During the 3 days I spent in Shanghai, a full 9 hour drive was spent for my visit to Yiwu Market!
What is this place again? It is the biggest commodity market in the world (http://www.yiwu-market.cn/)
You get everything, and by that I mean literally EVERYTHING! From Christmas decor to Home Supplies to ornaments to electrical items.
The prices - ridiculous! While (animatedly) talking to a shop owner he explained that the entire market runs on a whole sale model. You can take as many pictures as you want but if you want samples or want to order stuff you have to get a minimum of 150 pieces.
Imagine taking home 150 Christmas Trees to ask Mum what she would like!?!
But seriously... this place is an eye opener. Most decorations you see even in Sri Lanka are definitely purchased here. We even saw many of the famous Sri Lankan paper pulp Elephants that you get in all the tourist boutiques!
What is this place again? It is the biggest commodity market in the world (http://www.yiwu-market.cn/)
You get everything, and by that I mean literally EVERYTHING! From Christmas decor to Home Supplies to ornaments to electrical items.
The prices - ridiculous! While (animatedly) talking to a shop owner he explained that the entire market runs on a whole sale model. You can take as many pictures as you want but if you want samples or want to order stuff you have to get a minimum of 150 pieces.
Imagine taking home 150 Christmas Trees to ask Mum what she would like!?!
But seriously... this place is an eye opener. Most decorations you see even in Sri Lanka are definitely purchased here. We even saw many of the famous Sri Lankan paper pulp Elephants that you get in all the tourist boutiques!
