Baoguo Temple, the oldest intact wooden structure in Southern China, is located in Jiangbei district, 15km north of Ningbo city.
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History
Ningbo was visited by Portugese traders as early as 1522, and was one of the five Chinese treaty ports opened by the Treaty of Nanjing (signed in 1842) at the end of the First Opium War between Britain and China. Foreign influences steadily filtered in thereafter. During the war, British forces took possession of the walled city of Ningbo briefly after storming the fortified town of Zhenhai at the mouth of the Yong River on October 10, 1841. In 1864 the forces of the Taiping Rebellion held the town for six months.
Ningbo was once famed for traditional Chinese furniture production.
Military
Ningpo is headquatered by the East Sea Fleet of the Chinese navy.
Transportation
The Hangzhou Bay Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge currently under construction across Hangzhou Bay, will connect the municipalities of Shanghai and Ningbo, and will be the longest trans-oceanic bridge in the world.
To construct the ribs, "a tree of the right curve was selected, whip sawed in halves, and a half used on either side of the ship, thus preventing the slightest discrepancy in shape or symmetry." The fragrant aroma from the camphor ribs once filled the hull with a scent similar to nutmeg.
The Ningpo's main mast was made of ironwood; 90 feet long, and nearly 3 feet in diameter, it was estimated to weigh 20 tons.
During the 20's and 30's the Ningpo sat at anchor in Catalina Harbor with other derelict vessels such as the Palmyra, the Charles F. Crocker, and the Margaret C. On occasion, she was used as a backdrop for movies filmed at the Isthmus.
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