Ningbo covers a total area of 9,816 km2, with a population of 5.6 million people. |
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Ningbo, China City Overview
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Ningbo China Information - Wikipedia.com Ningbo is a city located midway on the eastern coast of China, in the South of the Yangtze River Delta and the east part of Zhejiang province. Under Ningbo’s jurisdiction, there are six urban districts: Haishu, Jiangdong, Jiangbei, Zhenhai, Beilun and Yinzhou; three county-level cities of Yuyao, Cixi and Fenghua; and two counties of Xiangshan and Ninghai. Ningbo covers a total area of 9,816 km2, with a population of 5.6 million people. Ningbo has been a Friendship City with Jacksonville since 2007. History Ningbo has enjoyed a 7,000 year history. The Neolithic Hemudu Culture Ruins show that Ningbo is one of the birthplaces of rice planting on Earth. Ningbo was called “Yin” in the Xia Dynasty (before 2000 B.C.) and Mingzhou in the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.). In the year 821, the prefecture seat of Mingzhou was moved to the "three-river-junction" and set up an inner city, which marked the foundation of the city. In the year of 1381, the city got the present name—Ningbo, which means “calm wave”. Culture The cultural undertakings in Ningbo are booming. A number of cultural facilities, such as grand theaters, concert halls, and museums, have been constructed. The Ningbo Museum is now under construction. Literary and art creation has made an important breakthrough, reflected by works such as the famous Ningbo Opera Dian Qi, and Yue Opera King Ashoka. Some 300 art performances are held every year in Ningbo. There are 22 national culture protection units, and 67 museums, memorial halls and exhibition halls. The Sea Silk Road of Ningbo and Shanglinhu Porcelain Kiln Remains of Yue are on the national preparative list and waiting to apply for the world cultural heritage status. Business Ningbo is an important industrial base in Zhejiang Province, and includes the 13th largest container port in the world. The city has formed an industrial system, which is mainly composed of traditional mainstays, such as textile, garments, and machinery, large-scale harbor-based industries represented by petrochemicals, iron & steel, power generation and paper-making etc, and new hi-tech industry including integration of electronic information and mechanical & electrical, biomedicine, etc. Ningbo is also a major production base of grain, cotton, edible oil and aquatic products in China.. Ningbo has 18 kinds of organic food at state-level, 118 kinds of green food, 212 kinds of non-environmental-pollution agricultural products. Meanwhile, Ningbo owns 6 leading agricultural enterprises at the state-level, 27 ones at province-level and 198 ones at city-level. The export of agricultural products reached US $1.201 billion. More than 2,000 garment factories in Ningbo produce over 1.4 billion suits annually, accounting for 12% of the country’s total. A batch of nationally famous brands have been formed. Now, the garment industry has become one of the pillar industries of Ningbo. And Ningbo, the biggest garment producing base and key garment export base of China, is trying to become the “City of Garment in China”. Links to Ningbo, China Websites |