Yiwu is located in the central part of Zhejiang province with a total area of 1,105 square kilometers. It is one of most dynamic area for foreign trade exports in Zhejiang province, renowned as ¡°China¡¯s First Bazaar¡± for ranking the first among the Chinese top 10 trade markets over the past 11 years. Currently, Yiwu possesses the largest wholesaling market nationwide. The business area of the market covers 1,500,000 square meters, gathering 320,000 kinds of commodities from all over the country with a daily customer flow of more than 200,000 person-times, and the daily output of commodities up to nearly ten thousand tons. There are 10 specialty markets and over 30 specialty streets and has formed up its own industry advantages characteristic of 6 major features, such as arts and crafts, etc. Yiwu is one of the three major arts and crafts bases in China. Arts and crafts, gifts and household consumables see a great market potential with the soaring market demand and consumption trend and increasingly large shares in the international market. Up to now, there are more than 180 overseas trade offices and 8,000 foreign purchasers resided in Yiwu. Yiwu has established trade relationships with over 80 countries and areas. And Yiwu¡¯s commodities have been exported to five continents worldwide, covering more than 180 countries and areas. In addition, Yiwu¡¯s arts and crafts, gifts and household daily-use articles sectors have a great radiation power to the domestic market. Reviewing the unprecedented grand occasions of the first and second China (Yiwu) International Arts and Crafts, Gifts & Exquisite Home Furnishings Trade Fair, nearly 300 domestic and international famous manufacturers displayed high-grade and top quality exhibits with a sense of the modern age. The exhibition attracted more than 20,000 professional buyers at home and abroad. The scene acclaimed as the peak of perfection. What gratified people most is that the turnover of most exhibiters far exceeded the anticipated results.
In order to promote the development of the Chinese handicrafts and gifts industry, strengthen the domestic and international exchanges on information, technology and products, and to build up a cooperative promotion and display platform for the manufacturers and distributors of the industry to accelerate the trade transactions, our company is scheduled to hold ¡°The 3rd China (Yiwu) International Arts and Crafts Furnishings Trade Fair 2006¡± from March 10-12, 2006 at China Small Commodities City Exhibition Center in Yiwu, Zhejiang, P.R. China. This exhibition will be promoted on the basis of successful experience of last two exhibitions. It is estimated that the exhibition area reaches 17000 square meters. It will prevail over the last exhibitions, no matter considering from the scale of exhibitors and specialty of purchasers. Our promotion will be targeted at global markets, supermarkets, chain stores, wholesalers, retailers, and foreign professional buyers. We will also strengthen the organization of professional buyers by means of many ways and channels, including holding symposiums and news releases, advertising on newspapers and magazines, promoting the exhibition extensively among the buyers, and organizing audience. In order to further enlarge the influence of the exhibition in the world, and meet the demand of domestic enterprises to expand the overseas market, we will take a series of measures to organize international buyers extensively to visit the exhibition.
