| Wenzhou is in south eastern Zhejiang | | | | varieties in 26 categories. |
| province, s Republic of China. It borders | | | | |
| Lishui to the west, Taizhou to the north, and | | | | The people of Wenzhou are carrying out their |
| looks out to the East China Sea to the east. | | | | second undertaking which is centred on the |
| | | | fundamental transition of economic growth |
| Its a mountainous and vast regions, with | | | | modes and economic systems, and are offering |
| major plains situated along the coast and at | | | | a series of projects for investment. Whereas |
| the river mouths, of which the Hangjia Lake | | | | other booming cities in China have relied on |
| plain in the South Yangtze River delta is the | | | | foreign investment or government funding to |
| largest in area. | | | | fuel their economies, Wenzhou has done it on |
| | | | its own. |
| Throughout its history, Wenzhous traditional | | | | |
| economic role has been as a port giving | | | | The official language is Mandarin Chinese, |
| access to the mountainous interior of | | | | however numerous dialects are also spoken |
| southern Zhejiang Province. In 1876 Wenzhou | | | | throughout the mainland. English is not |
| was opened to the foreign tea trade, but no | | | | widely spoken, therefore a phrase book would |
| foreign settlement was ever made there. In | | | | be extremely useful to point to key phrases |
| 1937 to 1942 during the war with Japan, | | | | written in Chinese characters. Another useful |
| Wenzhou became an important port due to its | | | | item would be a map with place names written |
| being one of the few Chinese ports still | | | | in both English and Chinese. |
| under Chinese control. It declined in the | | | | |
| later years of the war but began to recover | | | | Wenzhou is the capital of the worlds |
| after coastal trade along the Zhejiang coast | | | | cigarette lighter manufacturing industry, |
| was re established in 1955. | | | | among other things. The people of Wenzhou are |
| | | | also seriously into real estate. They are |
| Wenzhou is one of the first 14 Chinese cities | | | | buying up real estate all over China, and it |
| which have been open to the outside world and | | | | is the only city where city development is |
| one of the 13 experimental areas of rural | | | | Marjory funded by public subscription. |
| reform as well as a pilot city in which the | | | | |
| comprehensive reform and the reform of | | | | The city is famous for its commerce, |
| financial systems are being carried out. At | | | | handicrafts, and arts and crafts. |
| present, Wenzhou has established trade | | | | |
| relation with 121 countries and regions. Its | | | | A place to come and see. |
| export commodities cover more then 500 | | | | |