main cities of zhejiang: hangzhou , ningbo , wenzhou , shaoxing , jinhua , jiaxing , huzhou.
ningbo city lies in southeast china, northeast of zhejiang province. it is surrounded by the sea and the mountain with the city area of 1033 km and the built-up areas 685 km. the topography of the city is high in southwest and low in northeast. the climate of the city belongs to subtropical monsoon climate featured with temperate and humid weather and four distinct seasons.
ningbo is one of china's oldest cities with a history dating back to 4800 b.c.; known as a major trading port as well as yangzhou and guangzhou in the tang dynasty; thereafter, the major ports for foreign trade in the song dynasty; becoming one of the five greatest trading ports in china after the opium war. as one of the key harbor city of china foreign trade, which has become a new comprehensive, advanced and developed city.
neighboring areas: fujian, jiangxi, anhui, and jiangsu provinces; shanghai municipality
mountains: mt.simingshan, mt. tiantaishan
location: located between 12055' - 12216' east longitude and 2851' - 3033' north latitude, in the middle of china's coastline and in the south of the yangtze delta
neighboring areas: fujian, jiangxi, anhui, and jiangsu provinces; shanghai municipality
population: 250,000
urban population: 250,000
area: 9,365 sq km
nationalities: han, hui and zhuang
history: one of china's oldest cities with a history dating back of 4800 b.c.; known as a major trading port as well as yangzhou and guangzhou in the tang dynasty; thereafter, the major ports for foreign trade in the song dynasty; becoming one of the five greatest trading ports in china after the opium war
climatic features: sub-tropical monsoon climate featured with temperate and humid weather and four distinct seasons; frost-free of 230-240 days
average temperature: 16.2c
rainfall: average rainfall of 1300-1400 mm
mountains: mt.simingshan, mt. tiantaishan