Driving Downtown Ningbo, China's Economic Center of the Yangtze River Delta

What is Ningbo famous for?
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Today, Ningbo is known for being a major port and industrial hub in East China's Zhejiang province. While the city may be less glitzy than its famed Northern neighbour Shanghai, Ningbo's natural and historic attractions are still worth visiting.


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Why should you consider Ningbo?
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Ningbo is a major sub-provincial city in the northeast of Zhejiang Province. As the southern economic center of the Yangtze River Delta, Ningbo has always been a city of historical and economic importance in international trade.


With the world’s largest cargo throughput and the world’s third largest container volume, the Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan is a multi-functional, comprehensive, and modern deep-water port integrating inland, estuarine, and seaport.


As a city with advanced manufacturing industrial clusters and port-adjacent industrial clusters, Ningbo has profitable enterprises in green petrochemical, automobile manufacturing, and high-end equipment production, among others.


The green petrochemical industry facilitates agglomeration of upstream and downstream industries in the large-scale refining-chemical integration base. Ningbo has nine national development zones, five national demonstration bases of emerging industrial sectors, and many leading enterprises and single champion enterprises showcasing innovation.


In August 2019, China’s General Administration of Customs magazine published the 2018 ranking of China’s Top 100 foreign trade cities, with Ningbo ranking eighth. Given the continuous promotion of Ningbo’s industrial upgrades, foreign-funded enterprises can also invest in opportunities arising out of the city’s transformation of its traditional industries, such as in smart manufacturing, among other fields.


The Ningbo Bureau of Commerce has said that to improve the regional business environment, Ningbo would open its economy further and provide more sustained and robust support for foreign investment.


Ningbo, one of the oldest cities in China, lies in the east of Zhejiang Province at the mid-point of the Chinese coastline. As the birthplace of Hemudu culture with a history of more than 7,000 years, Ningbo has witnessed the rise and fall of numerous dynasties.


Present-day Ningbo is one of the most developed city in Zhejiang. As a port city, it is also a vital part of Shanghai's international airport system and offers regular flights to more than 600 ports in 216 countries.


Ningbo, a major port and industrial hub in east China's Zhejiang province, lies south of Shanghai on Hangzhou Bay. It's home to the 1516 landmark Tian Yi Ge, one of the country's oldest libraries. Exhibiting regional artifacts dating to the Neolithic Hemudu culture, Ningbo Museum is renowned for its nature-inspired architectural design. Tianyi Square, featuring a musical fountain, is bounded by shopping arcades.
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Is Ningbo a good place to live?
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Ningbo offers the opportunity to feel at home amongst an array of international shopping outlets, restaurants, clubs and bars, whilst hosting international sports and music events. It also provides the chance to embrace culture and tradition.


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