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Ningbo is a major deepwater port city just south of Shanghai, in Zhejiang Province on China's East Coast. Reachable via expressway (four hours) or via plane (a 30 minute hop) from Shanghai, it is also easily accessible from the Provincial capital of Hangzhou. A hovercraft service also runs between Ningbo & Shanghai, (one hour) with the upgrading of the expressway meaning a 90 minute intercity cruise when this is finished in 2006 with a 54km bridge - which will be the longest in the world - being part of this route. Ningbo has developed well over the past few years and now has a significant amount of infrastructure to boast - including excellent port facilities, a good free trade zone and speedy import-export processes.

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Ningbo City Guide

Qiantong Town - No River, No Worries
Qiantong Town - No River, No Worries
There's usually not much historical authenticity near highways, even in China. But an hour out of Ningbo, a stone's throw from the expressway to Wenzhou, lies a town laid back, spring fresh, and blessedly oblivious to modernization.
When You Make It to Ningbo...
When You Make It to Ningbo...
Ningbo sits staring across Hangzhou Bay at her tawdry sister Shanghai, more than a little jealous of her glitz and brand-recognition. And despite Ningbo’s trove of cultural treasures, Hangzhou steals most of the regional thunder as a city o
Off the Beaten Path Sept. 2007
Off the Beaten Path Sept. 2007
Fishing Xiangshan’s Waters
Fishing Xiangshan’s Waters
A short drive and ferry trip away from Zhejiang’s Ningbo, on an island just off the coast in the East China Sea, sits Xiangshan. The ocean views and rustic environment make it feel more like the Japanese countryside than a neighbor of one of the mos