Jinhua – a trading hub without borders

Global demand: Foreign shoppers take a suitcase to Yiwu International Trade Market, which hosts nearly 80,000 booths that offer over 2.1 million types of goods. — Photo: Xinhua

IN Jinhua, an inland prefecture-level city in East China’s Zhejiang province, traders like to say the air smells of orders.

The metaphor reflects the city’s buoyancy after it recorded foreign trade worth 1.05 trillion yuan (US$150.5bil) last year.