Next Stop-The Market

Next Stop, The Market

These past couple of days have been quite interesting, as we have delved in even deeper into the heart of the reason we are here in China. The study-material at the Yiwu Industrial and Commercial College (YWICC) has been fascinating, as we have learned about the history of the Yiwu Market, and we have gotten to know why Yiwu is the perfect place for such a structure. Along with this we have learned some basics about the area and the Zhejiang province which we are in, and let me tell you, the 1 million people in this city never seem to stop moving.

Driving in Yiwu is definitely not something you will EVER find me doing, as it is more like a maze of a bumper car track driven by kids at a birthday party; it’s insane! Sure there may be a couple lanes on each side of the road with a bike lane here and there, but it really doesn’t matter what the color of the light is, you just GO. Sitting here typing this I could hardly count to three before another horn blasted from a car, and that is why we used a bus to get around to our destinations. This was a tricky task as well, because for one we could not read the signs to know where the bus was going, and for two, when the bus is overflowing with people enough that they can not even close the doors, I think that is a sign that you should wait for the next bus. One benefit to this mode of transportation is that it is very cheap, only 1.5 RMB per trip, or about 24 cents, so it is definitely worth the wait.