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View Plans & PricingArea: 12,065 km²
Population: ~9.6 million (2020)
Wenzhou means "warm and fertile" in Chinese. It is located on the coast of southeastern Zhejiang and is famous for its private economy, shoe manufacturing, and Wenzhou model of business.
7.0/10 — Residents enjoy a balanced lifestyle with modern amenities and cultural richness.
Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ) has domestic and international flights. Wenzhou Railway Station and Wenzhou South Station connect to Hangzhou and Fuzhou on the Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou railway. The city has a regional rail line (S1).
Wenzhou University, Wenzhou Medical University, and Zhejiang University of Technology (Wenzhou campus) are main institutions.
Wenzhou lies on the East China Sea coast with a humid subtropical climate. It has mountains, rivers, islands, and a rugged coastline.
Visit Yandang Mountain, Nanxi River, Jiangxin Islet, Wuma Street, and the Wenzhou Museum.
Day 1: Jiangxin Islet and Wuma Street.
Day 2: Day trip to Yandang Mountain.
Wenzhou is famous for seafood, especially Wenzhou fish balls, light-tasting seafood dishes, rice cakes, and duck tongue.
Buy Wenzhou shoes, leather goods, seafood products, and local snacks. Main shopping is on Wuma Street and Wenzhou Trade Center.
Local Vibe: Wenzhou is China's legendary business city. Locals are famous for being sharp traders, noodle soup lovers, and speakers of a dialect so difficult that even other Chinese people struggle to understand it. The city is wealthy, entrepreneurial, and full of coastal energy.
Fun Facts:
• Wenzhou merchants are famous across China for starting small businesses and building global trade networks.
• The city is known for its light manufacturing, especially shoes, eyeglasses, and lighters.
• Wenzhou's Yandang Mountain is one of China's most famous scenic mountains and a UNESCO Global Geopark.
Wenzhou locals speak their own flavor of Mandarin. Try these phrases to earn a smile:
侬好 (nóng hǎo) — Hello — Wu dialect, though Wenzhou dialect is famously hard even for Wu speakers.
吃天光 (chī tiān guāng) — Eat breakfast — local Wenzhou phrase.
走好 (zǒu hǎo) — Take care / goodbye.
• Nan Huai-Chin — A famous Buddhist scholar and spiritual teacher born in Yueqing, near Wenzhou.
• Liu Yong — A Song dynasty poet and official known for his romantic ci poetry, associated with the Wenzhou region.
• Wang Jianlin — The billionaire founder of Wanda Group was born in Sichuan, but Wenzhou's business culture mirrors his entrepreneurial drive.
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