Situated in the middle coastal part of east Zhejiang Province between Sanmen Bay and Xiangshan Harbor, Ninghai County is one of the first opening coastal areas approved by State Council. It covers an overall area of 1,931 square kilometers and has a population of 580,000, with 176 kilometers of coastline. The jurisdiction of Ninghai encompasses 17 towns. It is a county of state ecological demonstration, with fine scenery. In 2002, the GDP of Ninghai recorded RMB 8.36 billion Yuan, while the financial revenue income was over 1billion Yuan. The average income of urban dwellers was RMB 18,735 Yuan.
The local industrial economy with complete setup has been developed rapidly, which is pillared by six majorities as textile, mechanics, rubber, plastics, electronics, and metal products. Among local enterprises, Hualian Textile, Jinghai Chemical and Shuanglin Group have been developing soundly with its enlarged scale. Many products like YiXiu Children's clothes and Daliangshan Beer and Xilin Transportation Facilities etc. sprang out, earning good reputation in both domestic and abroad markets.

Ninghai has favorable geographical location and developed transportation & telecommunication facilities, only 66Km south to Lishe International Airport, while its coastal harbors connect with Ningbo and Shanghai and Dalian in the north and Wenzhou and Xiamen and Hong Kong in the south, and the expressway & highway link it up with other parts of China. With advanced telecom facilities, SPC telephone and fax and optical cable are all available.
The export-oriented economy keeps steady development. In 2002, total self-import & self-export volume valued USD 315 million. Export-oriented products have reached over 300 varieties. Actual foreign investment reaches USD 200 million by the end of 2002. Ninghai also enters Top 10 counties in terms of foreign investment utilization in Zhejiang Province.
Ninghai Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation Bureau
Permanent Address: 5 Renmin Road, Chengguan Town, Ninghai, Ningbo, P.R.C.
Post Code: 315600
Tel.: 86-574-65578702, 65578709, 65578705
Fax: 86-574-65578703, 65578609
E-mail: nhzs@ninghaichina.com
Website: www.ninghaichina.com