From “chicken hair exchange” to “world supermarket” Yiwu merchants on Xinsi Road start again

Taking Yiwu as a starting point, more than 1.8 million kinds of commodities are exported to 219 countries and areas, and only 5 can cover the world; from cab drivers, businessmen to civil servants, "transition" is often held by people in Yiwu. Words

"We Chinese businessmen are the most emboldened outside now, whether in Spain or other countries, do not Understand How to describe, but I am certain ... The country has been saying 'Belt and Road', businessmen such as us can also be considered 'Little atoms in the 'Belt and Road'

The car ran all 80 ways and stopped to pick up a Russian woman who took the vehicle. "Almost all of the people leasing are out-of-towners. Yiwu people don't do this. They either conduct business or rent a house. They are multi-millionaires." The taxi driver's pony softly pointed at pedestrians outside the vehicle window. "This Russian, it is Arab. Additionally, there are many Koreans. There are many foreigners here. We are all used for this. We've seen fewer of them in the past couple of years. The business did not succeed in previous years and we all want to make a transition"

It is possible to quickly feel the special temperament of this small city when you input a typical hotel near Yiwu International Trade City that's less than two hundred yuan a night.

From the start, only 3 compatriots from the first ten were fulfilled, two of whom were front desk attendants. The little hotel lobby exhibits many different languages ranging from English Japanese to Spanish. When waiting for the elevator, next to the wall is really a motto such as "You're likely to nap right now, you are likely to dream; at the present time, you're likely to understand, you are going to dream," "Now the flow of spit will become tomorrow's tears". A small green chalkboard from the breakfast room is put on a prominent location. The above is filled with chalky words and phrases, such as "Only men and women that are constantly looking for opportunities will grasp opportunities in a timely way." "One's largest bankruptcy is hopelessness. The greatest advantage is hope"

This is only one of the most open cities in China and the most intimate in the world. It's the world's largest wholesale market for small commodities. Every year, almost 500,000 individuals make purchases. With Yiwu futian market since the beginning point, more than 1.8 million products are exported to 219 countries and regions, and just 5 may cover the entire world.

Australia's economist Ba Zemin once discussed the increasingly close commerce between China and the Middle East in his publication "The New Silk Road: The Arab World Re-discovered China" a few short years back. Now, the "Belt and Road" and "New Silk Road" have become among the most important and popular words in China.