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宁波市
Níngbō Shì
Image:ChinaZhejiangNingbo.png
Origin of Name 宁 níng - Serene
波 bō - Waves
Together - Serene Waves
Abbreviation 甬 yǒng
Administration Type Sub-provincial city
Area 9,365 km²
Coastline 1,562 km
Population 5,527,000 (2004)
GDP ¥39,045 per capita (2004)
Major Nationalities Han, Tujia, Miao, Zhuang
County-level divisions 11
Township-level divisions 148
Mayor Mao Guanglie (毛光烈)
CPC Ningbo Committee Secretary Bayin Chaolu (巴音朝鲁)
City flower Camelia
City tree Camphor Laurel
Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Sieb.
Area Code 574
License Plate Prefix 浙B
Official website: City of Ningbo

Ningbo (Simplified Chinese: 宁波; Traditional Chinese: 寧波; pinyin: Níngbō; Wade-Giles: Ning-po; literally "Tranquil Waves") is a seaport sub-provincial city with a population of 800,000 in northeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. Lying south of the Hangzhou Bay, and facing the East China Sea to the east, Ningbo borders Shaoxing to the west and Taizhou to the south, and is separated from Zhoushan by a narrow body of water.

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[edit] Administration

The sub-provincial city of Ningbo administers 6 districts, 3 county-level cities and 2 counties. A distinction must be made between "Ningbo City" and metropolitan Ningbo. Ningbo City [Ning Bo Shi] is a geographic area with a population of 6 million. Metropolitan Ningbo is what Westerners would consider a "city"; it consists of the districts of Haishu, Jiangdong, and Jiangbei. Metropolitan Ningbo has a population of 820,000.

[edit] History

Ningbo was one of China's oldest cities with a history dating back to 4800 B.C. the Hemudu culture. Ningbo was known as a major trading port along with Yangzhou and Guangzhou in the Tang dynasty; thereafter, the major ports for foreign trade in the Song dynasty. Ningbo was one of the five Chinese treaty ports opened by the Treaty of Nanjing (signed in 1842) at the end of the First Opium War between Britain and China. During the war, British forces took possession of the walled city of Ningbo briefly after storming the fortified town of Zhenhai at the mouth of the Yong River on October 10, 1841. In 1864 the forces of the Taiping Rebellion held the town for six months.

Ningbo was once famed for traditional Chinese furniture production.

Ningbo, or 'tranquil waves', "it has been said of the Ningbo fishermen that, 'no people in the world apparently made so great an advance in the art of fishing; and for centuries past no people have made so little further progress.'" <ref>(quote from pg. 174 of THE JUNKS AND SAMPANS OF THE YANGTZE by G.R.G. Worchester, river inspector(retired), Chinese Maritime Customs, ISBN 0-87021-335-0)</ref>

[edit] Geography and climate

  • Ningbo covers an area of 9,365 square kilometers and has a total coastline of 1562 km including 788 km of mainland coastline and 774 km of island coastline.
  • Climatic Features: sub-tropical monsoon climate featured with temperate and humid weather and four distinct seasons; frost-free of 230-240 days
  • Average Temperature: 16.2 °C
  • Average Rainfall: 1300-1400 mm

[edit] Economy

Ningbo is a very important economic hub and port city. Historically a port city for foreign trade since the 7th century. Ningbo currently is a major exporter of , consumer products, electrical products, textile, food, industrial tools.

In 2002, Ningbo economic activity reached USD 12.273 billion, up 38.04% from the previous year. The total exports totalled USD 8.163 billion, up 30.73% from the past year. In addition, Ningbo imported USD 4.11 billion of goods, up 55.28% from the previous year. Towards the end of 2002, there were 6863 foreign enterprises operating in Ningbo with a total foreign investment estimated to be 21.37 billion US dollars. <ref>http://english.ningbo.gov.cn/art/2006/03/02/art_347_6562.html</ref>

[edit] Tourism

  • Tianyi Pavilion Museum, is the oldest well-preserved private library in China today. It is a major historical and cultural site under state protection, and is also one of the major symbols of Ningbo. Tianyi Pavilion Museum is located downtown in Haishu District beside the beautiful Yuehu Lake.
  • Baoguo Temple, the oldest intact wooden structure in Southern China, is located in Jiangbei District, 15km north of Ningbo city.
  • Tianfeng Tower
  • Ahyuwang Temple
  • Tiantong Temple

[edit] Notable people

Main article: Ningbo People

Many well known Chinese came from Ningbo or their ancestral home was Ningbo.

People in main land China

People in Hong Kong

People in Taiwan

People overseas

[edit] Transportation

The Hangzhou Bay Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge currently under construction across Hangzhou Bay, will connect the municipalities of Shanghai and Ningbo, and will be the longest trans-oceanic bridge in the world.

[edit] Miscellaneous

Ningbo is the headquarters of the East Sea Fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy. Its sector of responsibility includes Taiwan.

[edit] Sister cities

Ningbo has city partnerships with many cities around the world.

[edit] Sister cities (友好城市)

[edit] Cities of friendly exchanges (友好交流关系城市)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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Prefecture-level divisions of Zhejiang
Sub-provincial cities: Hangzhou | Ningbo
Prefecture-level cities: Huzhou | Jiaxing | Jinhua | Lishui

Quzhou | Shaoxing | Taizhou | Wenzhou | Zhoushan

List of Zhejiang County-level divisions


Major cities of Greater China
People's Republic of China Direct-controlled municipalities (4) Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Tianjin
Sub-provincial cities (15) Changchun, Chengdu, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hangzhou,
Harbin, Jinan, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao,
Shenyang, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Xiamen, Xi'an
Special administrative regions (2) Hong Kong, Macau
Republic of China (Taiwan) Direct-controlled municipalities (2) Kaohsiung, Taipei

Coordinates: 29°52′N 121°33′Ede:Ningbo es:Ningbo fr:Ningbo id:Ningbo ja:寧波 ko:닝보 nl:Ningbo no:Ningbo ug:نىڭبو شەھىرى pl:Ningbo pt:Ningbo ru:Нинбо sv:Ningbo zh:宁波市

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