In the 1960s, some Japanese scholars raised the concept of the Silk Road via Sea. For, whether by sea or land, the Silk Road refers to the broader concept engaging in communication... 

Tianyi Pavilion, or Tianyige Library, stands on the bank of the Moon Lake. It is the oldest private library extant inChinaand has been made one of the key national heritage sites. ... 

Tu Youyou is a permanent and chief researcher at Institute of Chinese Materia Medica China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. She attended Xiaoshi Middle School for junior high... 

Established in 1990, Ningbo Song and Dance Ensemble has a staff team of 60 people at average age of 22, all graduates from professional art school. The ensemble has a dance team, f... 

Once known as Ningbo Wenshu, or Siming Wenshu, Siming Nanci is a kind of folk performance shows in Ningbo dialect in place of Zhejiang Province where the ethnic Han prevails. Simin... 

  • Flying Kites in February

    In February, spring comes back to earth, promising nice, warm days. It is said that people eat melon seed in January and fly kites...

  • Sand Beach Strolling on March 3rd

    At Shipu and Changguo of Xiangshan County, there is a custom in which everyone goes for a walk along the beach outside of Changguo...

  • Ningbo Cinnabar and Gold Lacquer W...

    Ningbo cinnabar and gold lacquer woodcarving is an ancient architectural decorative art featuring wood carvings. Excellent materia...

  • Lacquer

    Ningbo boasts a long history of lacquerware making. In the 7000-year-old Hemudu Culture Site, a vermilion wooden bowl was unearthe...

  • List of Festivals in Ningbo

  • China Filial Piety Festival

    Every year on October, 26th (The Double Ninth Festival), the Filial Piety Festival will be held in Cicheng of Jiangbei District, C...

  • “Gang Ya Gou” Desserts

    Founded by Mr. Jiang Dingfa in 1926, “Gang Ya Gou” (a water vat, a sheldrake and a dog) is a hundred-year-old shop in Ningbo, famo...

  • Zhuangyuanlou Hotel

    Ningbo Zhuangyuanlou (Number One Scholar) Hotel, called Ningbo Zhuangyuanlou and located at Sanjiangkou previously, is now at Dong...

  • History of Ningbo Bang (Ningbo Mer...

    Two hundred years is but a snap of fingers. However, it has witnessed the creation of a splendid history. Behind the migration of ...

  • History of Ningbo Bang (Ningbo Mer...

    Ningbo Bang are interested not only in building schools and promoting education, but also devoting themselves to educational pract...