Yiwu
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Yiwu
义乌市 Iwu | |
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China Standard Time) | |
| Area code | 0579 |
| Website | www |
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Hanyu Pinyin Yìwū | | |
| Wade–Giles | I4-wu1 | |
| IPA | [î.ú] | |
Yiwu (simplified Chinese: 义乌; traditional Chinese: 義烏; pinyin: Yìwū) is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jinhua in Central Zhejiang Province, East China. As of the 2020 census, the city had 1,859,390 inhabitants and its built-up (or metro) area, joined with that of the neighboring Dongyang, was home to 2,947,340 inhabitants.[3] The city is famous for its light industry commodity trade and vibrant market and as a regional tourist destination.
History
Yiwu was founded as Wushang County in 222 BCE, right before the
In May 1988 the former Yiwu County was upgraded to a county-level city. In 1995 Yiwu ranked the 47th among China's 100 most powerful counties/cities regarding comprehensive economic strength and in the same year listed as Zhejiang's sole city among the nation's experimental counties/cities of comprehensive reform. In 2001 Yiwu's overall economy ranked 19th of all counties (cities) of China.
Yiwu's early culture has given birth to a number of notable figures in literature, art, military, education and engineering. Among these were
Geography
Yiwu is located 100 km (62 mi) south of the city of Hangzhou, the provincial capital. The nearest city to Yiwu is Dongyang. The area, as in most of the Province of Zhejiang, is in a mountainous region.
Climate
| Climate data for Yiwu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) |
28.9 (84.0) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.7 (94.5) |
37.1 (98.8) |
38.4 (101.1) |
42.0 (107.6) |
41.8 (107.2) |
39.2 (102.6) |
35.4 (95.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
42.0 (107.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
29.8 (85.6) |
34.6 (94.3) |
33.8 (92.8) |
29.2 (84.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
7.8 (46.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.2 (84.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
13.9 (57.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
18.1 (64.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
4.6 (40.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.2 (17.2) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
2.5 (36.5) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.9 (55.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
12.3 (54.1) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 80.6 (3.17) |
83.2 (3.28) |
143.0 (5.63) |
143.6 (5.65) |
155.6 (6.13) |
272.9 (10.74) |
133.7 (5.26) |
145.1 (5.71) |
90.0 (3.54) |
49.7 (1.96) |
64.7 (2.55) |
59.1 (2.33) |
1,421.2 (55.95) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.4 | 12.4 | 16.1 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 16.2 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 7.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 147.8 |
| Average snowy days | 3.9 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 10.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
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74 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 77 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 95.2 | 98.9 | 116.8 | 140.1 | 153.3 | 128.3 | 223.8 | 209.7 | 157.8 | 154.6 | 122.7 | 117.8 | 1,719 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 29 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 36 | 31 | 53 | 52 | 43 | 44 | 39 | 37 | 39 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
Administration
Yiwu is part of the greater Municipal region of Jinhua, although it has a distinct urban core. On China's administrative strata it is a sub-prefecture level city. It has under its jurisdiction 15 towns and eight villages, which covers 1,102.8 square kilometres, 100 square kilometres of which are urban area of 700,000 people (2010 estimate). There has been talk of merging the Yiwu and Jinhua areas into a single municipal zone or economic entity, but this plan has yet to make its way into any formal discussion.[citation needed]
The city, in 2020 opened a database for post-2017 domestic violence incidents. According to the All-China Women's Federation, it was the first time a Chinese municipality has enacted such a database.[7] The system was to be launched July 1 that year.[8] The vice president of the Yiwu chapter of the federation, Zhou Danying, stated that in many cases an abusive partner reveals this trait post-marriage.[9] The impetus was an increase in such incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
In July 2020, Yiwu became the first city in China to allow residents check their partners' domestic violence records, aimed at reducing incidents of domestic violence.[11]
Administrative divisions
Subdistricts:[12]
- Choushan Subdistrict (稠城街道), Beiyuan Subdistrict (北苑街道), Choujiang Subdistrict (稠江街道), Jiangdong Subdistrict (江东街道), Houzhai Subdistrict (后宅街道), Chengxi Subdistrict (城西街道), Niansanli Subdistrict (廿三里街道)
Towns:
- (大陈镇)
Economy
Yiwu is famous in China as a
The GDP reached 52 billion yuan (US$7.6 billion) in 2009, an increase of 9% from 2008, and the per capita GDP reached 71,457 yuan (US$10,461). The per capita urban disposable income reached 30,841 yuan and rural pure income 12,899 yuan, increasing 7.4% and 8.5% respectively.
Its 4C-grade airport has over a dozen of air routes to cities including Beijing, Guangzhou, Shantou, Weifang and Shenzhen. The Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway and Hangzhou-Jinhua Expressway passes through the city, making Yiwu an important local transportation hub. By train it is less than three hours from Shanghai.
"Yiwu, 300 kilometres away from Shanghai, is the largest market of commodity wholesales in the world where various foreign buyers go to place orders", according to 'Chinese Figures Astonishing the World', joint report from the United Nations, the World Bank and Morgan Stanley. The city was ranked first among county-level cities In "the 2004 Most Favourite Chinese Cities of Domestic and Foreign Public in 2004".
China Commodity City (CCC), the large wholesale market of Yiwu, was honored by the
The
According to
Culture
Yiwu contains an
The Guyue Bridge, a stone arch bridge built in 1213, is one of the few existing bridges of that era.
This town is the ancestral home of singer Wang Leehom, current Kuomintang leader Eric Chu and the current Chief Executive of Macau Ho Iat Seng.
Education
Colleges and universities
High schools
- Yiwu High School
- Yiwu Second Senior High School
Transportation
Rail Freight
Yiwu is the terminal for a number of long-distance international container trains.
In 2017 a freight train service started operating between Yiwu and Barking Rail Freight Terminal, London, UK.
According to the Yiwu customs office statistics, the total of 65 container trains left the city for Europe and Central/Western Asia in 2015, with 5242 TEU of cargo being imported or exported.
Metro
Jinhua Rail Transit is a metro currently operating in Jinhua and Yiwu. It started operating on August 30 2022.
Twin towns – sister cities
Yiwu is twinned with:
See also
References
- ^ "China: Zhèjiāng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "义乌：以鸟命名的地方". Official Website of Yiwu Government (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ "China: Zhèjiāng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Yiwu Market History". yiwu-market-guide.com. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Wee, Sui-Lee (25 June 2020). "For Those Getting Married, a Searchable Domestic Violence Database". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- WION(TV channel). 24 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Zhang, Wanqing (23 June 2020). "Yiwu Lets Locals Check Their Partners' Domestic Violence Records". Sixth Tone. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Kuo, Lily (24 June 2020). "Chinese city launches domestic violence database for couples considering marriage". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Zhang, Wanqing (23 June 2020). Bhandari, Bibek (ed.). "Yiwu Lets Locals Check Their Partners' Domestic Violence Records". Sixth Tone. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020.
- ^ "金华市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ "Yiwu China Commodity Market, Commodities Trading Online, Yiwu Wholesale Market". En.onccc.com. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ Eamonn Fingleton, In the Jaws of the Dragon: America's Fate in the Coming Era of Chinese Dominance (New York: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2008), 41.
- ^ "Christmas celebrations: Oh what fun". The Economist. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ Shepard, Wade (28 January 2016), "Why The China-Europe 'Silk Road' Rail Network Is Growing Fast", Forbes
- ^ "China flags train to Madrid to revive Silk Route", Atul Aneja, The Hindu, 23 November 2014
- ^ "The Silk Railway: freight train from China pulls up in Madrid", Guardian, 10 December 2014
- ^ "CNCNEWS - Yiwu-Tehran cargo train".
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