The history of Ningbo can be traced back to 7000 years ago. The excavation of Hemudu site proves that Ningbo is one of the earliest rice-growing areas in the world. In the Xia Dynasty over 2000 BC, the name of Ningbo was Yin, and it was Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Qin Dynasty, it belonged to Yin, Zhu and Zhang counties in Huiji County, and was called Mingzhou in the Tang Dynasty. In 82 1 year, Mingzhou moved to Sanjiangkou to build an inner city, marking the beginning of Ningbo's urban construction. In the 14th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (A.D. 138 1), it was renamed as Ningbo, which means "Boning is the rule of the sea" and has been in use ever since.
At present, Ningbo has six districts of Haishu, Jiangdong, Jiangbei, Zhenhai, Beilun and Yinzhou, three county-level cities of Yuyao, Cixi and Fenghua, and two counties of Xiangshan and Ninghai. The total land area of the city is 98 17 square kilometers, and the registered population is 57 10200. Among them, the urban area is 2462 square kilometers and the urban population is 22 18300. The tree in Ningbo is camphor tree, and the city flower is camellia.
Ningbo has always been a famous commercial city.
During the Tang and Song Dynasties, Ningbo was "genuine". By the early Qing Dynasty, it had become a prosperous scene of "salty department stores and numerous businesses". By the 1960s 19, money houses, North-South commodity numbers and fish shops in Ningbo were all over the city, and the world said that "it is not as good as Ningbo Jiangxia to travel all over the world".
Nowadays, with the further deepening of reform and opening up and the further optimization of economic structure, Ningbo, a commercial city with a long history, has once again become a bright pearl in the south wing of the Yangtze River Delta.
Keywords: Ningbo gang
In the prosperous business activities, the "Ningbo Gang", which occupies an important position in the development history of China's business gangs, was gradually bred and developed. The "Ningbo Gang" was formed in the Ming Dynasty, rose in Shanghai after five ports of trade, and reached its peak after the Revolution of 1911. The rise and fall of modern industry and commerce in China left a deep impression on "Ningbo Gang".
As early as the end of Qing Dynasty, Ningbo people created many firsts in Shanghai: the first Chinese-run bank, the first Chinese commercial exchange, the first private shipping company, the first new wool mill, the first China silent short film and the first Red Cross organization. At present, the "Ningbo Gang" and its descendants still have more than 300,000 people, distributed in more than 60 countries and regions. Ningbo Gang in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan is world-famous, among which there are many industrial and commercial tycoons and world-class celebrities, such as the world shipping king, Wang Kuancheng, president of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, the king of film and television, Chen, the king of cotton yarn, Cao Cursor, the king of wool spinning, etc. Among the top ten richest people in Hong Kong, "Ningbo Gang" once occupied three seats; Among the eight "world shipping kings", "Ningbo Gang" also accounted for two. Among the top ten Chinese consortia in the United States and the top ten overseas Chinese consortia in Japan, the "Ningbo Gang" also holds one seat each.
The "Ningbo Gang" of the older generation is honest and pragmatic, pioneering and enterprising, and at the same time loves the country and the country and serves the mulberry. Since the reform and opening up, a new generation of Ningbo businessmen have inherited the excellent tradition of the old "Ningbo Gang" and have done business all over the world.
Keywords: private economy
Highly developed private economy is the biggest feature of shopping mall Ningbo, and it has also become the main source of "Ningbo vitality" and market mechanism.
Honest, pragmatic, open and innovative Ningbo people are committed to developing the economy and improving their lives. After 30 years of reform and opening-up, Ningbo has become one of the most dynamic cities in the eastern coastal areas, creating brilliance in many industries and becoming an important advanced manufacturing base in China.
By the end of 2009, there were114,400 private enterprises and 274,600 individual industrial and commercial households in Ningbo. There are 103 companies with 135 kinds of industrial products, which rank first among peers in China in terms of production and sales, and become the "singles champion" in the industry. There are 20 "China Famous Trademarks" recognized by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and 6 1 piece of "China Famous Brand" products.
At present, Ningbo's clothing output value has accounted for112, making it one of the three major clothing producing areas in China and the most important men's clothing producing area in the world. The output value of stationery accounts for14 of the whole country, making it the "stationery capital of China". The output value of plastic machines accounts for13 of the whole country, and is recognized as "the capital of plastic machines in China" by the state. Ningbo is the "Mould Capital of China", and Cixi, Beilun and Ninghai are all famous mould production bases in China. Ningbo is also one of the three major home appliance producing areas in China, with air conditioners 1/8 and small household appliances 1/3 made in Ningbo.
At present, the GDP created by Ningbo's private economy is close to 80% of the city's, the profits and taxes created are about 70% of the city's, and the jobs created are close to 85% of the city's. Its economic vitality index ranks among the top in the country.
Keywords: millions of foreign trade troops
Thirty years ago, the spring breeze of reform and opening up awakened the trading ports that had been sleeping for a hundred years. 1984, Ningbo was listed as one of the coastal cities of Chinese mainland 14, and a pilot city for comprehensive reform in China. 1987, the State Council officially approved Ningbo as a city with provincial economic management authority. At this point, Ningbo has the right to import and export foreign trade and the opportunity to deal directly with foreign businessmen, and the open economy has entered the fast lane of development.
At the same time, the state also gave Ningbo more development and opening rights in time. 1984, Ningbo economic and technological development zone, a national development zone, was formally established. 1992, the State Council approved the establishment of Ningbo Free Trade Zone. In 2002, the State Council approved the establishment of Ningbo Export Processing Zone and enjoyed special preferential policies. In 2004, the state approved the establishment of bonded logistics park in Ningbo. In February 2008, the State Council officially approved the establishment of Meishan Bonded Logistics Port Area. This has undoubtedly provided sufficient impetus for Ningbo's new round of deep opening to the outside world.
At present, there are more than one million employees in manufacturing and import and export enterprises related to foreign trade in Ningbo, reaching 1.4 million. This means that 1 out of every four Ningbo people's employment is closely related to foreign trade.
In 2009, there were12,927 enterprises in Ningbo, and the total import and export volume reached $608 1 billion, ranking third among the sub-provincial cities in China. The structure of foreign capital utilization was further optimized, and the contracted foreign capital utilization in the city was 3.42 billion US dollars.
Ningbo people, who can do business and be a man, have gone abroad with open steps and turned the world into their own stage. At present, Ningbo enterprises have set up 1069 overseas enterprises and institutions in 87 countries and regions around the world. In 2009, Ningbo's foreign contracted labor cooperation turnover reached 880 million US dollars.
Keywords: information service industry
At the end of 2009, the global entertainment giant Disney Company landed in Ningbo and established Disney's first network animation production base outside the United States.
In recent years, information service industry has become a key advantage industry in Ningbo.
Software and information service industry has become one of the emerging strategic industries with priority development in Ningbo, with an average annual growth rate of over 40%, ranking first in the province for three consecutive years. In 2009, Ningbo's software business achieved revenue of 7.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 42.4%, ranking first in the province for three consecutive years.
In the high-speed growth of software business income last year, software export was 70 million US dollars, and software outsourcing service income was 200 million yuan, of which software outsourcing export was 65.438+0.4 million US dollars. The proportion of Ningbo's software business income in the province's software business income increased from 8% in 2006 to 16% in 2009.
Last year, our city held the Tokyo "Service Outsourcing Cooperation and Exchange Conference", the second e-service conference, the fourth e-commerce conference for small and medium-sized enterprises and other large-scale activities. In May this year, the theme forum of Shanghai World Expo "Informatization and Urban Development" will be held in Ningbo. This is the first theme forum after the opening of the Shanghai World Expo. It will focus on urban informatization, pay attention to urban management, urban life and urban integration under the global economic integration, and look forward to the urban development trend under the background of informatization.
Keywords: "media promotion"
In 2006, Ningbo Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government judged the situation and made a decisive decision, and launched the strategy of "Revitalizing China". "Middle promotion" means improving the development level of central cities, with the focus on promoting the transformation of urban functions from production to service, vigorously developing six functions, such as international trade, transportation and logistics, financial settlement, scientific and technological innovation, gathering talents to promote education, livable and suitable for business, and enhancing the agglomeration and radiation of cities.
According to the functional orientation and spatial layout of the central city, ten functional blocks have been identified for key development and construction: East New Town Central Business District, Wantou Leisure Tourism Area, Sanjiang Central Business District, Science and Technology Cultural Entrepreneurship Area, Changfeng Riverside Leisure Residential Area, Southern Business District, Urban Cultural Tourism Business District, Passenger Hub Area of South Railway Station, Zhenhai East Zhejiang Productive Port Logistics Area and Ningbo Bonded Port Area. Among them, the East New Town will be built into an important area integrating business, exhibition, administration, culture, residence and other functions, and together with the old city with Sanjiangkou as the core, it will form an overall spatial pattern of "one city and two hearts".
Since the implementation of the "China Upgrade" strategy, many people have achieved tangible and tangible phased results. How to construct the riverside leisure area of Yi Avenue, wanda plaza, Dongqian Lake tourist resort and other blocks has changed the original shabby appearance of these blocks and built modern shopping malls and tourist attractions suitable for all kinds of consumer groups.
It is more and more convenient for citizens to travel, forming a two-hour traffic circle from Ningbo to Shanghai, Hangzhou, Jinhua and Wenzhou. Rail Transit 1 Line started construction last year, and Line 2 is also scheduled to start construction at the end of this year.
Keywords:: cultural city construction
Culture is an important source of national cohesion and creativity and an important factor in the competition of comprehensive national strength. At a new historical starting point, Ningbo is outlining the "cultural image" of the future city.
In recent years, Ningbo has improved the public service system of sports culture and actively created a "fifteen-minute cultural activity circle" so that ordinary people can basically meet the cultural and fitness needs at their doorsteps. Sanjiang Cultural Corridor presents a new look of "Cultural City". Including the Old Bund, Urban Construction Museum, Art Museum, Concert Hall, ningbo grand theater, Times Square, Binjiang Park and other landmark cultural and leisure places, as well as Ningbo Book City, Wantou Leisure Tourism Zone, mass art activity center and various water sports and fitness facilities under construction and expansion, which complement each other with historical sites.
Ningbo has also held wonderful elegant arts and large-scale cultural and sports festivals. Last year, the city held more than 25 national competitions and activities. The creation of literary masterpieces has also achieved fruitful results, such as the long documentary literature "Letter from Home" and the dance drama "Ten Miles of Red Makeup?" Daughter's Dream, the song "Good Boy in Intensive Class", the eternal drama "Daughter-in-law" and the TV series "Blowing of the North Wind" won the national "Five One Project Award", and our city won the national permanent literary awards such as "Five One Project Award", Wenhua Award, Lu Xun Literature Award and Stars Award, totaling more than 100 works.
In the future, Ningbo will focus on implementing the strategies of "advanced culture leading", "public culture benefiting the people", "upgrading cultural brands", "upgrading cultural industries", "supporting cultural talents" and "promoting cultural innovation", so as to raise a new upsurge of cultural establishment, promote cultural development and prosperity, and further enhance Ningbo's urban taste.