The Old Bund (; Ningboese: lau² nga³thae¹), originally known as the North Riverbank (; Ningboese: kaon¹poh⁴nge³), is a waterfront area in Jiangbei District,

Ningbo Ningbo is a sub-provincial city in northeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises six urban districts, two satellite county-level cities, and two rural counties, including several islands in Hangzhou Bay and the Eas ...

. 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

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, and witnessed the initiation and development of Ningbo Commercial Group.

History

The Old Bund sat piers of the Port of Ningbo, and all the trade between Ningbo and

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was made through it. The trading tracked back to 1842 when 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 the first Bund in China, 20 years before

The Bund The Bund is a waterfront area and a protected historical district in central Shanghai. The area centers on a section of Zhongshan Road (East Zhongshan Road No.1) within the former Shanghai International Settlement, which runs along the wester ...

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

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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.

Historic sites

There are 54 historic sites on the Old Bund. The following are some of the major historic sites: *

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: Cathedral of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows. *Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at Zhejiang Provincial Level: the old site of Zhejiang Customs, the old site of the British Consulate, the old site of Xie's, and the old site of Ningbo Post. *Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at Ningbo Municipal Level: Jiangbei Police Station, The Hongchangyuan, The Zhu's, and The Yan's Hills.

Modern sites

* Ningbo Museum of Art * Ningbo Urban Planning Exhibition Center * Bridge of the Bund

References

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