I. Foreword

　　Water makes a city delicate and dynamic.

　　Bordering on the water, the City of Ningbo has been developed.

　　The name of the city means “calm wave”, which shows the close relationship between the city and the water.

　　Ningbo—a city of culture, and a port to the world. The city motto also suggests the secrets between Ningbo and the water. Water keeps watch on Tianyi Pavilion, the oldest library in Asia. With deep water and calm wave, Ningbo Port has been listed among the top ten ports in the world.

　　Overlooking the city from the sky, you can see that Yao River, Fenghua River and Yong River divide the city into several parts, and have fostered local people generation by generation. Yao River brings us Hemudu Neolithic Culture 7000 years ago and the love story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yintai; Fenghua River comes from the county famous for Buddha Maitreya (Laughing Buddha) and tailors; The two rivers joint together in downtown of Ningbo and become Yong River, which is flowing into the sea and was the starting point of the “Silk Road on the Sea”. Those three rivers incubate prosperity of the city.

　　The water in Ningbo emerges in various forms, from hot spring to water fall, from the lake to the sea, from the fountain street to the pond…They make Ningbo a city of great charm, a city not only being delicate and intelligential, but also have the daring to accept and to surmount.

　　Understanding of Ningbo should start from your first touch of the water here.

　　Ⅱ. Cards of the City

　　- One of the 14 coastal cities further opening to the outside world in the Chinese Mainland

　　- Pilot City for comprehensive reform in China

　　-Separate Planning City which enjoys the same rights as a province in local economic management

　　- Pilot City for innovation in China

　　- National Famous City for Historical Culture

　　- National Socially Developed City for successive two years

　　- Gold Medal for the City with its citizens having the strongest sense of happiness in China

　　- China Top Tourism City

　　- National Model City of Environmental Protection

　　- National Garden City

　　- The City with the cleanest environment in China

　　- The City of Famous Brands in China

　　- One of the Top 10 Cities in China for Conference and Exhibition

　　- One of the Top 10 Commercial Cities in China

　　- The City with most favorable residential conditions in China

　　- One of the Top 10 Cities in China in terms of comprehensive competitiveness

　　Ⅲ. Profile of the City

　　Ningbo, also called “Yong” for short, is located in the middle of the coastal line of the Chinese Mainland and in the South of the Yangtze River Delta, which enjoys the most developed economy in China (120°55”-122°16”E and 28°51”-30°33”N). The Zhoushan Archipelago, as natural bulwark, is to the east of Ningbo, Hangzhou Bay to the north, the City of Shaoxing to the west, and the City of Taizhou to the south.

　　The history of Ningbo can be traced back to 7,000 years ago. The discovery of Hemudu Neolithic Culture Ruins proves that Ningbo was one of the first places in the world for cultivating rice. In Xia Dynasty (about 2,000 B.C.), Ningbo was called “Yin”. When it was in the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 B.C.), Ningbo was a part of the State of “Yue”. The place then covered “Yin”, “Mao” and “Gouzhang”, which were three counties of Kuaiji Shire in Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.). The place was named “Mingzhou” in the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.). In 821, the local authority moved to the place where three rivers joined and built a city wall, which marked the beginning of the city. In 1381, the 14th year of the period of the Emperor Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 A.D.), the city got its current name “Ningbo”, which means “the calm wave”.

　　At present, the City of Ningbo, with six 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, covers an area of 9817 sq. km on land. The total population is 5.7102 million in Ningbo. The urban area covers 2,462 sq.km, with the population of 2.2183 million.

　　The camphor tree is the municipal tree, and the camellia is the flower of the city.

　　Contents

　　- Great Port in the East

　　- Commercial Metropolis

　　- Place with Rich Culture

　　- City of Harmony

　　- Future Development

　　- Appendix 

　　Great Port in the East

　　Ningbo, to the south of the Yangtze River, developed from a small port. The ancestors of Ningbo people were good at building canoes and rowing. Looking back into the history of Ningbo, people could easily see that the port, acting as life force, has promoted the city to go global, to face the ocean and the world.

　　In the Spring & Autumn and the Warring States Period (771-221 B.C.), Ningbo, called Gouzhang at that time, was one of 9 important ports in China. In the Tang Dynasty (618-907), Ningbo, called Mingzhou, was one of 4 major ports. In the Song and Yuan Dynasties (960-1368), Ningbo was among top three foreign trade ports. In the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Ningbo was the only port in China running trade with Japan. In the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Ningbo was selected as the port to set up customs with other three cities in China.

　　At present, Ningbo, with unique advantage of its port, is achieving new progress in the process of the construction of a modern international port city.

　　Key words: Fast development of Ningbo Port

　　Ningbo Port is located on the main route of international container shipping in Pacific Region. The distances between Ningbo and some world-class ports in Pacific Region, such as Hong Kong, Gaoxiong, Singapore, Pusan and Osaka, are all within 1000 nautical miles. Ningbo Port enjoys unique and favorable natural conditions. It is located in the Yangtze River Delta and takes Zhoushan Archipelago as natural bulwark. The harbor area is always calm. The number of average valid operating days can reach 350 days annually. Vessels of 250,000-tonnage can enter into the port freely, whereas large vessel of 300,000-tonnage can only enter with high tide. It is hard to find such advantageous condition anywhere in the world.

　　In 1989, Ningbo Port was listed by the State Council as one of the 4 international deep-water transshipping ports in Chinese Mainland for further development. Ningbo Port had another period of fast growth then. By 2000, with its cargo throughput over 100 million tons, Ningbo became the third port in Chinese Mainland which handled 100 million tons of cargoes annually.

　　In the middle of 1990”s, Ningbo Port became the focus of the attention worldwide by accepting “Grand Phoenix”, a 300,000 tonnage vessel. In the following 10 years, such giants as 320,000 tonnage vessels and the 5th and 6th generation of container carriers have been the frequenters of Ningbo Port.

　　In 2005, Ningbo Port successfully hosted a super tanker “TI Europe”, the largest tanker in the world at that time, which made it the first port in Chinese mainland to accept vessel of 400,000-tonnage.

　　On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of container shipping in the world, UK based “Container International”, a worldwide authority magazine on port and shipping, hosted the first conferring ceremony on port and shipping in 2006. Due to its outstanding performance in container terminal operation, Ningbo Port was successfully listed into the Global Top 5 Ports.

　　In 2006, Ningbo and Zhoushan realized integration of resources. The remarkable handling capacity of Ningbo-Zhoushan Port has emerged.

　　In 2009, the throughput of cargoes reached 380 million tons, which made Ningbo the 2nd largest port in Chinese mainland and the 4th in the world. Regarding to its throughput of container, Ningbo Port handled 10.423 million TEU, ranks the 4th place in Chinese mainland. Ningbo possesses 216 container shipping lines, 113 of which are ocean routes.

　　Mr. Sun Yat-sen”s prediction on “the great port in the east” has come true.

　　Key words: Port Industry

　　Port is the largest resource of Ningbo and also the driving force for further development of the city. Ningbo put forward officially the strategy of “Making the city prosperous by the development of the port, and promoting the growth of the port by the progress of the city” in 1994.

　　Depending on the large handling capacity of the deep-water port, Ningbo has actively accepted the transferred international industries, and built the national bases of energy and raw materials. The port industry has witnessed incessant growth in its size and strength.

　　At present, a port industrial region with the extent of 20 km has been established in the hinterland of Beilun Port. In this industrial region, there exist hundreds of large intensive projects with 5 leading sections of petro-chemical, energy, iron and steel, paper making and ship building. Its output has covered more than one quarter of total industrial output of the city.

　　With the port industry, Ningbo, which does not produce a single granule of iron ore, offers iron material for over 30 steel plants nationwide. It does not produce a drop of oil, but has nevertheless become the largest transshipping hub for crude oil in China. It does not produce a piece of coal, but has become the supplier for numerous power plants and makes Zhejiang Province the largest thermal power base in the South.

　　Since 2004, CPC Ningbo Commission and Ningbo Municipal Government have considered the port industry with a higher level and a fresh point of view, and looked for a further development in a more scientific and sustainable way. Ningbo Municipal Government clarified that Ningbo should depend on and give full play of the advantage of the deep-water port, promote the development of service industries and realize the synchronization of advanced manufacture and modern service, while retaining the construction of the base for advanced manufacture.

　　From port industry to port economy, the progress has been witnessed. It is the consequent demand for the development of manufacturing, as well as the choice for the city changing its mode of development and realizing this in a scientific way.

　　Key words: The Hangzhou Bay Bridge

　　On May 1, 2008, the Hangzhou Bay Bridge, the longest sea-crossing bridge in the world, was officially open to traffic.

　　The bigger the hinterland is, the larger the throughput Ningbo Port could handle. In the past, Ningbo is the city with large port but small hinterland due to its position as the end of regional transportation network. The Hangzhou Bay Bridge totally changes the situation.

　　The following three notable phenomena have occurred in the Yangtze River Delta after the completion of the Hangzhou Bay Bridge. Firstly, 120 km has been shrunk in the distance between Ningbo and Shanghai. A two-hour transportation network among Shanghai, Ningbo and Hangzhou has been completed. Secondly, the distance between Shanghai and Wenzhou and Taizhou has been cut, and people from Shanghai have been able to reach the south of Zhejiang Province directly. Thirdly, the distance between the Southeast of Zhejiang Province and the South of Jiangsu Province is much shorter. The road distance between Ningbo and Suzhou is about 200 km.

　　The significance of the Hangzhou Bay Bridge is not limited to this. The influence it gives to Ningbo-Zhoushan Port is paralleled. Obstructed by the Hangzhou Bay, Ningbo-Zhoushan Port suffered a distribution bottleneck. The large handling capacity of deep-water port can not be brought into full play. The construction of the Hangzhou Bay Bridge not only makes clear the direction of the future development, but also brings Ningbo into a new era of transportation hub both on land and on sea.

　　The completion of the Hangzhou Bay Bridge will benefit, to a great extent, the implementation of a strategy of harmonious development of the Port, the Bridge and marine industry in Ningbo. The City of Ningbo will further bring the leading role of the port into play, take the Bay Bridge as accelerator, make marine industry as new increasing point, and promote the regional integrative upgrade by synchronization of the Port, the Bridge and marine industry.

　　Authorities on international economy have forecast that, following Paris, London, New York, Tokyo and Chicago, a group of cities in the Yangtze River Delta with Shanghai as its core would be the sixth international metropolitan circle. Ningbo, with unparalleled power and spirit of innovation, is speeding up its step from the confluence of the three rivers to the Yangtze River Delta.

　　Key words: Ningbo Hangzhou Bay New Zone

　　Located on the southern bank of Hangzhou Bay Sea-crossing Bridge, Ningbo Hangzhou Bay New Zone covers a planned area of 235 sq. km on land and 350 sq. km on sea. The Zone is divided into several functional zones including state-level export processing zone, provincial level economic development zone, Hangzhou Bay international business body-building service zone etc.. It is a strategic platform for developing marine economy and a new growth pole of industry transformation and upgrade both in Ningbo and Zhejiang Province.

　　The Zone, with favorable location, enormous growth room, excellent ecological conditions and economic advantages, enjoys great potential for development. It is a pilot area of coordinated development, a key node region in the Yangtze River Delta, a modern industrial base of Zhejiang Province and a comprehensive new town in the northern part of Ningbo Metropolis. With the aim of building itself into “Shanghai Pudong” in Zhejiang Province, the Zone will be a modern international new town in two decades with complete facilities, high-level industrial structure, and dynamic mechanism. By then, the Zone, with favorable living, working and commercial conditions, and combining urban charm and rurality, will be the area which enjoys the rapidest and most harmonious economic and social development in the city and the province.

　　With high-end, new emerging and high yielding industries as its development orientation, the Zone takes advanced manufacturing industry as the leading industry such as automobile and parts, marine equipments, communication equipments, energy-saving equipments, intelligent home appliances, IT manufacturing, new energy, new materials,  biomedicine, and medical instruments etc.. The Zone also emphasizes the development of low-carbon economy, green economy, circulatory economy and ecological urban agriculture, and the development of the service industries with high added value like headquarters economy, body-building, research and design, the internet of things and modern logistics etc.. A modern industrial system will be formed with the coordinated development of primary, secondary and tertiary industries. For the city planning, the Zone will make full use of its natural resources to construct a city with distinctive features in the Yangtze River Delta.

　　At present, the development of the industries and the infrastructure construction has taken shape in the Zone. 259 projects with the total investment of 41 billion RMB yuan have been introduced into the Zone including Cooper, SK, Shimadzu, and Geely New Auto etc.. The high-end service area has started the construction and the large scale entertainment project with the investment over 10 billion RMB yuan will begin the construction soon.

　　Key words: Meishan Bonded Harbor Area

　　On February 24, 2008, the State Council approved to establish Ningbo Meishan Bonded Harbor Area, which is the fifth one of its kind following Yangshan in Shanghai, Dongjiang in Tianjin, Dayaowan in Dalian, and Yangpu in Hainan.

　　Ningbo Meishan Bonded Harbor Area is located in the middle of Chinese coastal line and in the Yangtze River Delta, which enjoys the most developed foreign-oriented economy. Covering an area of 7.7 sq.km., Meishan Bonded Harbor Area will start its operation in June, 2010 with its first phase of 2.21 sq.km.

　　Some preferential policies have been granted by the State Council to Meishan Bonded Harbor Area. Imported goods are not taxed in the Bonded Harbor Area; Goods made in China enjoy the same policy of tax-refund as goods exported in the Bonded Harbor Area; Goods need to declare and be taxed according to relevant regulations if the goods move out of the Area and sell in domestic market; Trade among enterprises inside the Area exempt from VAT and consumption tax. With all those preferential policies, the Bonded Harbor Area enjoys more obvious advantages than free trade zone, export-processing zone and bonded logistic park.

　　Meishan Bonded Harbor Area is a highlight of Development Strategy for the Yangtze River Delta implemented by the State, and offers a higher platform for further opening-up of Ningbo. In accordance with its functional planning, Meishan Bonded Harbor Area focuses on international transshipping, resourcing, distribution, entrepot trade and bonded processing. It aims to be a primary functional area for the plan of building Ningbo into an international portal city in Asia-Pacific Region.

　　Moreover, as a pilot of free trade zone in China, Meishan Bonded Harbor Area has been vanguard for further opening-up and development of Zhejiang Province, and plays an important role in building resource distribution center and Shanghai International Shipping Center in the Yangtze River Delta.

　　Commercial Metropolis

　　There is not any single market existing without a businessman from Ningbo. Ningbo has been a renowned commercial city from time immemorial.

　　In the Tang and Song Dynasties, Ningbo was prosperous with merchants at home and abroad and diversified commodities. In the Qing Dynasty, the local economy grew and flourished with abundant products and numbers of stores. In 1860’s, Ningbo’s commerce continued to blossom. Banks, trading companies and sea food stores could be found all over the city. Thus, there was an old saying which goes it is hard to find a place better than downtown of Ningbo in the world.

　　Today, with deepening the reform and opening up and optimizing the economic structure, Ningbo, this old commercial city, displays its vigor again and is becoming a highlight in the south of the Yangtze River Delta.

　　Key words: Overseas Ningbo Merchants

　　Thanks to prosperous commercial activities, a group of “Ningbo Merchants” were born and grew up with the development of Chinese businesspeople. The certain “Ningbo Merchants” debuted in the Ming Dynasty, developed in Shanghai after the Opium War in the 1840”s, and reached their heyday after the democratic revolution in 1911. Ningbo Merchants played a really important role in the development of modern industry and commerce in China.

　　At the end of Qing Dynasty, Ningbo businesspeople created several records in Shanghai, including the first bank founded by Chinese people, the first market for Chinese merchants, the first private shipping company, the first modern wool plant, the first silent short film of China, the first Red Cross organization, and so on. At the moment, there are still 300,000 “Ningbo Merchants” and their descendants living in some 60 countries and regions oversea. The “Ningbo Merchants” in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan are world famous. Some of them are world-class industrial and commercial giants, for example, Y K Bao and H Y Dong, called the kings of shipping in the world, Kuanchen Wang, chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Run Run Shao, king of the film industry, Tinhua Chen, king of cotton yarn, and Guangbiao Cao, king of woolen textile. Three of them enter the Top 10 Magnates in Hong Kong, while two of them are listed in Top 8 Shipping Giants in the world. One of them is among the Top 10 Chinese Syndicates in U.S. and another among the Top 10 Chinese Syndicates in Japan.

　　Since the implementation of reform and opening to the outside world policies, Ningbo people have carried forward the spirits of the older generation of “Overseas Ningbo Merchants”, such as being honest, pragmatic, innovative, enterprise and patriotic, and run their businesses all over the world.

　　Key words: Private Economy

　　Highly developed private economy is the most distinctive feature of Ningbo, as well as a major source of “Vitality of Ningbo” and local market mechanism.

　　Being honest, pragmatic, innovative and opening, Ningbo people apply themselves into economic development and improvement in living standard. With 30 years reform and opening up, Ningbo has become the most dynamic city in local economy among coastal cities in the East. It has achieved great successes in many fields and been a major base of advanced manufacture in China.

　　By the end of 2009, there are some 114,400 private enterprises in Ningbo, self-employed over 274,600. 135 industrial goods produced by 103 enterprises respectively rank the first places among the same products in China regarding to their outputs and sales volume. 20 brands enjoy the Famous Brands of China and 61 products have been awarded the title of Top Products in China.

　　So far, the output of the garment industry in Ningbo has covered one twelfth of the national total, which makes Ningbo one of the three major garment producers in China and leading producer of men’s garments in the world. Since the output of stationery has covered a quarter of the national total, Ningbo has been the City of Stationery. Moreover, Ningbo is also called the City of Injection Machine, because it contributes one third of the output of Injection Machinery Industry in China. It is also the City of Plastic Mould because Cixi, Beilun and Ninghai are major manufacturers of plastic moulds in China. Furthermore, Ningbo is also one of the three major producers of electronic appliances, 12.5% of air conditioners and 33% of small electronic appliances in China are made in Ningbo.

　　At present, private sector in Ningbo contributes 80% of local GDP, 70% of tax collected, 85% of employment.

　　Key words: Million People Engaging in Foreign Trade

　　While the private economy in Ningbo witnesses a fast development, the open economy is growing rapidly. In 1984, Ningbo was listed as one of the 14 costal cities further opening up to the outside world in the Chinese Mainland, as well as a pilot city for comprehensive reform.

　　In 1987, Ningbo was officially approved by the State Council as a separate planning city which could enjoy the same rights as a province in local economic administration. Therefore, Ningbo was qualified to run foreign trade, and was able to contact foreign businessmen directly. The opening turned into the right path.

　　Moreover, the central government of China timely endowed Ningbo with more rights for further opening up. In 1984, Ningbo Economic and Technological Development Zone, a national development area, was officially inaugurated. It was one of the first and largest special economic areas in China at that time. Since then, several special economic zones have been founded in Ningbo. The State Council approved to establish Ningbo Free Trade Zone, an opening area with most favorable policies in the Chinese Mainland, in 1992. In 2002, Ningbo Export Processing Park was founded with the approval of the State Council. In 2004, Ningbo Bonded Logistics Park was launched to meet the demand of synchronization of the port and the district. In February 2008, the State Council authorized the establishment of Ningbo Meishan Bonded Harbor Area, which would provide a sufficiently powerful new round of opening up to the world.

　　So far, 140 local citizens have engaged into the manufacturing sector or trading companies relating to foreign trade. It means one out of every four local people has job relating to foreign trade.

　　In 2009, the number of local enterprises authorized to import and export reached 12927. The total volume of foreign trade was 60.81billion US$, the 3rd place among all sub-provincial level cities in China. With optimizing the structure of foreign investment Ningbo witnessed 3.42 billion US$ contractual foreign investment.

　　Businessmen from Ningbo dare to go global and make international market their stage. By the end of 2009, Ningbo enterprises have founded 1069 companies and institutes in 87 countries and regions worldwide. The turnover of contracts relating to labor services and project cooperation overseas hit 880 million US$.

　　Key words: Information Service Industry

　　At the end of 2009, Disney established its first outbound flash design base in Ningbo.

　　In recent years, the information service industry has been the key industry of the city.Ningbo has given priority to the development of software and information service industry. With an average annual increase of 40%, Ningbo has ranked 1st for consecutive 3 years in terms of the increase rate.

　　In 2009, the income of the software industry in Ningbo was 7.2 billion RMB yuan, with a year on year growth of 42.4%.

　　Among the software industry income last year, the software export volume was US$70 million, the software outsourcing, 200 million RMB yuan, US$14 million of which was software outsourcing export volume. In 2009, the software industry income of Ningbo occupied 16% of that in the whole province, rising from 8% in 2006.

　　Last year, Ningbo hosted “Service Outsourcing Cooperation Forum” in Tokyo, the 2nd Electronic Service Convention, and the 4th SME Electronic Business Convention. In May of 2010, “ICT and Urban Development ”, the first theme forum of Shanghai World Expo will be held in Ningbo. The forum explores the cities’ future through the development of information and communication technologies, focusing on issues of urban management, urban life and urban integration in the global economic framework.

　　Key words: Downtown Upgrade

　　In 2006, sizing up the situation, CPC Ningbo Committee and Ningbo Municipal Government made a decision of implementing the strategy of downtown upgrade. The strategy aims at promoting the level of development in central urban area, boosting the transformation of city functions from manufacture-oriented to service-oriented, focusing on six aspects such as international commerce, logistics, finance, scientific and technical innovation, training and education, and environmental improvement.

　　According to the different functions and space distribution of the downtown, priority is given to 10 functional areas such as CBD in east new downtown, recreation and tourism area in Wantou, central commercial area in downtown, innovative area of science and culture, recreative and residential area along river, business district in the south, urban cultural district, railway station area, port logistic area and bonded harbor area. East New Downtown area will be built into a key area with combined functions of commerce, exhibition, administration, culture and residence. It will be another center of the city.

　　Downtown upgrade has gained many achievements. The construction of Heyi Avenue, Wanda Plaza and Dongqian lake Tourist & Holiday Resort has enormously improved the environment of these places.

　　The transportation network of the city is more convenient. A two-hour transportation network between Ningbo and Shanghai, Hangzhou, Jinhua and Wenzhou has been completed. Line 1 of the light railway started construction last year and line 2 will begin construction at the end of this year.

　　Appendix: Main Exhibitions Held in Ningbo in 2010

　　Exhibition is a highlight of the development of modern service in Ningbo. At present, Ningbo hosts some 10 national level exhibitions such as Zhejiang Provincial Investment & Trade Symposium, China International Consumer Goods Fair and Ningbo International Garment Festival, and some famous festivals such as China Fishing Festival and China Tourism Festival. In 2009, 367 meetings, exhibitions and fairs were held in Ningbo, 178 of them were exhibitions with the total exhibition area of 1.8 million sq.m..

　　Place with Rich Culture

　　This is the birthplace of the first light of the 7,000-year-old Chinese civilization and Hemudu Neolithic Culture. This is the place where China’s existing oldest private library is located. This is the place where the Legend of Butterfly Lovers, cloth dragon of Fenghua City, Pingdiao Opera of Ninghai County as well as cinnabar and gold lacquer wood carving have been listed in China’s first batch of Intangible Cultural Heritage Catalog. This the Key Place of the East Zhejiang School in Ming and Qing Dynasties in China’s history of thought. This is in the forefront of modern China’s Westernization Movement Reform after the Opium War and the foreland where western and Chinese cultures combine.

　　We usually say that a country thrives with its people’s efforts, and a city becomes famous because of its culture. Today, on this land with a long history of culture and prosperous economy, Ningbo is writing down a splendid page on great cultural development and prosperity.

　　Key Words: Hemudu Neolithic Culture

　　One day in June 1973, people of Hemudu Villiage, Yuyao city, Ningbo accidentally dug out some black ceramic plates and animal bones underground when building a drainage-pumping station. An ancient civilization being buried under earth for 7,000 years was then discovered.

　　It is one of China’s most important archaeological discoveries in the 20th century. It shows that in ancient time, civilization of the south was not behind that of the north. Both the Yangtze River and Yellow River gave birth to the Chinese civilization.

　　The lower reach of the Yangtze River Delta is one of the earliest places in the world to grow rice as testified by the unearthed rice seeds in the ruins. The discovery of excellently-made wooden oars in the ruins proves that Ningbo is the earliest place of navigation in China.

　　Key Words: Foreign Exchange

　　In 821, Mingzhou city emerged in the starting port of the Silk Road on the Sea.

　　After that, for over a thousand years, Mingzhou city had been the political and cultural center as well as key military base in the east of Zhejiang province. The Tianfeng Tower, which is now still standing in downtown Ningbo, used to be the navigation mark of Mingzhou port in Tang Dynasty.

　　The Korean Embassy Site on the chrysanthemum islet of the Moon Lake, Overseas Trading Affairs Department Site and ocean shipping wharfs and sea boats excavated near Jiangxia Street and Heyi Road witnessed the pageantry of foreign exchanges through Ningbo port in Song and Yuan Dynasties.

　　In 2002, Yongfeng Warehouse Site came out of an excavation to the southeast of Mingzhou City Site of Tang and Song Dynasties. The first founding of a large ancient local warehouse site in China proves ancient Ningbo’s significant status in overseas trade and transportation.

　　In ancient China, port is not only a convenient gate for foreign trade, but also an important window for overseas cultural exchange. Buddhism of Zhejiang province is the bright pearl of China’s Buddhist culture and the precious cultural heritage of overseas cultural exchange and transmission through Ningbo port as well.

　　Ningbo’s King Asoka Temple was built in the early West Jin Dynasty. It’s the only existing thousand-year-old temple named after King Asoka in China. Sacred Buddhist Remains of Sakyamuni are treasured up in this temple.

　　Tiantong Temple features an unusually large scale in East Asia with 999 rooms in over 30 buildings of picturesque disorder. It covers a total land area of 38,000 square meters and is called Budda World in Southeast China. Other well-planned Buddhist architectures such as Xuedou Temple, where Maitreya Buddha worshiping rites are held, and Baoguo Temple, the oldest wooden structure in the south of Yangtze River Delta, fully demonstrate Ningbo’s vital status in China’s overseas cultural exchange, especially the Buddhist exchange with Japan.

　　Later, it is found that the Ceramic Road on the Sea is also deeply rooted in Ningbo, which is known as the starting port of Silk Road on the Sea.Now, nearly 2,000 Yue Kiln Sites are still kept in Shanglin lake area in Cixi, lying quietly among the green mountains and clear water, soundlessly telling a resplendent history of a thousand years.

　　As a token for trade and cultural exchange, celadon porcelain of Yue Kiln were exported to far in the world and made tremendous contribution to the development of human civilization. The living fossil left by the ancient Ceramic Road on the Sea is the symbol of friendly exchange between Ningbo and countries all over the world.

　　Now, Ningbo’s international exchange and cooperation is being more and more frequent. The numbers of international sister-cities and that of friendly cooperative cities are 13 and 14 respectively. Every year, Ningbo hosts “Ningbo Week” in foreign countries to deepen the economic and cultural exchanges with the foreign cities.

　　Foreign Friendly Relation Cities to Ningbo

　　Key Words: East Zhejiang Culture

　　In 1566, the Vice Defense Minister of Ming Dynasty Fanqin built a private library called Tianyi Pavillion. He made strict rules to protect books. For example, books should be passed down generation by generation without separation, books should only be read in the library, no entry was allowed without reason and books should not be lent to other people out of the family, etc.

　　13 generations of Fan Family strictly obeyed the rules and carefully protected the books. Tianyi Pavilion is now still kept well after more than 440 years of sufferings.

　　This oldest existing private library of our country boasts a collection of 160, 000 volumes and over 300, 000 rolls of old books, including 100,000 rolls of rare books. It is No.1 in Asia and No.3 in the world. It’s the very precious cultural heritage playing an important role in cultural intercommunication between China and the rest of the world left by Fanqin to the later generations. For this reason, Ningbo enjoys a reputation of City of Book in the South.

　　Culture of collecting books is only part of Ningbo’s east Zhejiang culture. For hundreds and thousands of years, based on Yue culture, Ningbo has formed east Zhejiang culture with distinct local features and rich academic background by taking advantage of the port to absorb the essence of both Chinese and foreign cultures.

　　Especially the east Zhejiang academic culture in Ming and Qing Dynasties represented by Wang Yangming and Huang Zongxi pushed Ningbo to the highland of Chinese traditional culture and left an important stroke in the history of world culture.

　　Wang Yangming pulled Confucianism down from high in the holy palace and revealed its true essence of populace philosophy. Wang Yangming emphasized on people’s brave pursuit of free personality, human dignity and sense of independence. His ideology was believed to have epoch-making enlightenment.

　　Huang Zongxi initiated and advocated the idea that business and industry is the foundation of a society, which is similar with the modern thoughts of economy. His idea of applying academic research to actual life is still a principle for today’s scholars to follow.

　　Compared with western thinkers of his time, Huang Zongxi’s “Ming Yi Dai Fang Lu” finished in 1663 is 27 years earlier than “Concerning Civil Government” by Locke, and 100 years earlier than “Du Contrat Social” by Rousseau.

　　These shining thoughts rooted in Ningbo’s soil of particular culture and geography. The creative way of thinking, the ideas of applying academic research to the real world, being widely compatible, pioneering, innovative and keeping pace with the time are the core contents greatly promoted the transform and development of modern Chinese society.

　　Key Words: Famous People of Ningbo Origin

　　Ningbo people attach great importance to education. From Tang to Qing Dynasty, altogether 2432 people passed the examination for imperial scholars and 12 of them won first places. In modern time, many first class scholars, scientists and artists of China are from Ningbo. Some of them are even well-known in the world. 94 academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering Sciences are of Ningbo Origin, which is No. 1 among all cities in the country.

　　In the literary circle, there’re famous writers and scholars such as Rou Shi, Yin Fu, Ying Xiuren, Lou Shiyi, Ba Ren, Shao Quanling, Tang Tao, Ni Kuang, Yu Lihua, Feng Jicai and Yu Qiuyu, etc.

　　In the field of painting and calligraphy, there’re Pan Tianshou, the master of traditional Chinese painting, Sha Menghai, the master in the calligraphy world, Chen Yifei, whose oil paintings frequently broke records in international auctions, and Sha Qi, who is called China’s Van Gogh.

　　In the field of music and dancing, there’re YoYo Ma, the world-recognized cellist, Lu Chunling, the king of flute playing, Yu Lina, the pianist, Chen Gang, the music composer, Yu Feng, the conductor, Shi zhongqin, the dancer, and Lin Yilian, Zhou Bingqian, the singers, etc.

　　In the field of drama, the most famous one is Zhou Xinfang, the master of Peking Opera. Others include Qi Yaxian, Bi Chunfang and Jin Caifeng, the Yue Opera players, Yang Chunxia, the Peking Opera player, and Sun Cuie, Xu Fengxian, Jin Yulan and Cao Dingying, the Yong Opera players.

　　Open the book of China’s film history, it is found that many firsts are created by Ningbo people, for example, the first film director, the first self-producing film company, the first feature film, the first sound film, the first comedy, the first long feature film, the first color feature film, the first wide-screen three-dimensional film, the first 35-mm sound automatic camera, the first film magnetic recorder and the first director of new China’s film bureau, etc. The representatives include Run Run Shaw, Zhang Shichuan, Yuan Muzhi, etc.

　　Key Words: The Construction of a Prosperous Cultural City

　　Culture is the important source of national cohesion and creativity, and the key component of comprehensive competitive strength of the country. Ningbo is sketching the “Cultural Image” of the city.

　　In recent years, Ningbo has completed its public culture and sports service system by vigorously building the 15-minute cultural activity circle to satisfy the ordinary people’s requirement for cultural life and sports around their residential areas. The Three-River Cultural Corridor shows Ningbo’s new look as a city attaching great importance to culture. Typical cultural recreational venues such as the Old Bund, City Exhibition Hall, Art Museum, Music Hall, Ningbo Grand Theatre, Time Square, Riverside Park and Ningbo City of Books, Wantou Leisure Tourist Area, Mass Art Activity Center and all kinds of water-sports facilities which are under construction or being expanded combine perfectly which the historical sites.

　　Ningbo has held a number of wonderful activities of classic art and large-scale festivals and sports competitions. In 2009, 25 national competitions and activities were held in Ningbo. Ningbo’s art creation has born plenty of fruits. Over 100 works has been awarded national permanent prizes for literary works such as the Best Works Award, Splendor Award for professional theatrical artworks, Lu Xun Literature Award, Galaxy Award for amateur artists and community culture, etc..

　　In the future, Ningbo is going to spare no efforts in implementing the strategies of making advanced culture take the lead, benefiting citizens with public culture, improving cultural brands, upgrading cultural industry, supporting cultural talents and promoting cultural innovation, so as to surge a new tide in building a prosperous cultural city. Ningbo is aiming at further enhancing its soft power of culture and comprehensive competitiveness by promoting the great development and prosperity of culture.

　　Key word: Museum

　　In recent years, Ningbo has completed its museum system, with Ningbo Museum as the leading museum, subject museums and trade museums as the important component parts, and complemented by the other state and private museums and exhibition halls. At present, there are 96 museums, memorials, and exhibition halls in the whole city, 20 of which are private. Anyone who wants to know more about Ningbo’s history and culture, these museums are good places to walk around.

　　List of Museums, Memorials and Exhibition Halls in Ningbo

　　City of Harmony

　　It is the city with favorable living conditions. In urban area, the employment relief and guarantee service organizations have been established in all the residential communities.

　　It is the city where people live harmoniously. There are 670,000 volunteers in the city.

　　It is the city abundant with love. Last year, 770 million RMB was collected by the charity organizations of the city and the counties; 480 million RMB was used on relief work; and 260 thousand people were benefited.

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　　The city have been the Socially Developed City and the City with its citizens having the strongest sense of happiness in China for successive two times.

　　The people living here love the city. Ningbo Social & Economic Research Center did a survey in 11 counties and districts of Ningbo to study on citizen’s sense of harmony in the city. The 2200 effective samples show that the citizens have the wide recognition of harmony in the city and the happiness index of the city reaches 98.8%.

　　Key words: Sunshine (transparent and open) Government Affairs

　　Ningbo is the second city after Shenzhen which had reforms on administrative examination and approval system. After the reform, the service awareness and efficiency of the government has been greatly raised.

　　In July 2001, the Economic Development Service Center of the city was established by the government. 240 items of administrative examination and approval related to 25 government departments were concentrated in one service center which consisted of licensing hall, trading hall and bidding hall offering all-round services.

　　The center got a name— “Sunshine Hall” because of its efficient and transparent work and standardized and orderly procedures.

　　On Oct. 1, 2004, Ningbo put forward the regulations on public government information. The public must be kept informed on what the government will do and how the key areas are planned etc.. The affairs closely related to the daily life of the citizens must ask the comments from the public.

　　On facing the global financial crisis, Ningbo government immediately formulated a series of policies and measures to support the enterprises including widening the financing channels of the SME, simplifying the administrative examination and approval procedures, putting forward preferential tax policies, remitting part of the enterprise related charge, and putting up the export and import express channels etc..

　　The “Report on the Comprehensive Competitiveness of the Cities in China” made by Chinese Academy of Social Sciences shows that Ningbo goes up rapidly in the list and ranks high especially in terms of structural competitiveness, systematic competitiveness and government management competitiveness.

　　Key words: 81890

　　In Ningbo, there is a widely known hotline— 81890, which solves problems on trivialities of the people’s livelihood.

　　The hotline provides free service information on more than 160 items of 16 categories including homemaking, repairing, shopping, training, transportation and travelling. The staff of the hotline are keen on the citizens” questions from the homework of the students, tourist information, and the purchasing information of an unusual article to psychological consultation.

　　In recent years, 70% of the newly increased revenue of the city has been invested to improve the people’s livelihood, to fully implement the policies of social security and to raise the living standard of the citizens. 81890 is one of the epitomes.

　　Last year, 7.71 billion RMB from the revenue income was expended on education. 3.06 billion RMB was spent on public health. 43.677 million RMB was paid for social security subsidy and employment promotion and 14 thousand employees were aided and 61 thousand were reemployed. 92% of the residential communities have home-based care for the aged.

　　The government has attached greater importance to city construction and public transportation. In 2009, 16 billion RMB was invested on city infrastructure facilities and the investment in downtown reached 10 billion RMB.

　　On new village construction, the subsidy policies have been fulfilled and the investment on key irrigation facilities has remarkably increased. 326 villages were built into well-off villages. The living environment in 2142 villages was greatly improved. In 2009,60.061 million RMB was spent on farmer training and 128 thousand farmers were trained.

　　A multi-level urban housing security system is being completed, with low rent housing as its emphasis and with affordable housing and economical rent housing as its supplement. The housing conditions of the low-income families has been obviously improved. The most-needy families with per capita housing area of blow 12 sq. m. are included in the housing security system.

　　Ningbo offered the best demonstration of people enjoying their rights to education, employment, medical and old-age care, and housing as depicted in the report to the 17th National Congress of the CPC.

　　Key words: The City Abundant with Love

　　In Ningbo, there is a widely known anonymous person named “ letting a thing slide”.

　　In 2005, on the TV awarding ceremony for 100 charitarians in China, a special award was for “letting a thing slide” of Ningbo.

　　In December 1999, it was the first “one-day donation” organized by Ningbo Charity Society. On the 6th of that month, Ningbo Charity Society received 50 thousand RMB yuan signed “letting a thing slide”. Since then, “letting a thing slide” has donated 2.03 million to Ningbo Charity Society.

　　Besides the donation to Ningbo Charity Society, “letting a thing slide” also has aided the poor around the city. Who is “letting a thing slide”? Is he a person or a group? For several years, Ningbo Charity Society and the media have been looking for him, however, no result has been found.

　　Though no one knows who he is, he stands for kindness, mercy and benevolence. A retired teacher donated 10 thousand signed “letting a thing slide”. An old man donated 1000 from his slender living expenses and said “just call me letting a thing slide”.

　　According to the statistics, by the end of July 2007, over 360 anonymous people have donated to the charity organizations of the city with total donation amounting to 6 million which ranks first in the whole province.

　　In recent years, Ningbonese have performed many symphonies of “love”.

　　In 2005, over 2300 people donated 600 thousand RMB yuan within 6 days to Luo Nanying, a teacher from Qinghai Province, who suffered from leucocythemia.

　　A year later, there was another symphony of love. In the short half a year, 10,000 Ningbo citizens twinned with 15,000 poor students in Guizhou Province to help them go to school.

　　In 2008, the love of Ningbo citizens again resounded in the whole country. Li Xuejun, an ordinary mother, ran the risk of being pregnant at the age of about 40, to rescue her 6-year-old son who suffered from leucocythemia. The expensive treatment fees made her into trouble. Within one week, the warm-hearted Ningbo citizens had donated 300 thousand RMB yuan for the mother and son.

　　The symphonies of “love” are the free flowing feeling of love of Ningbonese.

　　Ningbo, the city of harmony, is a socially developed place where the people are looking forward to.

　　Key words: New Ningbonese

　　In the city, migrant workers are called “new Ningbonese”.

　　On Nov. 6, 2007, on the awarding ceremony of the Cities with the citizens having the strongest sense of happiness, Xu Hui, a migrant sanitary worker from Anhui Province who had been working in Ningbo for 6 years, gave the award to Mao Guanglie, mayor of Ningbo.

　　“I love Ningbo. I feel happy working in the city”. The simple words by Xuhui were what over 3 million migrant workers living in Ningbo want to say.

　　In 2008, the city of Ningbo, possessing over 3 million migrant workers, is the first in the country to offer the complete set of the “Social Insurance Package” to migrant workers. Migrant workers can enjoy work injury, medical, endowment, unemployment and maternity insurance.

　　The “Social Insurance Package” for migrant workers is the breakthrough. After that, Ningbo government continuously promulgated 13 policies of high gold content. For example, migrant workers can settle down in Ningbo, and employment guidance and job recommendation are free of charge. Migrant workers taking part in vocational training get funds and subsidy. Migrant workers can enjoy public health service system and the same treatment as local residents, etc. A series of policies have basically covered the study, work, and life of migrant workers.

　　Ningbo treats migrant workers kindly with its tolerant character, and migrant workers have a stronger and stronger sense of identification and belonging. A harmonious view of building the city and enjoying the achievements together by local residents and migrant workers has been revealed in this city. Migrant workers with loving hearts in Yuyao City helped a girl suffering from serious disease. A migrant worker by the name of Peng Qianwei from Sichuan Province sacrificed his life when saving others in the sea. A migrant worker named Xu Yisheng braved the fire to save people. Ningbo not only witnesses the great material wealth created by migrant workers, but also enjoys the precious spiritual wealth they create.

　　Key words: Blue Sky, Clear Water, Green Color and Clean City

　　This is a grand plan costing over 100 billion RMB Yuan and aiming at constructing environmental protection infrastructure in an all-round way.

　　This is a long term plan extends to the year of 2020. 4 infrastructure construction projects of blue sky, clear water, green color and clean city are included.

　　In 2002, Ningbo started the 4 infrastructure construction projects named blue sky, clear water, green color and clean city respectively to protect the environment in an all-round way. By beginning with the work to ensure the healthy use of water, control exhaust gas emission, treat waste properly, increase gardening, the city aims to protect Ningbo’s eco-environment in an all-round way. According to Eco-City Construction Planning for Ningbo, the construction will be carried out in three phrases. From 2003 to 2007 is the starting phase, from 2008 to 2012 is the developing phase, and from 2013 to 2020 is the deepening phase. 

　　In the recent 5 years, phase achievements have been made in eco-city construction. The “Clear Water Project”, with the setting up of the sewage treatment plants as its emphasis, has made new progress. The “Blue Sky Project”, emphasizing on building desulfurizing equipments for power plants has been almost finished. The “Cleaning Project”, mainly targeting at constructing dangerous solid waste treatment equipments, has begun to operate in an all-round way. Therefore, safe treatment of the whole city’s medical waste, petrochemical waste, electroplating sludge, sewage sludge, restaurant and kitchen garbage, etc. has been realized. Last year, 150 million RMB was spent on eco-city construction. 2365 tons discharge amount of COD and 13660 tons sulfur dioxide were reduced.

　　The rural environment quality has been improved. Eco-towns, villages and environmental protection model units are numerous. Up to the present, Ningbo has established 13 National Towns with Beautiful Environment, 1 National Eco-village, 3 Provincial Eco-counties, 65 Provincial Eco-Towns. The per capita public green area in the city’s central part has exceeded 11 sq. m. There’s a garden outside the house. It is the real reflection of Ningbo people’s beautiful living environment.

　　Key Words: Tengtou Village

　　In recent years, taking eco-village construction as its development core, Tengtou has created a harmonious living pattern with perfect combination of the village and the beautiful landscape. Now, it has been one of the representatives for village urbanization in China.

　　Tengtou Village, Global Top 500 Eco-village and Top 10 Harmonious Village which is also the practice of urbanization and ecology, displays a development orientation of a village which enjoys rapid economic growth, favorable living environment, and common wealth of the villagers. Thus, Tengtou Village, standing out in 113 cases of 80 cities, has become the only one village case for “Best Urban Practice Area” in Shanghai World Expo.

　　During Shanghai World Expo, people can experience the harmonious living pattern of Tengtou in Ningbo Tengtou Pavilion.

　　Key words: “Zero Emission”Eco Building

　　In March 2009, Center for Sustainable Energy Technologies (CSET) of The University of Nottingham Ningbo, won the International Award of Eco-Building. It became the only architecture from China won the award.

　　The building of CSET is a combination of advanced architecture concept on energy saving and research achievement of eco-building technologies. Through integrative utilization of renewable energy and resources, the building realizes sustainable energy supply. Officially opened on September 20, 2008, the building is the very first zero-emission eco-building in Chinese Mainland.

　　The building is covered by bluish green glass. With trapezium-shape well outside, the building is in different shape when people seeing from different angles. Besides innovation in its look, the unique design of the building could also be seen on its interior design and material. The building does not require conventional heating and cooling systems, but control its indoor temperature through renewable energy sources. The acclivitous glass window could prevent the building from over-radiation of the sun’s ray. With 43.68 kw photovoltaic power system, the energy efficiency is improved. Recycling water resources, such as colleting and storing rainwater, is to realize self-supply. Those technologies are applied to reduce the influence to the environment and realize “zero emission”. Advanced quakeproof technology is applied in its architecture, makes it can stand earthquake of 7.9 Richter degree. According to calculation, the building will save 448.9 tons of coal and reduce 1081.8 tons of carbon emission in the next 25 years.

　　Future Development

　　In “General Plan of Ningbo City (2006—2020)” ratified by the State Council, Ningbo features “the important port city in Southeast China”, “the economic center in the southern wing of the Yangtze River Delta” and “national famous city for historical culture”.

　　In 2008, the approved Meishan Free Trade Port Zone by the State Council and the newly opened Hangzhou Bay Bridge were another pair of wings for the takeoff of Ningbo economy.

　　Indubitably, Ningbo has a brilliant future.

　　Ningbo is speeding up the construction of modern international port city. Along with the operation of the railway connecting Ningbo, Taizhou and Wenzhou, the plan of the express railway between Ningbo and Hangzhou and the airport opening to the foreign flights, Ningbo will change from the end to the hub of the regional transportation network. The year before last, the approved Meishan Free Trade Port Zone by the State Council and the newly opened Hangzhou Bay Bridge were another pair of wings for the takeoff of Ningbo economy.

　　At present, Ningbo is energetically implementing the coordinated development strategy of “extending the east, combining the north, integrating the south and upgrading the middle”, that is constructing the east new town, overall developing Yuyao and Cixi districts in the north, protecting and making full use of Xiangshan Port region in the south and upgrading the development of six central urban districts. Ningbo metropolitan area has begun to take shape.

　　According to the general requirement of “improving scientific development and constructing harmonious society”, Ningbo will continue to carry out the strategy of “six combinations” in an all round way, that is, the combination of rural and urban areas, the industrial integration, the integration of ports, bridges and sea, the combination of production, living and ecology, and the combination of economic and social development. It’s speeding up to found “safe Ningbo”, a city attaching great importance to culture and a city under legal system, and trying to promote the harmonious development between urban and rural areas, enhance the industrial comprehensive competitiveness, exert the driven function of ports and bridges, and improve the internationalization level, heighten the sustainable development capacity, upgrade the life quality of people, and boost the construction of modern international port city into a new stage.

　　Ningbo will try to keep economy developing well and quickly, optimize the structure, improve benefits and cut down the cost. By the year of 2011, Ningbo will realize local GDP ￥500 billion, with an average increase of 11% annually, GDP per capita ￥86,000, revenue income ￥100 billion, and income per capita of urban residents and rural residents reach ￥30,000 and ￥13,000 respectively. Ningbo will build itself into an international deep-water pivotal port, important national port of foreign trade, important manufacturing base and modern logistic center in Southeast China, and establish the position as an economic centre in the southern wing of the Yangtze River Delta. At that time, the society of Ningbo will become more harmonious and developed, the family property will increase universally, the public service system more mature, the environment greatly improved, and Ningbo will be more stable and orderly, the human habitat environment much optimized. The culture will be more prosperous, the moral qualities and health qualities of the people will improve greatly. The urban and rural areas will be more socially developed. Ningbo will be a modern city with good moral atmosphere, and will try to keep the title of National Socially Developed City. The democracy and legal system of Ningbo will continue to be enhanced, and the benefits of the people will be respected and guaranteed completely. The economy, politics, culture and society will smoothly develop under the system of law and regulation.

　　Appendix

　　Climate Conditions

　　Ningbo offers a subtropical monsoon climate, featuring mild temperatures, moderate humidity and distinct seasons. The annual average temperature is 16.4℃, with hottest month, July (28℃ in average) and coldest one, January (4.7℃ in average). The no-frost season lasts 230-240 days a year. The annual average precipitation is around 1,480mm, of which the precipitation in the months from May to September accounts for 60%. The average annual sunshine time reaches 1850 hours.

　　The Meteorological Data of Ningbo in 2009

　　The Main Statistics of Ningbo Economy in 2009

　　Mark: The figures in the list are preliminary statistics. The increase rate of GDP is calculated according to comparable price.

　　A Day in Ningbo

　　Ningbo External Contact Organizations

　　Information Office of Ningbo Municipal People”s Government

　　Address: No. 100 Xiaowen St., Haishu District, Ningbo 315010

　　Tel: 0086-574-87182916, 87182917

　　Fax：0086-574-87182916

　　Email：nbxwb@cnnb.com.cn

　　Foreign Affairs Office of Ningbo Municipal People”s Government

　　Address: No. 91 Jiefang North Rd., Haishu District, Ningbo 315000

　　Tel: 0086-574-87186507

　　Fax: 0086-574-87186518

　　http://www.nbfao.gov.cn

　　Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Ningbo Municipal People”s Government

　　Address: No. 91 Jiefang North Rd., Haishu District, Ningbo 315000

　　Tel: 0086-574-56128000

　　Fax: 0086-574-87270637

　　http://www.ocao.nb.gov.cn

　　Taiwan Affairs Office of Ningbo Municipal People”s Government

　　Address: No. 91 Jiefang North Rd., Haishu District, Ningbo 315000

　　Tel: 0086-574-56128017

　　Fax: 0086-574-56128018

　　http://www.nbtb.gov.cn

　　Ningbo Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau

　　Address; No.190 Lingqiao Rd., Haishu District, Ningbo 315000

　　Tel: 0086-574-87178014

　　Fax: 0086-574-87328288

　　http://www.nbfet.gov.cn

　　Domestic Economic Cooperation Office of Ningbo Municipal People’s Government

　　Address; No.91 Jiefang North Rd., Haishu District, Ningbo 315000

　　Tel: 0086-574-87183332

　　Fax: 0086-574-87183331

　　http://www.nbhz.gov.cn

　　Ningbo Tourism Bureau

　　Address: No.35 Changchun Rd., Haishu District, Ningbo 315012

　　Tel: 0086-574-87303141

　　Fax: 0086-574-87291266

　　http://www.travel.nb.gov.cn

　　Ningbo Inspection &Quarantine Bureau of Exit & Entry of P.R.C.

　　Address: No.9 Mayuan Rd., Haishu District, Ningbo 315010

　　Tel: 0086-574-87112893

　　Fax: 0086-574-87112693

　　http://www.nbciq.gov.cn

　　Ningbo Administration of Customs of P.R.C.

　　Address: No. 19 Mayuan Rd., Haishu District, Ningbo 315010

　　Tel: 0086-574-87002114

　　Fax: 0086-574-87002999

　　http://www.nbedi.com

　　Ningbo Port Co. Ltd.

　　Address: No. 301 Mingzhou Rd., Beilun District, Ningbo 315800

　　Tel: 0086-574-27695125

　　Fax: 0086-574-27695629

　　http://www.nbport.com.cn

　　Administration of Ningbo Economic & Technical Development Zone

　　Address: No. 1166 Changjiang Rd., Beilun District, Ningbo 315800

　　Tel: 0086-574-86780092

　　Fax: 0086-574-86780118

　　http://www.netd.com.cn

　　Administration of Ningbo Free Trade Zone

　　Address: 15/F, Free Trade Zone Plaza, Ningbo 315800

　　Tel: 0086-574-86884850

　　Fax: 0086-574-86883518

　　http://www.nftz.gov.cn

　　Administration of Ningbo Export Processing Zone

　　Address: 15/F, Free Trade Zone Plaza, Ningbo 315800

　　Tel: 0086-574-86884850

　　Fax: 0086-574-86883518

　　http://www.nftz.gov.cn

　　Administration of Ningbo Daxie Island Development Zone

　　Address: Daxie-Citic Plaza, Ningbo Daxie Island Development Zone 315812

　　Tel: 0086-574-86768777

　　Fax: 0086-574-86768850

　　http://www.citic-daxie.com

　　Administration of Ningbo National Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone

　　Address: No.599 Jiangnan Rd., Ningbo 315040

　　Tel: 0086-574-87901663

　　Fax：0086-574-87901409

　　http://www.nbhtp.gov.cn

　　Administration of Dongqian Lake Tourist & Holiday Resort

　　Address: Minghu Villa Dongqian Lake, Ningbo 315121

　　Tel: 0086-574-88366237

　　Fax: 0086-574-88373012

　　http://www.dqlake.gov.cn

　　Administration of Hangzhou Bay New Zone

　　Address: No. 1 Xingci Rd. 1 Hangzhou Bay New District, Cixi, Ningbo 315336

　　Tel: 0086-574-63071666

　　Fax: 0086-574-63071661

　　http://www.hzw.gov.cn

　　Administration of Meishan Free Trade Port Zone

　　Address: Meishan Island, Beilun District, Ningbo 315832

　　Tel: 0086-574-86788718

　　Fax: 0086-574-86788888

　　Ningbo, China 2009

　　Ningbo, China 2008

　　Ningbo, China 2007