Yiwu is located in the central area of Zhejiang province with a total land area of 1,105 square kilometers. The whole city governs 8 towns and 5 subdistricts, has a population of 670,000 with local domiciliary registered and about 600,000 external temporary residents. Yiwu has a long history. In 25th of Ying Zheng of Qin Dynasty (B.C. 222), was in Wushang County, in the 7th of Wu De of Tang Dynasty (A.D. 624), was changed as Yiwu, while in 1998, was established City from county. From old times, Yiwu has gained the honor as being the "Home of Culture", and of Luo Binwang - one of the Four Outstanding Persons in the Early Tang Dynasty, Zong Ze - the famous Anti-Jin General of Song Dynasty, and Zhu Danxi - one of the four famous doctors of Jin and Yuan Dynasty. In modern times, there are educationist Chen Wangdao, literature theorist Feng Xuefeng and historian Wu Han, among others.