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Ningbo
宁波
Níngbō Shì
Nickname: 甬 yǒng
Location of Ningbo Prefecture within Zhejiang
Location of Ningbo Prefecture within Zhejiang
Ningbo (China)
Ningbo
Ningbo
Location within China
Coordinates: 29°52′N 121°33′E / 29.867, 121.55
Country China
Province Zhejiang
County-level divisions 11
Township divisions 148
Government
 - CPC Ningbo Committee Secretary Bayin Chaolu (巴音朝鲁)
 - Mayor Mao Guanglie (毛光烈)
Area
 - Sub-provincial city 9,365 km² (3,615. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Zhejiang ( is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Zhejiang ( is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Mao Guanglie (毛光烈 born February 1955 is the mayor of Ningbo, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China and is directly responsible for the Ningbo Municipal Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. A sub-provincial city ( Chinese: 副省级城市 (or deputy-provincial city in the People's Republic of China, is a Prefecture-level city Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8 sq mi)
Elevation 150 m (488 ft)
Population (2004)
 - Sub-provincial city 5,527,000
 - Urban 1,219,900
Time zone China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Postal code 315000
Area code(s) 574
License plate prefixes 浙B
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 - per capita CNY 61,032
City trees
Camphor Laurel Cinnamomum camphora (L. A tree is a perennial Woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or Cinnamomum camphora (commonly known as Camphor tree, Camphorwood or camphor laurel) is a large Evergreen Tree that ) Sieb. )
City flowers
Camelia
Website: www.ningbo.gov.cn (Chinese)

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 1,219,900 in northeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also Not to be confused with Camellia. Camelia (born Dayang Noor Camelia Abang Khalid) is a Malaysian singer and model Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Wade-Giles (ˌweɪdˈʤaɪlz) sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization system (phonetic notation and Transcription) for the Mandarin ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo A sub-provincial city ( Chinese: 副省级城市 (or deputy-provincial city in the People's Republic of China, is a Prefecture-level city Zhejiang ( is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. A province, in the context of China, is a translation of sheng ( which is an administrative division Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES 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. Hangzhou Bay or the Bay of Hangzhou is an inlet of the East China Sea, bordered by the province of Zhejiang and the municipality of Shanghai. The East China Sea is a Marginal sea east of China. It is a part of the Pacific Ocean and covers an area of 1249000 km² Administration The Prefecture-level city of Shaoxing administers 1 district, 3 county-level cities and 2 counties. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Taizhou currently administers 3 district, 2 county-level cities and 4 counties. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Zhoushan administers 2 districts and 2 counties.

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Etymology

宁 níng - Serene; 波 bō - Waves; Together - Serene Waves

History

Ningbo was one of China's oldest cities with a history dating back to 4800 B. C. the Hemudu culture. The Hemudu culture (河姆渡文化 (5000 BC to 4500 BC was a Neolithic culture that flourished just south of the Hangzhou Bay in Jiangnan in modern 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. The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by The Song Dynasty ( Wade-Giles: Sung Ch'ao was a ruling dynasty in China between 960&ndash1279 CE it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 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. The Treaty of Nanking (Treaty of Nanjing signed 29 August, 1842, was the unequal treaty which marked the end of the First Opium War between Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The First Opium War or the First Anglo-Chinese War was fought between the British East India Company and the Qing Dynasty in China from 1839 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National 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. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link In 1864 the forces of the Taiping Rebellion held the town for six months. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Taiping Rebellion or Rebellion of Great Peace was a large-scale Revolt against the authority and forces of the Qing Government in China In March 1885, during the Sino-French War, Admiral Courbet's naval squadron blockaded several Chinese warships in Zhenhai Bay and exchanged fire with the shore defences. The Sino-French War ( Chinese:, French: Guerre franco-chinoise, Vietnamese: Chiến tranh Pháp-Thanh) was a limited conflict fought

Ningbo was once famed for traditional Chinese furniture production.

During World War II in 1940, Japan bombed Ningbo with fleas carrying the bubonic plague. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Flea is the Common name for any of the small wingless Insects of the order Siphonaptera (some authorities use the name Aphaniptera Bubonic plague is the best-known manifestation of the bacterial disease plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis (formerly known as [1]

"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. ' "[2]

Geography and climate

Economy

Ningbo is a very important economic hub and port city. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724 The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. Historically a port city for foreign trade since the 7th century. Ningbo currently is a major exporter of consumer products, electrical products, textiles, food, and industrial tools.

In 2002, Ningbo economic activity reached USD 12. 273 billion, up 38. 04% from the previous year. The exports totalled USD 8. 163 billion, up 30. 73% from the previous 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. [3]

Ningbo's economy grew 14. 8 percent in 2007. The city's per capita output to $8,026, more than three times the national average and very competitive to Shanghai's $8,949. [4]

Tourism

Ningbo at night
Ningbo at night

Notable people

The monument of victory in the Battle of Zhenhai (Sino-French War)
The monument of victory in the Battle of Zhenhai (Sino-French War)
Main article: Ningbo People

Many well known Chinese came from Ningbo or their ancestral home was Ningbo. Tian Yi Square is the biggest square in Ningbo, It is located in the city centre covering an area of 2 million square meters The Sino-French War ( Chinese:, French: Guerre franco-chinoise, Vietnamese: Chiến tranh Pháp-Thanh) was a limited conflict fought Ningbo People (寧波人 Ningbo ren in Mandarin NingBO ning in Ningbo-ese is the general name for two groups of people those who live(d in Ningbo and those whose ancestors were from The Ancestral Home ( Dom Ojczysty) is a Political party in Poland, founded after the elections

People in main land China

People in Hong Kong

People in Taiwan

People overseas

Transportation

Zhao bao shan Bridge, Zhenhai District, Ningbo
Zhao bao shan Bridge, Zhenhai District, Ningbo

The Hangzhou Bay Bridge, a combination cable-stayed bridge and causeway across Hangzhou Bay opened to public on 1 May 2008, connects the municipalities of Shanghai and Ningbo, and is considered the longest trans-oceanic bridge in the world, and the world’s second-longest bridge, after the Lake Ponchartrain Causeway in Louisiana, USA. Chiang Ching-kuo ( POJ: ChiúⁿKeng-kok ( April 27 1, 1910 – January 13, 1988) Kuomintang (KMT Politician Chung-Mou 'Morris' Chang PhD (張忠謀 Pinyin: Zhāng Zhōngmóu (born July 10, 1931) is the founding Chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Shien Biau "SB" Woo ( Traditional Chinese: 吳[[wikt 仙|仙]] 標, Simplified Chinese: 吴[[wikt 仙|仙]] 标 This is an Anglicized version of the Chinese name "Ma Yo-yo" the family name is " Ma " Hangzhou Bay Bridge ( is a bridge with Cable-stayed bridge portion across Hangzhou Bay off the eastern coast of China. A Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, or the Causeway, consists of two parallel bridges crossing Lake Pontchartrain in southern Louisiana. The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America The port of Ningbo is one of the World's busiest ports, ranked 4th by cargo tonnage in 2005, and 15th in TEU. The world's busiest Port is contested by several ports around the world

Miscellaneous

Ningbo Airport
Ningbo Airport

Sister cities

Ningbo has city partnerships with many cities around the world.

Sister cities (友好城市)

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

See also

References

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Coordinates: 29°52′N 121°33′E / 29.867, 121.55

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Dictionary

Ningbo

-proper noun

  1. A port city in the Zhejiang province of China
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