宁波旅游介绍 英文

Ningbo is a seaport which has a population of 2,182,000. It is situated in northeastern Zhejiang province, China, lying south of the Hangzhou Bay, facing the East China Sea to the east.Ningbo is a very important economic centre and port city and also the exporter of consumer products. City's economy grew to 343.3 billion RMB in 2007. The city's per capita output was $8,026, more than three times the national average.It is a monsoon climate featured with temperate and humid weather and four distinct seasons. It’s pleasure to visit here especially in Spring and Autumn. The air condition is good compared with most areas of the continental China.One of the points that I am pretty proud of is that Ningbo has been listed as ten of the most felicity-possessing cities in China for several years. And the program is mainly judged by the condition of environment, living standard, facilities through the citizen s’voting.Stepping on the land, I can sometimes feel the ancient cultural atmosphere, as if I were walking through the corridor of the old history time.Ningbo was one of China's oldest cities with a history dating back to 4800 B.C. The Hemudu culture, is one of the earliest cultures to cultivate rice. Most of the artifacts discovered at Hemudu consist of animal bones, used for cultivating rice. The culture also produced lacquer wood. The remains of various plants, including water caltrop, acorns, beans, and bottle gourd, were found at Hemudu. People there are likely domesticated pigs and dogs and also fished and hunted, as evidence by the remains of bone harpoons and bows and arrowheads. Some of the villiages’homes are offered as small inns. And it makes the visitors feel fresh because the house is wood building, somehow like the antient style.From the Tang Dynasty, China has become a well-known international trading port. At present there are many cultural relics in the territory, total of 215 heritages. One of the most representative one is the BaoGuo Temple.Baoguo Temple is a thousand-year-old renowned temple and one of the first cultural relic sites designated to be specially preserved in China. The Grand Hall in Baoguo Temple is one of the oldest and best-preserved wooden structures in South Yangtze region of China, invaluable to the nation's architectural studies. Its roof is firmly fixed by the traditional Chinese architectural technology. Eight large upright beams, slightly inclined towards the middle of the hall, bear the total weight of 50 tons of the building. On the ceiling of the hall are three well-like hollows connected with the whole frame, cleverly concealing the skeleton-like beams. The unique style of the temple represents the huge wisdom of our ancestors, which makes it one of the places of interests that you must visit.This land has also given birth to the number of outstanding heroes, poets, artists. There is on person that must be mentioned :Chiang Kai-shek, KMT leader and the military strongman.Early in the 20th century when Chiang Kai-Shek came to power as head of the Nationalist government in China. Xikou, as his hometown, became an attraction to a large number of his admirers. There are many scenic spots around the town and let the visitors to memorize the past history and the spirits of their family.All of these events, the great contribution, the deep cultural collections, are now in the collectionof floor---Tianyi Pavilion. It is the oldest collection of buildings which is also Ningbo's best tourist attraction.Built in 1516, the library, which has survived 430 years, is the oldest existing private library of China and Asia. It was founded by Ming official Fan Qin and included woodblock and handwritten copies of the Confucian classics, rare local histories and lists of the candidates successful in imperial examinations. Nowadays you can visit the library's garden and outhouses, some of which contain small displays of old books and tablets. It's quite a charming place and the gold-plated, wood-paneled buildings, their bamboo groves still preserve an atmosphere of seclusion and contemplation.Ningbo is also a landscape of mountains and rivers, a beautiful tourist city. Dongqian Lake is a lake lying in the southeast of Yinzhou District. It is the largest natural freshwater lake in Zhejiang province with a water surface area of 20 square kilometers. It is surrounded by so many mountains in all directions that the mountains and the lake crisscross in turn forming a copy of beautiful mountain and water Chinese drawing.As for those children and childish adults, the FengHuang(phoenix) mountain theme park is the best choice. The zone includes World Square, Demon Village, Phoenix Castle and Exploration Tour. People who are crazy about adventure can’t miss this.The Sanjiangkou Area, the junction area of the three rivers: the Yuyao River, the Fenghua River and the Yongjiang River, is the center of the Ningbo City. For its superior geological and transportation conditions, it grew into the heart of Ningbo a long time ago. You can do all that you want here: shopping, eating, appreciating the night view, drinking in pub, watching films on the water screen made by the central fountain, or visiting the museums.The most exciting part for most visitors will be the food. If you are new here, I will recommend the Chenghuang Temple. It’s originally a temple in the past and now is reconstructed into a food street, selling all kinds of snacks, cuisines and delicious dishes. The most renowned ones are glue pudding(Tangyuan), wine prawn, and the salted eggs with pumpkin. actually don’t know clearly about where the last dish is originally from. But apart from that it mixs the sweet taste with salty flavor and is really yummy.When you get tried after a whole day’s journey, a comfortable and relaxing hotel is the most concerned thing for visitors. Near the central of the city, there is The elegant Nanyuan Hotel. It has over 400 rooms, from standard to executive suites. Guests can access the hotel's various facilities and various games rooms. The hotel provides many services such as childcare and car rental. It also has six restaurants onsite, which serve up local food, a teppanyaki buffet and western food. If you want someplace with reasonable price, try this, the sunshine hotel. This hotel on the banks of the Beidou River has over 130 guestrooms, all equipped with air conditioning, and other things that are necessary. Guests have access to facility room and sauna, as well as a number of services such as car rental and laundry. And if your money is really tight, there are various kinds of hostels along the main street. Feel free to get one.It is a city of contrasts: modern shopping plazas and peaceful countryside; the history and culturalrelics; the old temple and the western influence in Laowaitan with the churches. Alternatively, visitors can easily spend a few days exploring this fascinating city by strolling along the many streets and parks, admiring relics, shopping till you drop, tasting the flavors of China, or partying to your heart’s content.Whether you are looking at a place to rest and recover or seeking the excitement of exploration, Ningbo offers it all.。