: 1488 KM
BY FAST TRAIN: 6 HOUR 29 MINUTES
FARE: 655 RMB TO 1079 RMB
BY CAR
You can also hire a taxi or go by car to Yiwu from Shanghai. Road are very good and it will take around 3 and half hours to reach yiwu.
RAIL ROUTE:
Yiwu is the terminal for a number of long-distance international container trains. At 8,111 miles, the Yiwu-Madrid container train route can be viewed as the longest goods railway line in the world. Shipping containers moved along this route travel from China via Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, France to Spain.In 2016, a similar route was inaugurated connecting Yiwu to Tehran, Iran.
In 2017 a freight train service started between Yiwu and Barking, London, UK.
ACCOMODATION
Yiwu beign the city of international importance has got really nice hotels to chose from. you may choose from internation 5 star hotel to normal properties. Its always suggested to book hotels well in advance through travel agencies or online portal to avoid last minute rush.
PLACES TO VISIT
Yiwu is a prosperous trade town that has little to offer travelers. Unlike other tourist cities, such as Beijing and Hangzhou, which are filled with interesting sights, tourists are interested in visiting Yiwu not for its sights, but for its business culture.