Yiwu is a place rich in legend, convention and exhibition industry is also a "fairy tale" part.

"Eleventh Five-Year" period, the activities of various types of exhibition held in Yiwu, 510. Which shows 236, 2.232 million square meters of exhibition area, the total number of 47,467 exhibitors, buyers 3.512 million passengers, achieving turnover of 95.25 billion yuan.

If we go back to 1995, the cry of Yiwu exhibition industry first test, the first Fair exhibition area of ​​5,000 square meters, stand 348, a turnover of 101 million yuan. Just ten years time, the Fair on with the Canton Fair, China Fair, shoulder to shoulder, the exhibition has achieved rapid economic development, development of exhibition industry to create a myth.

A leader: one driven by one hundred show Wang Chin Hing

Yiwu fair is the leading convention and exhibition industry, is a mirror, but also reflects changes in Yiwu Market. Out from Yiwu, zhejiang Yiwu Fair, the international, is the epitome of Yiwu market roadmap.

In 1995, the first of the country, Yiwu fairs organizing large-scale exhibition of its kind, bold and innovative in the way of business, conduct its trade with the show. Through the organization of fairs, the exhibition allow Yiwu realize the tremendous role in promoting the market, and gradually raise the exhibition industry to a strategic level. In 1998, Yiwu Fair has been the strong support of the provincial government, the regional event was upgraded to a national exhibition, show the size and influence to further enhance, Yiwu exhibition industry has entered a new stage of development.

In 2002, nine sessions have been held by the State Council approved the Fair, the Fair was upgraded to state-level international event, becoming a global commodity exhibition feast, Fair becomes a commodity to the international market exposure.

The exhibition originated in Yiwu market, and show the development of the market has played a good role in promoting. Yiwu relying on the unique market advantage and a strong industrial base, has formed a Fair, Fair, travel expo, Fair four "GuoZiHao" exhibition as the leading family brand show for the support of many professional exhibition A total of prosperity and development pattern.

A key: economic development, "propeller"

In a sense, the exhibition has become Yiwu economic development, "propeller" to maximize the gathering and integration of innovative resources to technology, capital, to achieve docking in Yiwu market, year-round to promote both supply and demand, matching services, and promote the development of other industries, combined into one large horsepower "propeller" pushing the economy towards a new Yiwu level. Not only that, the exhibition also ripening of Yiwu exhibition economy in the exhibition services, infrastructure and other investments in billions of dollars.

Exhibition to promote the development of trade, which in turn affects the economy, Yiwu, Yiwu economic development to reinvigorate, to find a new growth point of economic development. Ten years, Yiwu exhibition economy towards a path of rapid development, expanding. With the industrial development of exhibition industry, not only to show their Yiwu enterprises to build, develop their own platform, directly or indirectly spawned a number of new industry emerged as the most powerful local industry promoter.

Convention and exhibition industry as the "city of bread" on the enormous impact the regional economy are deepening. Yiwu exhibition industry, also contributed to the economic development of surrounding areas, "economic depression" spillover effect makes the entire region's rapid economic development in Zhejiang. In recent years, Yiwu Fair, "Aboriginal collaboration" area for economic development of backward areas of trade provides a good platform to promote economic development in underdeveloped areas. Yiwu Exhibition obvious economic characteristics, has become the largest economic drivers Zhejiang engine, resulting in great economic effects and radiation, and promote economic development in Zhejiang.

yiwu city International Exhibition economic drivers to accelerate the pace, increasing the degree of opening up, gradually became a city of international business development. In 2008, the Fair for the first time for an international exhibition, the Fair's international level to a new height, but also a strong step towards boosting the internationalization of the Yiwu market. At present, Yiwu, the world has 212 countries and regions, economic and trade exchanges, from more than 100 countries and regions, more than 10,000 foreign resident in Yiwu purchase, Yiwu has become an important source of international buyers sourcing base.

A look forward: "Yiwu pilot" new "engine"

Yiwu Exhibition has become an important pillar of the development of modern service industry in promoting economic development in Yiwu, played a pivotal role. Last year, Yiwu exhibition industry direct income of more than 9000 million, if calculated according to the driving effect of 1:9, resulting in additional cost of 800 million yuan, Yiwu for promoting economic and social development of the new engine.

This year, Yiwu has become a comprehensive reform of international trade city, the reforms gaining momentum, as the exhibition industry will be an important breakthrough for planning, enhance the Yiwu commodity trade, investment cooperation, service trade, cultural exchanges, etc. influence, and try to fight the china yiwu important national exhibition platform.

Yiwu exhibition industry for the development is not only developed to a certain degree of Yiwu needs, but also "Yiwu pilot" an important topic in the future or to provide for China's international trade practice can learn from the sample.