Nestled in central Zhejiang, Yiwu is world‑renowned as the Capital of Small Commodities. It acts as a vital global trade hub and a key node city under the Belt and Road Initiative.

Evolving from the grassroots “trading chicken feathers for sugar” entrepreneurial beginnings, Yiwu now features over 6.4 million square meters of market operating space with more than 80,000 business stalls and over 2.1 million product varieties. Its trade network spans more than 230 countries and regions. Consistently leading China’s county‑level jurisdictions in total import and export volume, Yiwu is hailed as the “World Supermarket”.

Backed by well‑established full‑chain support including foreign‑trade customs clearance, China‑Europe Railway Express, cross‑border e‑commerce and international logistics, Yiwu attracts permanent global buyers for on‑site sourcing. Currently, the city is accelerating industrial upgrading. The Global Digital Trade Center has set up a dedicated exhibition zone for intelligent robots, bringing together tech‑driven enterprises engaged in humanoid robots, embodied intelligence, exoskeletons, core components and system integration. It has built a complete “R&D‑mass production‑overseas market access” pipeline, serving as a core exhibition and sales gateway for Chinese‑made intelligent equipment going global.