Jinhua & Yiwu 金华·义乌

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The world's largest small-commodity wholesale market, with 64,000 stalls and 2.1 million kinds of goods; the "Yiwu Index" directly influences global small-commodity price trends

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An imported-goods hall embodying "buy global, sell global"; the Africa Products Exhibition & Sales Center directly runs African coffee and handicrafts, with Middle Eastern sweets, European toiletries and Latin American foods displayed by zone

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Tells the origin of Yiwu's commercial spirit — the "feathers for candy" rattle-drum culture: in earlier years Yiwu peddlers shouldered candy poles from village to village, trading candy for chicken feathers to build their first commercial capital; "setting out again with feathers-for-candy trading" became a symbol of the Yiwu spirit

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A "millennium-old town and storied trading port", named for the Buddha and thriving on commerce; the old market ground and pontoon bridge by the Yiwu River bear witness to a century of port prosperity

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The ancient Southern Dynasties Shuanglin Temple was the dharma center of Master Fu Dashi and the ancestral temple of Yiwu Buddhism; at its height it was hailed as the "Buddhist Kingdom of Central Zhejiang", producing eminent monks through the generations

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A leisure belt in downtown Yiwu; the amusement park is great for taking the kids out, while the lakeside running track around Meihu Sports Center is lined with cherry blossoms in spring, where locals gather for morning runs and cycling

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The world's largest film and TV shooting base; themed scenic areas such as Qin Palace, Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival, Ming-Qing Palace (a stand-in set for the Forbidden City) and Guangzhou Street & Hong Kong Street each form their own blockbuster set, with film crews and tourists sharing the frame as a matter of course

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The 'Forbidden City of the common people' — a pinnacle of Dongyang woodcarving; Suyong Hall's nine successive halls stretch hundreds of meters deep, its carved beams, lintels, doors and windows displaying craftsmanship everywhere, reputedly one of China's largest single-surname residences

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The original site of Ye Shengtao's textbook essay 'A Visit to Shuanglong Cave in Jinhua'; the marvel of entering the inner cave of Shuanglong Cave lying flat in a boat is known far and wide — the rock above leaves barely an inch of clearance to the water, so only small boats lying flat can pass

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The mansion of Li Shixian, Prince Shi of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom — the most complete surviving Taiping princely mansion in China, with coiling-dragon murals and architectural painted decoration preserved intact and immense historical value

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The Wuzhou kiln was one of the six great celadon kiln systems of the Tang dynasty; at the Ceramics Art Museum you can view kiln wares old and new and try wheel-thrown pottery making

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"Why are my eyes always brimming with tears" — exhibits at poet Ai Qing's hometown center on manuscripts and biographical photos, with poetry recitation events held regularly

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The largest settlement of Zhuge Liang's descendants — over 4,000 villagers surnamed Zhuge have lived here for 700 years; the village is laid out on the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams pattern: Zhongchi (Bell Pond) sits at the center, half water and half land, with eight lanes radiating outward; the crisscrossing alleys are easy to enter and hard to leave, hence the name "China's No. 1 Marvelous Village"

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A vast park recreating the full panorama of the Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) at 1:1 scale; the Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter Gardens open seasonally, and heyday sights such as the Hall of Uprightness and Brightness (Zhengda Guangming Dian) and the Dashuifa Great Fountain revive the grandeur of the "Garden of Gardens"; the night light show and performances are on a grand scale

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The Danxia lone peaks of Xianhua Mountain rise sheer from the ground, four peaks standing side by side like a brush rack, with the summit wreathed in cloud and mist

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Wushi Village builds its houses of volcanic basalt — black stone and dark tiles scattered across a high-mountain terrace; known as the "Village in the Sky," it is the founding village of farm stays (nongjiale) in Zhejiang

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The "City of Hot Springs" Wuyi is famous for its Tangfeng Hot Spring Resort — equally suited to hot-spring soaks in winter and waterside fun in summer

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Jinhua ham, Wuzhou-style crispy pastries, Yiwu Donghe meat pancakes, Fotang qianzhang noodles