Ningbo now has grown into one of the four international deepwater harbors in China, which can berth 300,000--tonnage vessels. In ancient times, Ningbo was the starting point of "road of silk" and "road of china" through see. More over, Ningbo was one of the five Chinese treaty ports opened by the Treaty of Nanjing at the end of the First Opium War between Britain and China and was once famed for traditional Chinese furniture production.

Ningbo is situated in northeastern Zhejiang Province, lying south of the Hangzhou Bay, and facing the East China Sea to the east. While Ningbo boasts of advanced transportation and communication facilities, it is also well known for its social stability, unsophisticated residents and abundant tourism attractions.

As an old cultural city with a clear distinction of four seasons and moderate climate, Ninbo has nurtured many talented people. There are 225 cultural relics in Ningbo, among which the Hemudu Cultural Relics has a history of 7,000 years. The Tianyi Pavilion Museum is the oldest book-collecting building in China. The Baoguo temple is the oldest wooden one on the upper reaches of Yangtze River. The Yue Kiln in Shanglin is one of the origins of Chinese civilization. The ancient irrigation works in Tashanyan together with the former residence of Jiangkaishe are both important cultural relics under national preservation. Besides of these, the Tiantong temple is the No. 2 temple to advocate Zen Sect.

These scenic spots, together with Putuo Mountains on its east, Yandang Mountains on its south, West Lake on its west and Shanghai on its east, are sure to make Ningbo a nice place for tourists from all over the world.

In addition, "It has been said of the Ningbo fishermen that, 'no people in the world apparently made so great an advance in the art of fishing; and for centuries past no people have made so little further progress.' "