Ningbo City is located in the eastern part of Zhejiang, neighboring Taizhou and Shaoxing to the south and southwest, linking Jiaxing and Shanghai to the north, and Zhoushan to the Northeast. The total land area is 9365 square kilometers; The area of arable land in 1997 is 216.35 thousand hectares. The sea area under its jurisdiction goes from northeast to southwest, covering 9758 square kilometers. The terrain is high in the south and low in the north. The southern part, which is full of hills and low mountains, belongs to the hilly area of eastern Zhejiang. The mountain ranges of Tiantai and Siming face each other from southeast to northwest; The northern part, which is plain and rich in lakes and rivers, belongs to the eastern part of Ningshao Plain; The most north point links with the Hangzhou Bay, the south goes till Sanmen Bay, the east faces the Eastern China Sea, surrounded by the vast sea to three direction; With total length of 788 kilometers, the coastal line is winding and located in the middle part of the continental coast; With numerous sea bays which go deep into the continent, the off-shore sea area possesses excellent deep water conditions, forming natural ports resources with deep water courses.

As early as 7000 thousand years ago in the new stone age period, there were human activities of hunting and agricultural economy. In the 25th year of emperor Qinshihuang ( 222 B.C. ), 4 counties namely Yin, Juzhang and Yuyao ( established in Xihan Dynasty according to another document ) were set up under Kuaiji city at the present site. In the 4th year of emperor Wude of Tang Dynasty ( 621 ), Yin City was established with administration site in Sanjiangkou District of today¡¯s urban area. In the 26th year of emperor Kaiyuan ( 738 ), Mingzhou City, which was named after Siming Mountain, was set up, with administration site in Xiaoxi ( Yinjiang town of Yin county of today ) and jurisdiction over 4 counties namely Cixi, Fenghua and Wongshan. In the 1st year of emperor Changqing ( 821 ), the administration site was moved to Sanjiangkou, and the Zhuzi city was constructed, which symbolized the beginning of the construction of the city. In the 1st year of Qianning ( 898 ), the Luo city was constructed, which was the primary shape of the old urban area. In the 5th year of Shaoxi of Southern Sogn Dynasty ( 1195 ), Mingzhou was upgraded to Qingyuan city, which was called Qingyuanlu in the Yuan Dynasty. In the 14th year of Hongwu of Ming Dynasty ( 1381 ), in order to avoid words as taboo, the name was changed from Mingzhou to Ningbo, which means quiet sea with smooth waves. The name remained Ningbo in Qing Dynasty, with jurisdiction over 5 counties namely Yin, Cixi, Zhenghai, Fenghua and Xiangshan. In the period of the Republic of China, the city administration was changed to county administration. At that time, the urban area of Yin County was defined to be Ningbo City during the 16th to 20th year of the republic of China ( 1927-1931 ). In the 21st year of the Republic of China ( 1932 ), the 7th Administrative Inspection Zone was established with the office of the commissioner in Ningbo City. After May, 1949, Ningbo Special Administration Office was established with Jinxian, Yuyao, Cixi, Zhenghai, Fenghua, Xiangshan and Dinghai counties under its jurisdiction, and Ningbo City under the jurisdiction of the province. In 1983, Ningbo Special Administration Office was abolished, the 6 counties was then transformed to the jurisdiction of Ningbo City. In 1994, Ninnbo City was approved as a city with vice-governor level. By the end of 1997, there were 5 districts of Haishu,Jiangdong, Jiangbei, Zhenghai and Beilun, and 6 counties of Jinxian, Cixi, Yuyao, Fenghua, Ninghai, Xiangshan, 120 towns, 29 villages, 16 residential districts, 754 neighborhood communities, 5021 villagers¡¯ committee under its jurisdiction, The population of the city is 5.33 million.

After 20 years of reform and open up, Ningbo people had been holding high the great flag of Deng Xiaoping¡¯s Theory, adhering to the basic line of the party, taking the opportunity, pioneering and innovating, further reform and broadening the scale of reform, so as to constantly advance the great undertaking of the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics. As a result, these have laid the solid base for Ningbo to strive towards the new century and realization of  further development.