In Yiwu

This morning I arrived in Yiwu from the train, and Shuai and I immediately went to obtain a hotel room. We ate breakfast and soon after, Shane, the Hendrix alumnus who I'm indebted to for helping me out so much met us at the hotel. After resting for a while, we went out for what was to be my first view of Chinese business and the beginning of my studies into Chinese business style.

We went across the street to the wholesale market in Yiwu. Describing it cannot even come close to bringing this massive place justice. It is over 1km long, with 4 floors, all advertising items you can buy wholesale from factories. It's the largest wholesale market in the world and is very impressive. So, we went through and along the way, talked with some of the workers, and set up meetings tomorrow with 8 of them.

In these meetings, I will be able to learn about how goods from China are sold internationally, because nearly every factory in China has a booth set up in the market. Everything from plastics, to cell phones, to hair clips, to pool floaties. People from all over the world come here to buy goods, and after my interviews tomorrow, I will be able to explain this system of business much better.

I will get some rest now, because I need to wake up early to make it to meet an agent who assists foreigners in buying goods, and then I will be on my way to the wholesale market. I will post the results of my interviews on here. Until next time, zaijian.