The Old Bund ( simplified Chinese : 老外滩 ; traditional Chinese : 老外灘 ; pinyin : Lǎo Wàitān ; Ningboese: lau ngathae), originally known as the North Riverbank ( Chinese : 江北岸 ; pinyin : Jiāngběi'àn ; Ningboese: kaonpohnge), is a waterfront area in Jiangbei District , Ningbo .
5-584: The Old Bund is on the north bank of the Yong River . It was the site of the Port of Ningbo since 1840s till late 1990s. The North Riverbank was the result of Treaty of Nanking , and witnessed the initiation and development of Ningbo Commercial Group . The Old Bund sat piers of the Port of Ningbo, and all the trade between Ningbo and Japan , Korea and Southeast Asia was made through it. The trading tracked back to 1842 when
10-713: Is the name of the river, and also a short name for Ningbo, the city through which it flows. The name Yong comes from the ancient name of a mountain in the area. Yong River is formed by the convergence of two rivers, namely the Fenghua River , which flows through Fenghua , Yuyao and Cixi , and the Yao River , which passes through Shangyao and Siming Mountains . It empties into the East China Sea in Zhenhai District , Ningbo. This Zhejiang province location article
15-556: The Old Bund. The following are some of the major historic sites: Yong River (Zhejiang) 29°52′35.8″N 121°33′25.8″E / 29.876611°N 121.557167°E / 29.876611; 121.557167 The Yong River ( Chinese : 甬 江 , p Yǒng Jiāng , Wu Yon Kaon ) is one of the main rivers in China, located in Ningbo , Zhejiang Province. Yong
20-522: The Sino-Britain Treaty of Nanking was signed, and Ningbo was thereafter a trading port. Ever since then the westerners came to Ningbo. However, ships could not make it into the ancient port, and therefore the North Riverbank came into being. In 1844, Ningbo was officially opened as a trading port, the North Riverbank was hence the residential spot for foreign merchants. The North Riverbank became
25-556: The first Bund in China, 20 years before The Bund of Shanghai. Western modern facilities and buildings were built along the North Riverbank ever since, which marks the beginning of the modernization of Ningbo. However, the Port of Shanghai caught up later, and the importance of the Port of Ningbo decreased. In 1927, the Chinese government regained the administration of the Old Bund, and it became an important transportation terminus for both passengers and cargo. There are 54 historic sites on
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