What are the famous county-level cities (counties)-Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province?

In China's administrative divisions, the whole country is divided into 34 provincial administrative regions, including 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities directly under the Central Government and 2 special administrative regions. Each province or autonomous region is divided into prefecture-level administrative regions. The types of prefecture-level administrative regions include Baoding, Hebei, Kaifeng, Henan, Wuxi, Jiangsu and other prefecture-level cities. , Daxinganling in Heilongjiang, Aksu in Xinjiang, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan and Alashan League in Inner Mongolia. All prefecture-level administrative regions are administrative regions at the same level and are under the jurisdiction of their respective provinces or autonomous regions. At present, among all kinds of prefecture-level administrative regions, the number of prefecture-level cities is the largest, the number of autonomous prefectures is relatively small, and the number of regions is relatively small, only some places, and the League is a unique prefecture-level administrative region in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, with at least three. Below the prefecture-level administrative region, there are county-level administrative regions, including municipal districts, county-level cities, counties, autonomous counties, banners, autonomous banners, special zones and forest areas. Generally speaking, many prefecture-level cities are well-known, and the area of prefecture-level cities is larger than the county-level administrative regions under their jurisdiction. However, some county-level cities and counties are famous throughout the country by virtue of their own characteristic elements or strong influence in a certain industry. Let's take a look at the well-known and influential county-level cities or counties.

Today we will talk about Yiwu. Speaking of Yiwu, you may have heard that it is located in Zhejiang Province, China, and its small commodities are quite famous. Relying on the manufacture and trade of small commodities, Yiwu ushered in rapid development after the reform and opening-up, with high popularity, which can be called "the capital of small commodities". Of course, it is very interesting that Hangzhou, Ningbo, Shaoxing, Wenzhou and Jinhua in Zhejiang Province are also widely known, but they are all prefecture-level cities, while Yiwu is a county-level city affiliated to Jinhua City in Zhejiang Province.

Let me introduce Yiwu. Yiwu is a county-level city below Jinhua, but its influence can be said to be comparable to Jinhua. In some ways, it is more famous than Jinhua, and sometimes we can't even think that Yiwu belongs to Jinhua. Speaking of Yiwu, let's start with Jinhua. Jinhua was named after the story of Venus and Wu Nv fighting for China. Known as Wuzhou in ancient times, it has a very long history and splendid culture. As early as the Qin Dynasty, a county was established here. Jinhua City is located in the middle of Zhejiang Province. It is surrounded by Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Taizhou, Lishui and Quzhou. There are many mountains and hills around Jinhua. There is a rare flat area in the middle of the mountains, which is the Jinqu Basin. Jinhua is located in the east of Jinqu Basin. There are no endless plains and dense river networks in northern Zhejiang, and the landscape is somewhat different from the traditional Jiangnan water town. Of course, it is not a coastal area like Wenzhou, Ningbo and Zhoushan, but has its own characteristics. Culturally, like other places in Zhejiang, Jinhua also speaks Wu dialect, but the Wu dialect spoken by Jinhua is Jinqu film, which is a little different from Taihu film in northern Zhejiang. Jinhua's ham is also very unique. The famous Hengdian Film and Television City is located in Dongyang City under Jinhua City.

Having said that, it's time to get to the point. Let's talk about the pineapple in Yiwu. Yiwu is located in the northeast of Jinhua city, and Yiwu city is very close to Dongyang. There is also Dongyang River (belonging to the Qiantang River system, which flows through Yiwu from west to east, then changes its flow direction from northeast to southwest, and then it is called Lanjiang to the north and finally flows into Qiantang River, which is a tributary of Qiantang River). Topographically, Yiwu is surrounded by hills and mountains. Geographically, Yiwu is not bad, but it is not as good as Hangjiahu near the core area of the Yangtze River Delta, Ningbo with excellent port, Shaoxing near Ningbo and Hangzhou, which is mountainous and not close to the sea, which restricts the development of transportation. It seems that this place is not suitable for undertaking industrial transfer in developed countries and regions, nor for undertaking industrial transfer in China and Shanghai, nor for developing large-scale industries. In such a difficult situation, Yiwu has achieved development in another way, that is, its famous small commodity trade.

When it comes to Yiwu, we may easily think of small commodities, which have a long history. In the era of material shortage, there is a tradition of "chicken feathers for sugar". Small traders exchange some necessities such as brown sugar for some waste products such as chicken feathers in residents' homes, and then sell them, making meager profits by bartering. In Yiwu, cultivated land and natural resources are scarce, and the traffic advantage is not obvious. This model can also be said to be a way for local people to find jobs and improve their lives at that time. Since the reform and opening up, Yiwu municipal government has made great efforts to create a good business environment. Traditional Yiwu has begun to develop rapidly in the field of commerce and trade. At the same time, commercial trade has also expanded from "chicken feathers for sugar" to other fields, with the sudden emergence of small commodity trade and the vigorous development of small commodity market. The so-called small commodities are some common items with scattered production and many varieties in daily life, such as hardware and daily necessities. Later, the establishment of Yiwu Trade City made the small commodity trade more standardized and entered a new stage.

With the development of commodity trade, Yiwu has become a commodity wholesale place and distribution center, and many merchants come to the trade city here to purchase goods. The development of small commodity trade in Yiwu has brought a new problem, that is, the supply of small commodities. Yiwu quickly developed its manufacturing industry. Yiwu's manufacturing industry is mainly made of small commodities, which generally belongs to the category of light industry, and the manufacturers are not large in scale. The development of small commodity manufacturing industry has provided Yiwu with the supply of small commodity trade and promoted the industrialization development of the whole region. Yiwu promotes industrialization and urbanization with commerce, and industry develops with commerce, forming a unique economic model. In addition to the trade city, in recent years, Yiwu Port, an inland port, has been set up here, and Yiwu is gradually going to the world.

Nowadays, small commodities have become Yiwu's business card. After decades of development, Yiwu's economy has made great progress. Yiwu is the first national comprehensive reform pilot in county-level cities and is also one of the top 100 counties in China. In 20 18, the per capita disposable income of Yiwu residents reached 627 1 1 yuan, ranking first in Jinhua, surpassing Jinhua, and ranking in the forefront in Zhejiang Province and even the whole country.