International Trade in Yiwu

Authored By:

Nicole Walker

On Saturday our Shanghai Global Navigators left the city via high speed train for the city of Yiwu, a huge center of international wholesale trade for a quick day trip. We visited local businessmen and the Yiwu International Trade Market where Chinese locals and foreign buyers come together. 

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Saturday morning in the Hongqiao Railway station in Shanghai
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Nathan and Ngat on the train to Yiwu
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Isabella, Daniel and John on the train to Yiwu
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Harlie and Juliet en route to Yiwu
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Yilan, Tracey, Isabella, Samantha, Francesco, Daniel and Crystal ready to listen to a guest speaker on the development of Yiwu.
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Students listening to our local speaker while Nathan and Daniel (pictured front) interpret for the group from Mandarin to English. 
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Students begin exploring the Yiwu International Trade Market
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Ean and Harlie in the market.

 

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Kelly and Gigi in the market.

 

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Nathan, Sophia and Thuy An resting on the train to Shanghai