A Libyan businessman is in negotiations with a vendor to purchase authentic flowers at the Yiwu International Trade Market in Yiwu city, Zhejiang province, on Jan 15, 2025. He has run his business in Yiwu for two decades. [Photo by Shi Bufa/for chinadaily.com.cn]
Being a paramount supplier of cross-border e-commerce platforms in China, Yiwu is regarded as the 'world's supermarket'. To date, over 21,000 foreign merchants from more than 100 countries and regions operate their business here for the long term, whilst experiencing China's close connection with the world.
Many of them have worked and successfully run their businesses in Yiwu for more than a decade, not only expanding international trade opportunities, but also considering the city as their second hometown.
A Danish woman, searching for small goods, is interviewed by reporters at the Yiwu International Trade Market in Yiwu city, Zhejiang province, on Jan 15, 2025. [Photo by Shi Bufa/for chinadaily.com.cn]
A man from Iraq talks about purchasing sports ball products with a vendor at the Yiwu International Trade Market in Yiwu city, Zhejiang province, on Jan 15, 2025. [Photo by Shi Bufa/for chinadaily.com.cn]
A barber from Turkiye is busy serving a client in a barber shop in Yiwu, on Jan 15, 2025. This shop was opened by a Turkish businessman over a decade ago. [Photo by Shi Bufa/for chinadaily.com.cn]
A chef from Iraq (center) talks with a waiter from Egypt (right), at a Middle Eastern cuisine restaurant in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, on Jan 15, 2025. [Photo by Shi Bufa/for chinadaily.com.cn]
A restaurant manager from Egypt, serves customers at a Middle Eastern cuisine restaurant in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, on Jan 15, 2025. [Photo by Shi Bufa/for chinadaily.com.cn]
A bartender from Egypt prepares orders for customers at a Middle Eastern cuisine restaurant in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, on Jan 15, 2025. [Photo by Shi Bufa/for chinadaily.com.cn]
A customer from Morocco sips coffee while working on his laptop at an Arabic-style café owned by Jordanian businessmen in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, on Jan 15, 2025. [Photo by Shi Bufa/for chinadaily.com.cn]
Some foreign businessmen spend their leisure time at an Arabic-style café owned by Jordanian businessmen in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, on Jan 15, 2025. [Photo by Shi Bufa/for chinadaily.com.cn]
A man from Egypt (right) shops for dried fruits and roasted nuts, at a non-staple food market in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, on Jan 15, 2025. [Photo by Shi Bufa/for chinadaily.com.cn]
