介绍宁波的英文

1、Ningbo, Zhejiang,Geographic location,Geographic,Districts,Under Ningbos jurisdiction (管辖范围）there are six urban districts of Haishu（海曙）, Jiangdong（江东）, Jiangbei（江北）, Zhenhai（镇海）, Beilun（北仑） and Yinzhou（鄞州）, three county-level cities of Yuyao（余姚）, Cixi （慈溪）and Fenghua（奉化）, and two counties of Xiangsha

2、n（象山） and Ninghai(宁海）.,Ningbo was called “Yin”（鄞） in the Xia Dynasty (before 2000 B.C.), within the boundary of the state of Yue（越） during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 B.C.), including three counties of Yin（鄞）, Mao（鄮） and Gouzhang(句章） under the jurisdiction of Kuaiji(会稽)Prefecture（管辖区） in t

3、he Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.), and called Mingzhou（明州） in the Tang Dynasty (618-907A.D.). In the year of 821, the prefecture seat of Mingzhou was moved to the “three-river-junction”（三江口）and set up the inner city, which marked the foundation of the city. In the year of 1381, the city got the present

4、name-Ningbo, which means “calm wave”.,Ningbo: History,Port Of Ningbo （宁波港） Hangzhou Bay Bridge （杭州湾跨海大桥）,Ningbo has a very developed economy.It stands beside a wide river and is rich in fish and rice.,Hangzhou Bay Bridge,Port Of NingBo,Ningbo Port,In 738 AD, Ningbo Port was put into use formally. In

5、 the Tang Dynasty (618-907), it was known as one of the three major seaports for foreign trade, along with Yangzhou and Guangzhou.,In the Song Dynasty, it became one of the three major port cities for foreign trade together with Guangzhou and Quanzhou. It was declared as one of the “Five Treaty Port

6、s” after the Opium War（鸦片战争）.,Ningbo Port is well situated at the middle of the coastline of Mainland China, just at the T-shaped joining point of north-south shipping line(T形连接点的南北航线)and the golden waterway (航道)of the Yangtze River.,The business scope(范围，地域）of Ningbo Port includes imported iron ore

7、（进口铁矿石）, container（集装箱）, crude（原油） and finished oil, liquid chemical products, coal (煤)and the loading and unloading, storage and transhipment of other bulk(大体积）goods.,In the 2007 ,it became the biggest port in China,the thired biggest in the world.,Hangzhou Bay Bridge,The HangZhou Bay Bridge has 36

8、 kilometres long.The government spent more then four years to build it.,It promoted the ChangJiang river delta（长江三角洲） economic totally development. And it reduced the time from NingBo to Shanghai greatly.,Yongjiang River（甬江）,Fenghuajiang River(奉化江),Yaojiang River(姚江),three-river-junction(三江口),The ol

9、d bund of Ningbo（宁波老外滩）,Places of interest,The Neolithic Hemudu Cultural Ruins（河姆渡遗址）,The Neolithic Hemudu Cultural Ruins is situated in Yuyao. It is one of the most important cultural relics of the Neolithic Age（新石器时代） in China, which convince that the Yangtze River Valley was not only the birthpla

10、ce of Chinese culture, but also the earliest place to plant rice on the earth. Over 7000 relics ranging from bones, stones, wood, pottery(陶器), rice and wooden building, etc, have been unearthed(发掘), which provides rich data for research into agriculture, textile(纺织品), art and the origin of the Easte

11、rn Civilization.,Paddy Agriculture,Pile - dwellings,Boat - oaring,Worshipping the Birds and Sun,Qingan Guild Hall（庆安会馆）,Also named Tianhou Palace of East Yong, it is situates at the east bank of the “three-river-junction”. Originally the trade guildhall for the merchant service from Ningbo port to t

12、he coastal provinces, and the palace to offer sacrifices to the Heavenly Queen Buddha, but nowadays the Ningbo Marine Folks Museum and the Mazu Culture Exhibition Hall. It is one of seven main guild halls in the country, with the reputation of “ the first guild hall south of the Yangtze River”,Baogu

13、o Temple（保国寺）,Baoguo Temple is a thousand-year-old renowned temple and one of the first cultural relic sites designated to be specially preserved in China. Baoguo Temple has a long history. As historical records go, it was originally built in the East Han Dynasty (25-220), but destroyed later. It wa

14、s not until the year 880 that the temple was reconstructed. The present palce was rebuilt in 1013.,The most magnificent building in the temple is the Grand Hall, known as the Beamless Hall. It is one of the oldest and best-preserved wooden structures in South Yangtze region of China, invaluable to t

15、he nations architectural studies.,Xi Kou（溪口）,Early in the Han Dynasty, Xi Kou scenic spot enjoyed a high reputation of being a fairyland on the sea. Xue Dou Mountain, standing above a chain of connected mountains and covered with verdant old pine trees and flickering green bamboo, is a famous summer

16、 resort of natural beauty. In addition, it is also renowned home and abroad for being the hometown of Chiang Kai-shek.,Mr. Chiang Kaisheks Former Residence（蒋介石故居）,Mr. Chiang Kaisheks Former Residence, consists of the Fenggao House, the Yutai Salt Shop and the Western-style House, is located in Xikou

17、, Fenghua. It is not only an important historic building in modern China, but also historical data for studying Mr. Chiang Kaishek and Mr. Chiang Jingguo-his son, and other relating historical events.,Remains of Zhenhai Coastal Defense（镇海海防遗址）,Remains of Zhenhai Coastal Defense locate at the shore o

18、f the East Sea and the entrance of the Yongjiang River. It is the most important military fort of coastal defense and forward position of resisting the outside aggressors.,Places of interest,Dongqian Lake 东钱湖,Moon Lake月湖,Places of interest,Bell Tower,Places of interest,Hangzhou Bay Wetland (杭州湾湿地）,P

19、laces of interests,Siming Mountain四明山,Places of interest,Eastern Zhejiang Grand Canyon (浙东大峡谷）,Sea food,Yellow croaker(黄鱼）,Largehead hairtail（带鱼）,Squid（鱿鱼）,Eel（鳗鱼）,Oyster（牡蛎）,Jellyfish（海蜇）,Snacks,Tangtuan (called tangtuan in Chinese) is made of glutinous rice flour wrapping, leaf fat, sugar and black sesame. The skin is thin, smooth, white and shiny. Not all visitors to Ningbo have the luck in enjoying the Top Ten Ningbo Dishes. However, one thing that any visitor can not miss is the Ningbo stuffed lard and