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Ningbo
Prefecture-level & sub-provincial city in China

Ningbo

Ningbo is a sub-provincial city in the northeast of Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.

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It comprises six urban districts, two satellite county-level cities, and two rural counties, including several islands in Hangzhou Bay and the East China Sea. Ningbo is the southern economic center of the Yangtze Delta megalopolis, which includes Shanghai among other cities. The port of Ningbo–Zhoushan, spread across several locations, is the world's busiest port by cargo tonnage and the world's third-busiest container port since 2010.

Get in

Getting to Ningbo

From Hangzhou there are frequent high-speed "D" and "G" trains from Hangzhou East Station (杭州东站) to Ningbo Railway Station, taking 1-1½ hours. Perhaps another dozen "K", "T", and "Z" trains travel to Ningo from Hangzhou or Hangzhou East Station daily, taking as long as 3½ hours.

  1. 01
    Ningbo Railway Station

    Sometimes referred to as the south station, its former name.

  2. 02
    Zhuangqiao Railway Station

    Can be found downtown and most hotels are a short taxi ride away.

  3. 03
    Ningbo South Bus Station

    It takes about 2.5 hours to reach Shanghai using the Hangzhou Bay Bridge.

  4. 04
    Ningbo

    Buses to most destinations in the south and west leave from this station.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Baiyun Manor
  2. 02
    Drum Tower

    A symbol of Ningbo and an entrance to a pedestrian shopping district, this tower is a mix of architectural styles.

  3. 03
    Fufu Shi
  4. 04
    Ningbo Banking Guild Hall

    Former guild hall for banking and foreign exchange, which was important in Ningbo due to significant foreign trade.

  5. 05
    Qing'an Guild Hall and Anlan Guild Hall
  6. 06
    Shanglin Lake Kiln Site

    Shanglin Lake Kiln Site is situated in the area near Shanglin Lake, Cixi City.

Eat

Where to eat

O'Reilly's (爱尔兰酒吧). 46-9 North Caihong Rd near the Portman Plaza (市江东区彩虹北路46-9号, 波特曼大街上). Steaks, burgers, appetizers, all day breakfast, and low priced sub sandwiches (¥25/6 inch; yen;35/12 inch). Beer selection is good, and although the imported beers are a bit pricey, before 20:00 most draft beers are buy one get one free, and after 20:00 buy two get one free. Waitresses speak excellent English and Chinese.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see file page), Wikimedia Commons.