Yiwu has conscientiously implemented the requirements of "building spiritual civilization in urban and rural areas", adhered to the coordinated development of cultural undertakings and cultural industries, and achieved gratifying results in cultural construction. By June 2004, there were 72,500 square meters of public cultural facilities in the city center (excluding all kinds of public cultural squares) and 1.78 square meters of cultural facilities in towns and streets. There are "three halls" (library, cultural center and museum), three hospitals (bookstore, painting academy and theater), one regiment, one company (Wu Troupe, Cultural Market Management Office and Film Company), 13 Town Street Cultural Station, 5 Town Street Cultural Center (including 3 provincial cultural pearls and 2 Jinhua municipal pearls) and 65440. Among them, the construction area of the city library is 3,500 square meters, the Yiwu Theatre is 3,764 square meters, the Yiwu Wu Opera Troupe is 2,638 square meters, the Yiwu Cinema is 5,000 square meters, and the Xiuhu Gymnasium is 2,900 square meters with 1.400 seats. Hu Mei Gymnasium has 35,000 seats, and the gymnasium has 6,000 seats. The cultural network has been further improved, and the cultural facilities have been greatly improved, which has effectively promoted the development of cultural and sports undertakings, and won the honors of "National Advanced Cultural County", "National Advanced Sports County", "Hometown of Wushu in China", "Hometown of Modern Folk Painting in China" and "Hometown of Chinese Quyi". China Commodity City Convention and Exhibition Center in Yiwu has also been officially accepted as a new member by the International Exhibition Union (UFI).
Yiwu people
At present, the actual population of Yiwu has reached 6.5438+0.8 million. The local registered population is 7 1.6 million, and the foreign builders who have lived in Yiwu for a long time 1 10,000 or more. With a local population of nearly 300,000, it is the county-level city with the largest floating population in Zhejiang Province, of which 83.86% are from other provinces, mostly in Jiangxi, Anhui, Henan and Guizhou. The Han nationality is dominant, with 23 ethnic minorities including Hui, Miao, Yi, Zhuang, Tujia, Wa, She, Mongolian, Tibetan, Uygur, Buyi, Manchu, Dong, Bai, Hani, Dai and Wa. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were only two Hui compatriots in Yiwu. Up to now, there are more than 30,000 ethnic compatriots from all over the country working and doing business in Yiwu.
Yiwu religion
From the 1980s, only Buddhism and Christianity expanded rapidly to the coexistence of Buddhism, Christianity, Catholicism and Islam, with complex personnel composition and wide social influence. At present, there are 3 religious groups, 80 religious sites of various types, with more than 0/00 teaching staff and 20,000 followers (excluding Buddhist believers). Three obvious characteristics of ethnic and religious work in our city are: the number of people is growing rapidly; Foreign-related nature becomes a feature; High liquidity. Therefore, Yiwu is not only one of the key counties (cities) of ethnic religion in Zhejiang Province, but also an important window of ethnic religion in China. Doing a good job in ethnic and religious work in our city is not only of practical significance, but also of profound political significance.
Yiwu dialect
Benxian dialect is a small branch of Wuzhou dialect in southern Zhejiang. Wu language is widely used in the county. However, because the county is located in the middle of Zhejiang, it has convenient transportation and frequent exchanges with other places. Therefore, Yiwu dialect is greatly influenced by the surrounding dialects, and the internal differences are also obvious. People in the old county often say that "there are eighteen dialects in Yiwu, but the river is different", which shows the complexity of Yiwu dialect. For example, the word "egg" is called [t] in Choucheng area, but it is called [t Qu9d] in Longtouzhu, Shangteng, Kuzhutang, Xiao huang tang and Gexian, which is obviously influenced by Jinhua dialect. Another example is the word "sugar stalk". The area around Choucheng is called ugl, and Huaxi, Hezhai and Xiawan are called dokus, which is influenced by Dongyang dialect. Another example is the word "half". Choucheng is called [Ma], while Dongtang, Houshentang is called [Pa], which is influenced by Zhuji dialect. According to the survey, Hongfeng people and Bird's Nest people near Zhuji speak Zhuji dialect, while Hushan people, Chendaren people and Huangshengtang people can speak both Yiwu dialect and Zhuji dialect. Xianping, Liyushan and Dafang people bordering Pujiang use both Yiwu dialect and Pujiang dialect. In short, this situation exists at the junction of this county and neighboring counties.
special local product
Yiwu is rich in natural products. Brown sugar, ham and jujube are known as the "three treasures" of Yiwu, enjoying a good reputation at home and abroad. Famous local products such as bean curd skin, yuba, liquor and yamanashi have a long history, large output and high quality, and won numerous awards at home and abroad. Yiwu's specialties mainly include jujube, candied dates, brown sugar, ham, bean curd skin, yuba, white wine, old wine, yamanashi and so on.
Special snack
Yiwu is the second grain-producing area in Zhejiang Province, with many varieties of crops, rich brown sugar and rich raw materials for making food. Yiwu snacks, clever and skillful Yiwu people have worked hard to produce dozens of snacks with local flavor. Some snacks have formed their own distinctive features, such as Donghe Meat Pie, Yiting Lala Noodle, Fotang Crispy Cake, Suxi Sesame Cake, Tea Forest Mung Bean Cake, Twenty-three Li Fried Buns, Choucheng Hui Hui Cake, etc. There are also "sesame candy" made of glutinous rice, millet, sesame seeds, peanuts and soybeans. Add sugar after frying.
folk custom
According to the timing method of China people, the New Year and the Chinese Zodiac start at 1 1 p.m., so the traditional Spring Festival time is mostly at 1 1 p.m.. However, most people in modern times welcome spring at midnight on 12.
Generally speaking, China people still have the custom of welcoming the God of Wealth, and people flock to temples to make wishes or pray for peace on this day.
Birthday wine: Children will hold birthday wine for the elderly on their birthdays. There will be a big banquet, and relatives and neighbors will come uninvited and bring gifts to congratulate them. Folk artists (lantern artists) should be invited to perform rap in the banquet room. In northern Guizhou, lantern artists should dress up as the Eight Immortals, including,, Zhang and He Xiangu, and sing in turn. While singing, the birthday girl will be presented with homemade longevity crutches, longevity fans, longevity classics, longevity wine, longevity grass and other things. After the offering, respectfully offer a glass of wine, and the "immortals" will drink with the birthday girl.
Yuezi Rice Wine: A few days before delivery, women should cook rice wine 1 jar, one jar for the breast-feeding woman and one jar for the guests. Children need to drink rice wine at the full moon, ranging from 3 to 5 tables to 2 to 30 tables. There are enough shochu bottles on the banquet, and each person has a gift package of 1, which contains red eggs, soaked bars and so on.
Yiwu legend
Legends of Buddhist temples, Xuefeng Ridge, Yiwu, places named after birds, the origin of the construction of Shuanglin Temple and Haiyun Temple, the legends of Jiming Mountain, Yijiashan Mountain and Guaziling, the legend after the stone drum, the legend of Tian Xin, Wanshan Bridge, Yangyin, Yiting, Watermelon Ping, Babaoshan Gymboree and Baiyaojian, and the origin of Li Tang Village.
[Edit this paragraph] Travel shopping
Yiwu has a large market and a strong economy. Thanks to the continuous prosperity of the market, shopping and tourism in Yiwu have also made remarkable achievements in recent years. Yiwu has been rated as the top ten most attractive tourist destinations and top ten tourist and leisure cities in Zhejiang Province by tourists. Yiwu International Trade City was awarded the honorary title of the first AAAA-level shopping and tourist area in China by the National Tourism Administration. Shopping in Yiwu is regarded as a fashion trip by more and more tourists. Yiwu shopping tourism has gradually become a highlight of social and economic development in Zhejiang Province and a characteristic brand of the Yangtze River Delta tourism economic circle. "Ocean of small commodities, paradise for shoppers" has become synonymous with prosperous and civilized Yiwu. Market is the biggest feature and advantage of Yiwu economy, and it is the carrier of shopping and tourism in Yiwu.
The internationalization of Yiwu market is increasing day by day. In Yiwu, after shopping and traveling, you can not only savor the history of civilization and entrepreneurship of Yiwu people for more than 2,000 years, but also enjoy the scenery of the mall in your spare time. Yiwu has a famous shopping mall pearl-Xiuhu Square, a landmark building of Yiwu-Hu Mei Convention and Exhibition Sports Center, a leisure paradise-Riverside Shili Green Corridor, the back garden of Yiwu City-Chengbei Urban Farm, and the cradle of Yiwu River-Qingbo Lake; There are Danxi Scenic Area, the hometown of the famous Yin-nourishing master, the scenic spot, the location of Shuanglin Temple founded by Fu Dashi, the park to commemorate Luo, one of the four outstanding figures in the early Tang Dynasty, the tomb to commemorate the famous anti-Jin scholar in the Song Dynasty, and the former residence of Chen Wangdao, a modern educator and the first translator of the Producers' Party Manifesto. Yiwu has been implementing the big tourism promotion mode of "regional linkage, industry association and enterprise contact", combining with various unique tourism resources and products around it, such as Xianshanshui Sheng, cave dwelling, Tai Chi Bagua, hot spring bathing, Qingxi Canyon, ancient houses, film and television adventure, etc., strengthening cooperation, complementing each other's advantages and sharing resources to achieve a win-win situation, making Yiwu shopping tourism the best starting point and highlight.
[Edit this paragraph] Historical evolution
In the Spring and Autumn Period, it belonged to Yue State. In the 25th year of Ying Zheng in Qin Dynasty (222 BC), the county name was Wu Shang, which belonged to Huiji County. Legend has it that in the Qin Dynasty, there was a very filial Yanwu. After his father died, he built a grave out of mud, and a group of crows helped him. As a result, the crow's mouth and beak were injured, so it was called Wu Shang County. In Xin Mang (AD 9), the county name was changed to Wu Xiao.
At the beginning of Jianwu in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was also called Wu Shang. He used to be a captain in Huijixi. In the third year of Chuping (192), the western regions were divided and Changshan County (later Jinhua County) was established.
In the eighth year of Wu Chiwu in the Three Kingdoms (245), Yongkang County was located in the south. In the first year of Baoding (AD 266), Huiji County (Changshan County) was located in the west of Dongyang County, and Wu Shang County belonged to Dongyang County.
In the ninth year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (589), Wu Zhou was divided and Wu Zhou was established.
In the 4th year of Tang Wude (62 1), Chouzhou was located in Wu Shang County, which was divided into two counties: Wuxiao and Huachuan. In the seventh year of Wude (624), Chouzhou was abolished, and Wu Xiao and Huachuan merged into one county, renamed Yiwu County. Chouzhou is named after the thick mountain (Desheng Rock). Huachuan, also known as Xiuchuan, is named after Xiuhu. Yiwu has the same meaning as Wu Shang and Wu Xiao. In the second year of Tang Dynasty (686), Dongyang County was established in the east of Yiwu County. In the 13th year of Tianbao (754), Puyang County (now Pujiang County) was established in the northern part of the county and parts of Lanxi and Fuyang.
Yiwu was under the jurisdiction of general manager office, Wuzhou Road in Yuan Dynasty. In the 18th year of Zheng Zheng (1358), Zhu Yuanzhang captured Wuzhou and changed Wuzhou Road to Ningyue House. In the 22nd year of Zheng Zhi (1362), it was renamed Jinhua House.
In the thirty-eighth year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (1559), Qi Jiajun of Qi Jiguang became an army in Yiwu, Zhejiang, with a total strength of 4,000 people, mainly farmers and miners in Yiwu. Since the formation of the army, hundreds of battles have not been defeated.
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the affiliation of Yiwu remained unchanged. After the Revolution of 1911, the abandoned official system was replaced by Taoism, and Yiwu belonged to Jinhua Road. 1927 waste road system was changed to provincial and county two-level system, and Yiwu was directly under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province. After the establishment of the Administrative Supervision Department, Yiwu was subordinate to Jinhua District or fourth area, Zhejiang Province.
Yiwu was liberated on May 8th 1949. After the founding of New China, Yiwu was subordinate to Jinhua District.
Pujiang merged into Yiwu in 1959, but it was still separated in 1967.
1988, Yiwu County was abolished and Yiwu City (county level) was established.
1983, commune changed to township.
1986, Yiting Township, Shangxi Township, Suxi Township and Ersanli Township were changed into established towns.
1987 chian township, Chen Da township and chalin township were changed into established towns.
After 1988, the village was changed into a town.
1989, Wudian Township was changed into an organic town.
1992, Liu Qing, Hong Qian, Qiaodong, Yangcun and Futian merged into Houzhen, Wang Qian, Fan Tianzhu and Hangchou merged into Yiting Town, Xihua and Huangshan merged into Shangxi Town, Xiazhai Township merged into Wudian Town, Dongzhu Township merged into Chian Town and Xinxin, Qiaoxi and Yangmeigang merged into Suxi Town. The merger of Shangyang Township and Maodian Township is called Maodian Town, and the merger of Lianhe Township, Ludong Township and Qian Dian Township is called Heyetang Township. Pingchou Township was renamed Qingkou Township.
1994 Xialuozhai Township was changed into an established town. 1997 Xucun Township and Heyetang Township were changed to towns.
In 2000, the former Yangcun Township, Guantang Township and Jiangwan Township merged to build Choujiang Town, and the former Qiaodong Township, Qingkou Town and Xujiang Town merged to build Jiangdong Town.