Lucheng district in downtown Wenzhou is following this shoe-making tradition and working to become the shoe capital of the world.
Located in the mountainous area of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou was once a prosperous foreign treaty port, and remains well-preserved today.
Wenzhou is a historic coastal city administered by East China's Zhejiang province, deriving its present name from its mild climate. Covering 12,110 square kilometers of land and 8,649 sq km of sea, it governs four district, three county-level cities and five counties.
Wenzhou, located in East China's Zhejiang province, enjoys a profound and brilliant cultural background with a history dating back to the Kingdom of Dong'ou more than 2,200 years ago.
Famous for its business, Wenzhou in East China's Zhejiang province enjoys a developed private economy. With a tradition of "business", Wenzhou was established as a foreign trade port in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279).