Let’s go to Yiwu, China! 🇨🇳🥢

🛫 Flight Options:
• No direct flights—connect via Guangzhou (CAN), Shanghai (PVG), or Hangzhou (HGH)
• Example route:
• Bangkok ✈️ → Hangzhou (4.5 hrs)
• 🚄 High-speed train from Hangzhou East to Yiwu (~1 hr)

🚖 From Yiwu Railway Station:
• 🚖 Taxi or Didi (~20 RMB / 10–15 min) to hotel

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🗓️ Day 1 – Market & City Exploration 🛍️🌆

🏙️ Morning:
• ☕ Breakfast at hotel or local café
• 🏢 Visit Yiwu International Trade Market (Futian Market) – world’s largest wholesale market
• 🔹 Over 75,000 shops – 5 districts
• 👜 Great for bulk shopping, souvenirs, small goods

🛍️ Afternoon:
• 🍜 Lunch at local noodle or dumpling shop nearby
• 🛒 Continue exploring District 2 or 3 for fashion, gifts, or toys
• 🧃 Refresh with bubble tea or fruit juice stalls

🌆 Evening:
• 🌇 Sunset walk at Yiwu River Park
• 🍽️ Dinner at The Ranch (international food) or local BBQ spot
• 🏙️ Visit Yiwu Night Market – street food, clothes, electronics

🚌 Transport: Taxis, DiDi app, or hotel shuttle; Futian Market has shuttle buses between districts

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🗓️ Day 2 – Local Life & Leisure 🛒🌳

🍳 Morning:
• 🍳 Breakfast at hotel or local soy milk shop
• ☕ Coffee stop at Maan Coffee or Starbucks (Chouzhou North Rd)
• 🛍️ Visit Yiwu Huangyuan Market – focus on clothing, smaller than Futian

🍜 Afternoon:
• 🍜 Lunch at local restaurant – try Yiwu niangao (rice cakes)
• 🌳 Stroll in Yiwu Wetland Park – relaxing green space with lakes
• 🛍️ Explore Chouzhou Road – boutique shops, snacks, electronics

🎢 Evening:
• 🎡 Visit Yiwu Ocean World or Yiwu Botanical Garden (great for families)
• 🍲 Hotpot dinner at Haidilao – famous hotpot chain with great service
• 🛍️ Optional: Night walk at Yiwu Wanda Plaza – shopping, food, cinema

🚗 Transport: DiDi or taxi (~10–20 RMB within city), most attractions within 15 min drive

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🗓️ Day 3 – Cultural Discovery Day 🏯📜

🏯 Morning:
• 🥟 Early dim sum breakfast
• 🚗 Visit Yiwu Xiuhu Park & Xiuhu Lake
• 🌸 Peaceful lake, locals doing tai chi, small temple nearby
• 📷 Great for morning photos

🧧 Afternoon:
• 🏛️ Explore Yiwu Museum – local history, silk road trade, Yiwu’s business evolution
• 🏮 Visit Shuanglin Temple (双林寺) – over 1,000 years old Buddhist temple
• Peaceful, culturally rich, beautiful architecture
• 🍜 Noodle lunch near the temple

🎎 Evening:
• 🎭 Watch or join a traditional Chinese opera show (check hotel or local listings)
• 🏮 Dinner at a traditional Chinese restaurant – try Dongpo pork or steamed fish
• 🎁 Buy local crafts or silk scarves as souvenirs

🚕 Transport: Taxi or DiDi to cultural spots (~15–25 RMB), most places within 15–30 mins from city center

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✈️ Returning to Bangkok
• 🚄 Yiwu → Hangzhou East (1 hr by high-speed train)
• 🛫 Fly from Hangzhou → Bangkok (check Thai AirAsia, China Eastern, Spring Airlines)

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