Shunde and Yiwu are not comparable in terms of population size or industrial structure. Judging from today's economic strength, Yiwu is not Shunde's opponent, and it will not be Shunde's opponent in the future. On the contrary, Xiaoshan in Hangzhou is more suitable to be compared with Shunde, but Shunde is also stronger.

Since Yiwu and Shunde are compared, let’s analyze them from several aspects below!

Industrial Status

Yiwu’s greatest advantage lies in commerce, as well as light industry, processing industry, retail industry, service industry, real estate, exhibition industry, financial industry, and other industries driven by commerce. real estate industry.

Shunde’s industrial positioning is more clear, including home appliances, auto parts, furniture, ceramics, woodworking machinery and other industries, as well as Cantonese service industry, exhibition industry, construction and real estate industry, etc.

Economic and demographic comparison

Yiwu is a county-level city governed by the province, with a land area of ??1,100 square kilometers and a population of 1.28 million. Its total economic GDP ranks first among counties and cities in Zhejiang Province. In the third position, the GDP in 2017 was 115.8 billion.

Shunde is a district below Foshan, with a land area of ??806 square kilometers and a population of 2.54 million. Its economic aggregate GDP ranks eighth among all districts in Guangdong. In 2017, its GDP exceeded the 300 billion mark, reaching 305.9 billion. The economic strength is comparable to that of cities such as Taiyuan, Baoding, Baotou, and Hohhot.

Regardless of population size or economic strength, Yiwu is not at the same level at all. Comparing scale will lose its meaning, so we can only make a comparison from the perspective of industrial development!

Comparison in terms of industrial structure

Yiwu started out by exchanging chicken feathers for sugar, and has developed into one of the best wholesale trade markets in the country. It has blossomed across the country, forming a huge trade empire. Attracting friends from all over the world is Yiwu's biggest advantage, but it also has shortcomings. The commercial products are of medium and low-end grades, and most of them come from poor areas and lower-income groups. The added value of products is too low, and it basically depends on low-cost labor. However, today’s labor costs are getting higher and higher. It is simply impossible to compare with the labor costs in inland areas and third world countries. This will become more and more expensive. Loss of comparative advantage. Even if it gains certain advantages in Internet transactions, this development model is destined to not last long, and Yiwu's decline is inevitable.

Within the framework of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Shunde will have a newer self. With the development of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Guangzhou and other cities, the east bank of the Pearl River has created a technological innovation economic belt, pointing directly to the San Francisco Bay Area, the world's technological highland. Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Guangzhou Nansha, Guangzhou Panyu, Foshan and other places on the west bank of the Pearl River will vigorously develop modern manufacturing and become the first base of modern manufacturing in China in 2025. Shunde will be useful.

Today's Shunde has begun to have advantages in ceramics, furniture, woodworking and other industries, with very high added value.

If Europeans have built luxury cars, clothing, watches and other luxury goods, then if there is a place in China where luxury goods can be built, it must be the West Bank of the Pearl River. Today, there are hundreds of thousands of Zhongshan lamps, hundreds of thousands of Shunde mahogany doors, and Shunde ceramics worth thousands of dollars each. This is the world's most potential furniture luxury base, and its future prospects are limitless.

After discussing the above, everyone must have gradually become clearer. The future is a global village. Within this global framework, what are your city’s advantages? What is the city’s core competitiveness?

When the water recedes, the naked swimmers will be visible!

If the comparison is based on overall strength, then there is no doubt that Guangdong Shunde is stronger than Zhejiang Yiwu. But in terms of the wealth of residents, Yiwu is no less than Shunde. In 2018, Yiwu City's per capita GDP reached 154,000 yuan, and the per capita disposable income of residents reached 62,700 yuan. Shunde's per capita disposable income last year was 54,000 yuan, which was only about 86% of Yiwu's. (Yiwu)

Yiwu and Shunde are following two different economic development paths. Shunde is following the path of developing large industries and large enterprises, while Yiwu is following the model of doing business for all and developing small and medium-sized enterprises. Therefore, Shunde City can more easily grow in terms of GDP and cultivate well-known enterprises and large-scale industrial groups. Yiwu, on the other hand, has failed to develop nationally renowned corporate brands and has no very well-known entrepreneurs.

A small Shunde District actually has the headquarters of two Fortune 500 companies, namely Midea Group and Country Garden. The operating income of each company is in the hundreds of billions. In addition to these two billion-dollar giants, Shunde also has a large number of well-known brand companies, as well as many companies with a business scale of more than 10 billion. Galanz, Hisense Kelon, Lesso, Macro, Vanhe and China Resources Paint are all companies in Shunde.

In 2018, Shunde District’s GDP reached 316.4 billion yuan, of which the added value of the secondary industry, which it is proud of, reached 177.4 billion yuan, accounting for 56%.

Shunde is a veritable manufacturing base in my country. Its two industries, home appliances and building materials, enjoy high reputations in the country, and a large number of products are exported overseas.

Yiwu’s industry is mainly small commodity production and trade, and it is difficult to cultivate large enterprises and brands under this model. Do you know any well-known entrepreneurs or big brands in Yiwu? Nine times out of ten people don't know. Almost all the people in Yiwu are engaged in business, with hundreds of thousands and millions of businessmen, each engaged in their own industry in an orderly manner. Although the individual strength is limited, they collectively constitute a huge force. (Shunde)

In 2018, Yiwu City’s GDP was 124.8 billion yuan. The proportions of the primary and secondary industries were not high, but the proportion of the tertiary industry reached 65%. The annual transaction volume of the small commodity market reached a huge 450 billion yuan. The total number of market entities in Yiwu City has reached 460,000. You must know that the permanent population of Yiwu City is only about 1.3 million. On average, every three people register a market entity. (Yiwu)

Therefore, overall, Yiwu and Shunde, one focuses on business and the other focuses on manufacturing, and their economic development models are completely different. Therefore, the development results will be completely different. Yiwu's overall strength will not be too strong, but its residents will be relatively wealthy. Shunde has strong overall strength, but its residents are not as wealthy as Yiwu. Some respondents said that there is no comparison between Yiwu and Shunde. Shunde is much better than Yiwu in all aspects. In fact, this is not objective. After carefully comparing the various data and urban characteristics of the two places, the two cities still have their own advantages and strengths. It is worth doing comparative research.

Yiwu City is an outstanding representative of county economic development in Zhejiang Province. Shunde District of Foshan City has always been the vanguard of county economic development in Guangdong Province before the city was withdrawn from the city and established as a district. The economic development of the two cities has its own characteristics. It has long been famous throughout the country and is equally famous. It is a successful example of county economic development. Its successful experience is worthy of reference and learning by counties and county-level cities across the country.

Since we must find a road to county economic development that is in line with local actual conditions, we cannot rigidly copy other people's successful experiences and development models. Because every city is unique, there are no two identical cities in the world.

Now use the latest official statistical data in 2019 to compare the development of Yiwu and Shunde. 1. Area and population

Yiwu City: with an area of ??1105.46 square kilometers, it is a county-level city under Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province. It is not in the center of the Yangtze River Delta. It is not close to the sea, and there is no big river that can directly connect to the ocean. The transportation and location are not Highlight the advantages. At the end of 2019, the registered population was 836,093. At the end of the year, the city’s permanent population was 1.3186 million, and the urbanization rate was 78.5%.

Shunde District: It covers an area of ??806 square kilometers. It is under the jurisdiction of Foshan City, Guangdong Province. It is in the center of the Pearl River Delta. It has a developed water system that leads directly to the ocean, and has significant transportation and location advantages. At the end of 2019, the registered population was 1.5165 million, the district’s permanent population was 2.7832 million, and the urbanization rate of the permanent population was 98.58%.

It can be seen that Shunde has more advantages than Yiwu, which is larger in area, population size, attractiveness to the outside population, and location advantages. 2. Economic aggregate and per capita income

Yiwu City: The total GDP in 2019 was 142.11 billion yuan, an increase of 7.4% over the previous year. The per capita GDP was 171,796 yuan based on the registered population and 108,113 yuan per capita based on the permanent population. The per capita disposable income of residents is 68,121 yuan.

Shunde District: The total GDP in 2019 was 352.318 billion yuan, an increase of 7.1% over the previous year. Calculated based on the permanent population, the per capita GDP was 126,587 yuan, and the per capita disposable income of residents was 58,820.4 yuan.

The economic aggregate of Shunde District is much greater than that of Yiwu. The difference in per capita GDP is not big, but the per capita disposable income of Yiwu exceeds that of Shunde. This shows that Shunde has developed industry, attracts many migrant workers, has intensive industries, and has a large economic scale. However, The distribution of wealth is relatively concentrated. There are a large number of small bosses engaged in small commodity production and trade circulation industries in Yiwu. The distribution of wealth is relatively even, and wealth is hidden among the people. Therefore, the streets of Yiwu are full of luxury cars, and Yiwu people appear to be richer than Shunde people. In terms of economic development, both places have their own advantages, and we cannot just look at the total amount. 3. Fiscal revenue and expenditure status

Yiwu City: Fiscal revenue in 2019 was 15.24 billion yuan, general public budget revenue was 10.12 billion yuan, and general public budget expenditure was 13.12 billion yuan.

Shunde District: Total tax revenue in 2019 was 55.828 billion yuan, general public budget revenue was 24.684 billion yuan, and general public budget expenditure was 25.672 billion yuan.

The scale of fiscal revenue and expenditure matches the scale of the economy. 4. Number of tourists and tourism revenue

Yiwu City: The number of tourists received in 2019 was 26.989 million, and the total tourism revenue was 33.56 billion yuan.

Shunde District: The number of tourists received in 2019 was 18.5108 million, and the total tourism revenue was 18.25 billion yuan.

Yiwu is better than Shunde in tourism industry. 5. Import and Export Trade

Yiwu City: The annual small commodity market achieved a transaction volume of 458.31 billion yuan, and the annual e-commerce transaction volume was 276.89 billion yuan (including domestic trade e-commerce transactions of 201.49 billion yuan, and cross-border e-commerce transactions The transaction volume was 75.398 billion yuan.) The total volume of postal and express delivery business in the year was 4.99 billion pieces, ranking second only to Guangzhou among various cities in the country. The total import and export volume for the whole year was 296.78 billion yuan, of which exports were 286.79 billion yuan and imports were 9.99 billion yuan.

Shunde District: The total import and export volume of the district in 2019 was 191.92 billion yuan, of which exports were 152.72 billion yuan and imports were 39.2 billion yuan.

Undoubtedly, in terms of total import and export volume or domestic trade volume, Yiwu, which is characterized by commercial circulation as an industry, has a more obvious lead than Shunde. 6. Technology Education

Yiwu City: Two colleges and universities applied for 9,594 patents in 2019 and granted 5,987 patents.

Shunde District: Two colleges and universities applied for 37,928 patents in 2019 and granted 29,535 patents.

Undoubtedly, Shunde, which is good at industry, performs more outstandingly in terms of scientific research results.

7. Pillar Industries

Yiwu City: The core industry is trade circulation (although small commodities have little technical content, they are highly competitive at the scale of Yiwu. Other regions It is also difficult to compete with Yiwu.) Focus on the small commodity industry to create advantageous industries such as accessories, clothing, home furnishings, toys, knitting, wool spinning, printing, craft gifts, zippers, etc. Yiwu has become the world capital of small commodities that is difficult to replace.

Shunde District: The eight pillar industries are - household appliance manufacturing, machinery and equipment manufacturing, electronic communications manufacturing, textile and clothing manufacturing, fine chemical manufacturing, furniture manufacturing, printing and packaging manufacturing and Medical and health care manufacturing industry, Shunde is therefore positioned as the capital of manufacturing. At the same time, Shunde is also the capital of gourmet food. There are hundreds of thousands of Shunde chefs. Where there is Cantonese cuisine, there must be Shunde chefs.

The competitive advantages of the dominant industries in both places are very obvious, and it is not easy for other cities to replace their positions. 8. Representative Enterprises

Yiwu City: It is difficult to develop large-scale brand enterprises with high visibility, large scale and strong strength in the field of small commodities. Therefore, there are very few well-known companies from Yiwu that can be named.

Shunde City is famous for its manufacturing industry and has a large number of well-known large enterprises in the country. Among them, the home appliance manufacturing giant Midea Group and the real estate giant Country Garden are the most famous. Shunde District has 34 well-known trademarks in China. The final conclusion is: Overall, Shunde District undoubtedly has a higher level of economic and social development, is more comprehensive, performs very well in all aspects, and is an all-round player. Yiwu is a player with individual specialties, ranking first in the world in the field of small commodity production and circulation. , has a huge world-class influence, and has also set up a high competitive threshold. The economic development of both cities has vigorous and lasting vitality.

This is not an order of magnitude at all. I have heard people say in the past that Yongkang has many luxury cars and its economy is better than Shunde. In fact, to compare with Shunde, Yiwu, Yongkang, and even the entire Jinhua can compare. Imagine Next, just one Beijiao Town, Midea plus Country Garden, the annual sales volume is 800 billion!

Yiwu has many firsts in the world and China, and there is no Yiwu in Guangdong in terms of many indicators Many

In fact, Shunde is not well-known. It only produces Midea Kelon Country Garden Galanzwan and a few small businesses. Lin's Wood Industry Bear Electrical Appliances Delma Bellade and a few small e-commerce companies have produced It's just a little trick, like Lin's Wood Industry, which sold 600 million in one day during Double Eleven last year. In fact, Shunde is nothing special. It’s just that the predecessors of SF Express and Gree are in Shunde. Home appliances only account for 1/3 of the country. Shunde is just one of the five food cities in the world. It is just one of the four major families in Hong Kong. There are only two Shunde people. As for the country's largest paint, the most concentrated woodworking machinery production base, the 10-kilometer furniture city, the country's largest denim, etc., they are not worth mentioning.

I live in Shunde and have been to Yiwu. I feel that Yiwu cannot compare with Shunde. Many of Yiwu's products rely on low prices to attract customers. The quality cannot be complimented! Many products have no well-known brands and only meet basic functions without any innovation. I went there last month and found that business in many stores was very sluggish. Shunde companies have excellent quality, high brand awareness, and focus on long-term development. In particular, there are many home appliance companies, including several large companies and listed companies. The quality and innovation are refreshing, and the prices are very competitive. At present, vigorous village reform will gradually realize industrial upgrading. Shunde's future development is limitless! Yiwu has been in line with international standards for a long time, but its overall reputation is not very good. Blindly low prices are not the way out after all. Improving quality and increasing R&D investment, focusing on patents, and achieving differentiated development are the paths Yiwu must take in the future. I hope both places can leverage their strengths and avoid their weaknesses and move forward together!

Shunde is a municipal district of Foshan, a major manufacturing city. It ranks first among many top 100 districts and is recognized nationwide as the capital of home appliances.

Yiwu, Zhejiang is a county-level city in Jinhua City, Zhejiang. It is ranked among the top 10 counties in the country all year round. It is well known to us because of Yiwu’s small commodity wholesale market. There was a very famous movie in the past. The TV series tells the story of how Yiwu exchanges chicken feathers for sugar.

Shunde's economic strength is still stronger, because Shunde's GDP is much higher than Yiwu, and its per capita GDP is also higher than Yiwu. My GDP is more than twice that of Yiwu.

Yiwu is not without its strengths. The per capita disposable income of Yiwu residents is as high as 6.271 billion yuan, and the disposable income of urban residents is as high as more than 70,000 yuan, which is higher than the per capita disposable income of Shunde residents. Moreover, the per capita total retail sales of social goods is higher than that of Shunde, and residents' consumption expenditure is also higher than that of Shunde, which shows that the residents of Yiwu are wealthier than those of Shunde.

Shunde’s hardware manufacturing industry is very strong. Yiwu's small commodity trade is very strong. Shunde manufacturing quality is very strong. The cost of manufacturing in Yiwu is very low. Shunde people pay attention to quality and domestic sales. Yiwu people engage in foreign trade at low prices. Shunde people pay with one hand and deliver the goods with integrity. People in Yiwu do foreign trade business by taking credit first and paying later. Shunde and Yiwu have two sales models, two business methods, different sales channels, different quality standards, different price systems, and different human costs. In the short term, Yiwu has a price advantage. From a long-term strategic perspective, Shunde has great potential for future development.

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