Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.)
Tang Dynasty (618-907A.D.)
In 1381 (Ming Dynasty)
Yue
Kuaiji
Port Of Ningbo （宁波港）
Hangzhou Bay Bridge
（杭州湾跨海大桥）
Ningbo has a very developed economy.It stands beside a wide river and is rich in fish and rice.
Port Of NingBo
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Hangzhou Bay Bridge
Ningbo Port
In 738 AD, Ningbo Port was put into use formally. In the Tang Dynasty (618-907), it was known as one of the three major seaports for foreign trade, along with Yangzhou and Guangzhou.
Baoguo Temple has a long history. As historical records go, it was originally built in the East Han Dynasty (25-220), but destroyed later. It was not until the year 880 that the temple was reconstructed. The present palce was rebuilt in 1013.
907A.D.). In the year of 821, the prefecture seat of Mingzhou was moved to the “three-river-junction”（三江口）and set up
the inner city, which marked the foundation of the city. In the
The business scope(范围， 地域）of Ningbo Port
includes imported iron ore （进口铁矿石）, container （集装箱）, crude（原油）
and finished oil, liquid
chemical products, coal (煤)and the loading and
In the Song Dynasty, it became one of the three major port cities for foreign trade together with Guangzhou and Quanzhou. It was declared as one of the “Five Treaty Ports” after the Opium War（鸦片战争）.
unloading, storage and
transhipment of other bulk(大体积）goods.
In the 2007 ,it became the biggest port in China,the thired biggest in the world.
Hangzhou Bay Bridge
And it reduced the time from NingBo to Shanghai greatly.
Yongjiang River（甬江）
Fenghuajiang River(奉化江)
Yaojiang River(姚江)
three-river-junction(三江口)
The old bund of Ningbo（宁波老外滩）
Ningbo: History
Ningbo was called “Yin” （鄞） in the Xia Dynasty (before 2000 B.C.), within the boundary of the state of Yue（越）
during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 B.C.),
Over 7000 relics ranging from bones, stones, wood, pottery(陶器), rice and wooden building, etc, have been unearthed(发掘), which provides rich data for research into agriculture, textile(纺织品), art and the origin of the Eastern Civilization.
including three counties of Yin（鄞）, Mao（鄮） and Gouzhang(句章） under the jurisdiction of Kuaiji(会 稽)Prefecture（管辖区） in the Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.), and called Mingzhou（明州） in the Tang Dynasty (618-
Ningbo, Zhejiang
Geographic location
Districts
Under Ningbo’s jurisdiction (管辖范围）there are six urban districts of Haishu（海 曙）, Jiangdong（江东）, Jiangbei（江北）, Zhenhai （镇海）, Beilun（北仑） and Yinzhou（鄞州）, three county-level cities of Yuyao （余姚）, Cixi （慈溪）and Fenghua（奉化）, and two counties of Xiangshan（象山） and Ninghai(宁海）.
It is one of seven main guild halls in the country, with the reputation of “ the first guild hall south of the Yangtze River”
Baoguo Temple （保国寺）
Baoguo Temple is a thousand-year-old renowned temple and one of the first cultural relic sites designated to be specially preserved in China.
Places of interest
The Neolithic Hemudu Cultural Ruins（河 姆渡遗址）
The Neolithic Hemudu Cultural Ruins is situated in Yuyao. It is one of the most important cultural relics of the Neolithic Age（新石器时代） in China, which convince that the Yangtze River Valley was not only the birthplace of Chinese culture, but also the earliest place to plant rice on the earth.
Ningbo Port is well situated at the middle of the coastline of Mainland China, just at the Tshaped joining point of north-south shipping line(T形连接点的南北航线)and the golden waterway (航道)of the Yangtze River.
Paddy Agriculture
Pile - dwellings
Boat - oaring
Worshipping the Birds and Sun
Qing’an Guild Hall （庆安会馆）
Also named Tianhou Palace of East Yong, it is situates at the east bank of the “three-river-junction”.
Originally the trade guildhall for the merchant service from Ningbo port to the coastal provinces, and the palace to offer sacrifices to "the Heavenly Queen Buddha", but nowadays the Ningbo Marine Folks Museum and the Mazu Culture Exhibition Hall.
The most magnificent building in the temple is the Grand Hall, known as the "Beamless Hall". It is one of the oldest and best-preserved wooden structures in South Yangtze region of China, invaluable to the nation's architectural studies.
Mr. Chiang Kaishek’s Former Residence
（蒋介石故居）
Mr. Chiang Kaishek’s Former Residence, consists of the Fenggao House, the Yutai Salt Shop and the Western-style House, is located in Xikou, Fenghua. It is not only an important historic building in modern China, but also historical data for studying Mr. Chiang Kaishek and Mr. Chiang Jingguo--his son, and other relating historical events.