Wenzhou businessmen have the spirit of "wolf", no matter how harsh the conditions are, they can survive, which has a great relationship with Wenzhou's unique geographical environment and historical origin.

let's talk about the geographical environment first: Wenzhou belongs to hilly landform, with many mountains and little arable land. Most of the land that can be used for rice production is alluvial by rivers or naturally deposited by beaches, such as the "Wenrui Plain" and "Ruiping Plain" formed by the double effects of alluvial and natural deposition of Oujiang River and Feiyun River. The so-called plain is only a very small land, unlike the North China Plain-Ma Pingchuan. Therefore, most places in Wenzhou are named after the word "Yang", such as "Luoyueyang" and "Sanyang" in Wenzhou, and the word "Yang" is interpreted as "plain land in the mountains" in the dictionary. This has caused the situation that there are many people and little land in Wenzhou Mountain. Statistics show that the per capita cultivated land in Wenzhou is 1.4 mu. In this case, if you don't want to starve to death alive, you can only play a "subjective initiative."

Let's talk about the historical origin: the feudal society belongs to a self-sufficient farming society. The geographical environment of Wenzhou determines that relying solely on farming may lead to more problems in supporting oneself, not to mention supporting one's family. Therefore, handicrafts have come up, and things made by handicrafts such as shoes and embroidery (which are famous in Wenzhou in history) have to be exchanged for food. At this time, "buyers and sellers" (peddlers, small businessmen) will be involved. During the period of the Republic of China, the villagers in Wencheng Yuhu, Ruian Huling and Ou Hai Li 'ao, the hometown of overseas Chinese, were so hungry at home that they went abroad by begging. Because of their lack of culture, technology and language, most of them were engaged in begging in European and American countries to make a living, which was difficult for outsiders to understand. In this case, scrimping and saving, slowly accumulating wealth and survival skills, opening restaurants, factories, etc., and gradually bringing family members, relatives and neighbors abroad to make a living after conditions are met, which has led Wenzhou people to go abroad. After liberation, Wenzhou belonged to the front line of Taiwan, and the state invested very little in Wenzhou. The biggest project was to set up a "Wenzhou Chemical Plant". Therefore, Wenzhou people must find their own way out, and the "capitalist tail" will never be cut off. After the reform and opening up, overseas Chinese in Wenzhou, taking advantage of capital, technology, talents, information and policies, have returned to their hometowns to invest and build, laying a solid foundation for the rapid development of Wenzhou. Wenzhou people have also gone to the whole country and even all over the world to engage in commercial activities, driving the economic development of Wenzhou as a whole.

Some people joke that "where there are people on the earth, there are Wenzhou people", which shows to some extent that Wenzhou people are competitive and enterprising. Wenzhou people's "being a boss during the day and sleeping at night" shows to some extent that Wenzhou people are hardworking and energetic. This is the "wolf" spirit of Wenzhou people.