What does the slogan of Ningbo, China mean, "All ancient and modern ports collect books to connect the world"?

Ancient and modern collections refer to Tianyi Pavilion, the earliest existing private library in China, the oldest existing library in Asia and one of the three oldest family libraries in the world. ? Hong Kong Stock Connect refers to Ningbo Port, which closely connects Ningbo with more than 600 ports in more than 0/00 countries in the world. Hong Kong Stock Connect has become a veritable portrayal of Ningbo.

The previous sentence "ancient and modern collection of books" refers to Tianyi Pavilion in a narrow sense, while in a broad sense it implies that Ningbo is a city of book culture with a long history and rich culture. The word "today" reflects the flow and development of culture, indicating that we are constantly building contemporary culture on the basis of inheriting historical culture and striving to form a pattern in which historical culture and modern civilization complement each other.

The latter sentence "Hong Kong is connected with the world" highlights the characteristics of Ningbo as a modern international port city. The words "all over the world" not only reflect the convenient transportation in Ningbo, but also reflect the development achievements of Ningbo port city in the past 30 years of reform and opening up, and even more symbolize the spirit of Ningbo people's openness, pioneering and innovation.

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Lin Bangde, Vice Chairman of Ningbo Calligraphers Association: As an important historical, cultural, economic and humanistic city, Ningbo needs a slogan that can be called loudly. This slogan, short as 12, brilliantly summarizes the characteristics of Ningbo, making old Ningbo feel very fresh and distinctive.

These two short sentences are concise, neat and elegant. A "book" and a "port" have both spiritual and material meanings, which set off each other and complement each other. "Ancient and modern" and "the world" are intertwined in time and space, which has both a heavy sense of history and a distinct modern significance. Moreover, in graphic design, the word "Tong" and the word "Yong" have great design space.

The slogans of "One Book" and "One Port" sum up the characteristics of Ningbo as a big port, commercial and cultural city with concise sentences. Words are more atmospheric, antithesis is more neat, and style is more elegant. Syntactically, it is also different from the image slogans of other cities, and is more suitable for the spread of Ningbo's urban image.