Get to know Yiwu
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- Administrative area
- County-level city · 县级市
- Part of
- Jinhua
- Chinese name
- 义乌市
- Local areas
- County-level city guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 1,105.48 km²
- Population · 2020 census
- 1,859,390
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
A historic commercial street network
Fotang’s old streets had already developed substantially during the Ming and Qing periods. Three longitudinal streets and three cross streets form the historic commercial pattern, with Straight Street (直街) as a principal spine. Horse-head gables show the influence of Huizhou (徽州) architecture, while brick carving and woodwork add detail to the old buildings. Wanshan Floating Bridge (万善浮桥) was first built during the Qianlong reign.
Crafts and town traditions
The traditional Shiyueshi Festival (十月十) connects the town with its local cultural memory. Bamboo weaving, paper cutting and tinwork feature along the old street, beside foods such as pear-paste sweets (梨膏糖) and brown-sugar twists (红糖麻花). Fuhu Bridge (伏虎桥) combines a riverside crossing with designs inspired by local religious stories.
Sources for this guide
佛堂古镇迸发文旅消费活力，城市更新绘就发展新篇 · Yiwu Municipal Government; Fotang Town
浙江省纪委监察委员会网站 · Zhejiang Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission and Supervisory Commission
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-30.
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Getting there
Yiwu is about 50 km in a straight line from central Jinhua. Search for 义乌市 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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