Ningbo old Bund

Ningbo old Bund is located in Jiangbei District on the North Bank of Sanjiangkou. Ningbo old Bund was opened in 1844. It is located in the center of Ningbo City. It is located in the confluence of Yongjiang River, Fenghua River and Yuyao river. It has been one of the most prosperous ports since Tang and Song dynasties.

The old Bund used to be the earliest open port area among the "five trade ports" and the gateway to the ancient city of Ningbo, 20 years earlier than Shanghai Bund. After reconstruction, the old Bund has basically maintained the original style of shiliyangchang. European style buildings can be seen everywhere. Heavy wooden doors still creak when they are pushed open. The rusty iron fence is quiet in the past. The exquisitely carved stone tells the old story it has witnessed to everyone passing by.

The uniqueness of the old Bund lies in that it is not closed. Any citizen can feel his life at the Sanjiang port. It is one of the few bunds with a hundred year history in China

Ningbo old Bund

Ningbo old Bund is located in Jiangbei District, the North Bank of Sanjiangkou (the confluence of Yongjiang River, Fenghua River and Yuyao River), Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. It is the gateway to the ancient city of Ningbo. In the Tang Dynasty, it was one of the four major ports in China, and became the starting point of Jianzhen's eastward voyage; in the Southern Song Dynasty, it was one of the three major ports in China, and set up the city shipping department, which was specially responsible for the management of foreign trade; when the "Nanjing Treaty" was signed, Ningbo became one of the "five port trade" ports, and officially opened in 1844.

Ningbo old Bund was developed as a commercial tourism project after 1992. It has become a landscape of Ningbo.

geographical position

History and culture

The old Bund of Ningbo is located on the North Bank of Sanjiangkou in Ningbo City, which is the gateway to the ancient city of Ningbo. Ningbo was one of the four major ports in China in the Tang Dynasty. The starting point of Jianzhen's eastward voyage was Ningbo. In the Southern Song Dynasty, it was one of the three major ports in China, and the city shipping department was set up to manage foreign trade. Although the Qing government had always adopted a closed door foreign policy, Ningbo had maintained a close trade relationship with Japan and Nanyang. In the early Qing Dynasty, China was short of copper, and most of the government's copper coins and folk bronze wares were imported from Japan through Ningbo, while Japan also imported Jiangnan Silk, cotton cloth and porcelain from Ningbo. In the Qing Dynasty, Ningbo kept a special port for foreign trade. This special port status lasted about 40 years from 1644 to 1684.

After the Opium War in 1842, the Qing government signed the Treaty of Nanjing. As one of the five ports of trade, Ningbo was swarmed by merchants from all over the world. By seizing sovereignty, establishing strongholds, seizing customs, controlling Haikou, monopolizing shipping and carrying out westernization, Britain and France distorted Ningbo port into a semi colonial port. It was officially opened in 1844. Soon, the North Bank of the river developed into a residence area for overseas Chinese from Britain, France and the United States. It is one of the earliest "concessions" in China, also known as the "Bund" in history. Its opening history is 20 years earlier than that of Shanghai Bund. It is one of the oldest bunds in China. Until the rise of Shanghai port, the status of Ningbo port was gradually weakened. In 1927, the Chinese government took back the administrative power of the residence of foreigners on the North Bank of the Yangtze River. The Bund of the Yangtze River also recorded the historical changes of Modern Ningbo in the baptism of the years. The implements and various facilities embodying the western industrial civilization appeared here, such as spacious roads, clean streets, electric lights, self ringing bells, bicycles, western style houses, churches, hospitals, banks and so on The appearance here objectively promoted the modernization process of Ningbo City. It has become an existing Bund reflecting the port culture in Zhejiang Province in 2020.

As one of the four famous commercial gangs (Jin, Hui, Ningshao, Chaoshan) in modern Chinese history, Ningbo commercial Gang took advantage of the development opportunities brought by the Bund as a trading port and the advantages of domestic and foreign shipping trade to establish shipping companies one after another. Among them, Ningshao shipping company and Sanbei transportation company founded by Yu qiaqing, Zhu Baosan and Li Yunshu are the most famous In the area from Sanjiangkou to xiabaisha, Ningbo Merchants built docks and engaged in transportation from Ningbo to Shanghai, especially in foreign economic activities. Based on Shanghai and Ningbo, Ningbo Merchants had their business footprints in the Yangtze River Basin and Tianjin. According to the general annals of Yinxian County, "after the five ports of Commerce, the people of the city traveled all over the country, Nanyang, Europe and America, and their wealth increased day by day."

According to the latest cultural relic survey, at least 31 of the 54 cultural relic buildings on the Bund in Ningbo are related to the Ningbo business community. From the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, these buildings reflect the rich and colorful architectural styles of western style and the combination of Chinese and Western styles. From the perspective of architectural function, there are not only office and religious activities, but also finance, trade and luxury residence. Therefore, the Bund historical and cultural reserve, as a landmark of Ningbo's modern history, has been identified as one of the six historical and cultural reserves in the master plan of Ningbo City. The protection scope of this historical and cultural reserve is: Yongjiang River in the East, Xinjiang bridge in the south, Renmin Road in the west, and steamship Wharf in the north. Within the scope of development and transformation, xunjiaofang, hongchangyuan, Zhuzhai and Yanshi villa are listed as municipal cultural protection buildings.

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Hangzhou has new West Lake, Shanghai has new world, Ningbo has old the Bund. The old Bund, with a construction area of 80000 square meters, covers all the functions of individual consumption, including urban construction exhibition hall, international hotel, world food, city apartment, industry guild hall, life world, etc

Take Ningbo as the top social platform, a high-grade, diversified commercial district.

After a century of desolation, on January 1, 2005, the old Bund of Ningbo, with an investment of 600 million yuan, was reopened, forming a new business district and becoming a corner with Ningbo Tianyi Square.

Along the riverside, foreign consulates, Catholic churches, banks and docks line up, almost recording the whole history of Ningbo's opening as a port. These buildings are at least 100 years old. The preserved cultural relics include: British Consulate, patrol house, water command of Japanese invaders, Zhejiang customs, Catholic Church, Jesuit Church in Jiangbei, Ningbo post office, Tongshang bank, etc. there are also some civilian buildings, such as the old "hongchangyuan", private houses of businessmen "Yan's villa" and "Zhu's house". These buildings have strong European style, representing the British, French and German styles Architectural styles of many countries. It is in sharp contrast with traditional Chinese houses.

Research value

Architecture corridor with European style

The architecture in the Bund of Jiangbei has a strong European style. In addition, there are also some private houses, such as Yan's villa, Zhu's house, old shop "hongchangyuan", etc. These buildings have a combination of Chinese and Western styles, and form a sharp contrast with traditional Chinese houses, which are of great ornamental value.

The starting point of Ningbo modern business group

Taking advantage of the development opportunity brought by the Bund and the inherent advantages of China's opening-up frontier and foreign trade at that time, the modern business groups of Ningbo set up shipping companies one after another to engage in the transportation from Ningbo to Shanghai, especially in the risky foreign economic activities at that time, which greatly promoted the modernization process of the business groups of Ningbo. According to the investigation, at least 31 of the 54 cultural relics on the Bund in Ningbo are related to the Ningbo business community.

Exhibition area of modern commercial culture

In the 1920s and 1930s, the Bund was the commercial center of Ningbo. This is a characteristic business district around the port. The whole Bund block can be divided into three layers, and the functions of each block are very clear: the first layer is the production and operation area of the outer Road, the second layer is the consumption area of the Middle Road, and the third layer is the residential area of the back road.

The experimental field of new things and new ideas

The Bund of Ningbo in modern times is a place where new ideas and new things are sprouting and new and old ideas are constantly colliding. Food, clothing, housing, transportation and play are all permeated with westernized color. Western cakes, western movies, nightclubs and dance halls have entered the lives of local people. Living in foreign buildings, eating foreign dishes and ordering Foreign lights have become fashionable. It is from the window of the Bund that people in Ningbo see the world and come into contact with Western civilization.

Innovative Education Center

In modern times, Ningbo Bund was also an educational center. For example, Feidi (Ningbo Sanjiang middle school), Feide, Zhengshi and Yucai Middle School were the best schools at that time. In order to win the hearts of the people, the church set up a number of public welfare educational institutions in the Bund. These schools not only absorbed a group of foreigners as teachers, but also infiltrated the western advanced educational ideas into their daily teaching. Many vivid educational activities at that time, even in 2020, still have considerable reference significance.

The distribution center of foreign religions

On January 1, 1844, five ports of Ningbo were opened for trade, and the North Bank of the river was designated as the residence for foreigners. Around 1860, most of the foreign consuls, businessmen, priests, overseas Chinese and their relatives lived in the area along the river from the Sophora tree to the taohuadu Catholic Church. The religion near the Bund of Ningbo is basically foreign. In this area, monasteries, churches of Jesus and Catholics are everywhere. One of the real signs of the remaining foreign religions is the French Gothic building, the Catholic Church, which was built in 1872 with a building area of 4380 square meters.

In 2002, Ningbo Urban Construction Investment Holding Co., Ltd. invested 600 million yuan to renovate the old Bund. Today's old Bund, after reconstruction, has basically maintained the original style of shiliyangchang

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