Ningbo was called “Yin” in the Xia Dynasty (before 2000 B.C.), within the boundary of the state of Yue during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 B.C.), including three counties of Yin, Mao and Gouzhang under the jurisdiction of Kuaiji Prefecture in the Qin Dynasty (221206 B.C.), and called Mingzhou in the Tang Dynasty (618-907A.D.). In the year of 821, the prefecture seat of Mingzhou was moved to the “three-river-junction”and set up the 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”.
Districts & Popularity
Under Ningbo’s jurisdiction, there are six urban districts of 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 9,672 km2, with a population of 5.567 million. And the urban districts cover 2,634 km2, with 2.134 million people.
Climate Conditions
Yin
Xia Dynasty (before 2000 B.C.)
Yin, Mao and Gouzhang
Spring and Autumn Period 770-476 B.C.),

Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.)
Yue
Kuaiji
Mingzhou
Tang Dynasty (618-907A.D.)
Ningbo: History
Historic Evolution scholars Conservation of
historic environment
Historic Evolution
Ningbo has enjoyed a history of over 7,000 years. The Neolithic Hemudu Culture Ruins convince the world that Ningbo is one of the birthplaces of rice planting on the earth.
with hottest month, July(28.8°C in
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average) and the coldest one, January(4°C in average).
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No-frost season lasts 230-240 days
a year. The annual average
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Ningbo offers a subtropical
monsoon climate, featuring mild
temperatures, moderate humidity
and distinct seasons. The annual
average temperature is 16.2°C,
Ningbo
In 1381 (Ming Dynasty)
Wang Yang-ming (1472-1529)
Chinese scholar and official whose idealistic interpretation of Neo-Confucianism influenced philosophical thinking in East Asia for centuries.
Ningbo Its Past and Present
General Introduction
Geographical conditions Districts & Popularity Climate Conditions
Geographical conditions
Ningbo, called Yong for short, is located midway on the eastern coast of China and in the South of the Yangtze River Delta with Zhoushan Archipelago as its natural shelter in the east, bordering on Hangzhou Bay in the north, neighboring on the city of Shaoxing in the west, facing Sanmen Bay in the South, and adjacent to the county of Taizhou.
precipitation is around 1,400mm, of
which the precipitation in the
months from May to September
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accounts for 60%.
1. Qing Bridge 3. Dongqian Lake
2. Lake Yue 4. Tiantong Temple