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Ningbo
is located at the middle part of China's coastline and south
flank of the Yangtze River Delta, bordering on Shanghai and
Hangzhou.
Ningbo has been
a well-known key port for foreign trade ever since ancient
time. Ningbo ranked with Yangzhou and Guangzhou as the three
biggest ports for foreign trade in Tang Dynasty and with
Guangzhou and Quanzhou in Song Dynasty. After the First
Opium War, Ningbo had been opened as one of the five commercial
ports opened. Ningbo port has become one of the important
ports in China. Its cargo handling capacity reached 128,52
million tonnages in 2001, ranking second among the ports
in the mainland
of China,and
its container handling capacity amounted to 1,213,000 TEU.
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Ningbo
enjoys subtropical monsoon climate featuring mild temperature, moderate
humidity and distinctive seasons. The city is an ideal tourist place
with culture monuments and historical sites.
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