How many landmark buildings in Ningbo do you know?

Ningbo has many cultural monuments, and its unique geographical location gives Ningbo unique natural scenery. Let’s learn more about Ningbo culture and see what Ningbo’s iconic buildings are. How many of them do you know? Do you know the history of these buildings?

1. Tianyi Pavilion

One of the four major libraries in China, Ningbo’s city slogan: The port connects the world, and the books store ancient and modern books; it refers to Tianyi Pavilion. Tianyige is located in the urban area of ??Ningbo, Zhejiang. It is the earliest existing private library in China, the oldest existing library in Asia and one of the three earliest family libraries in the world. Tianyi Pavilion covers an area of ??26,000 square meters. It was built in the middle of the Ming Dynasty and was presided over by Fan Qin, the right minister of the Ministry of War who retired at that time.

2. Tianyi Square

Ningbo’s first comprehensive square. Ningbo Tianyi Square starts from Chejiao Street in the east, Kaiming Street in the west, Zhongshan East Road in the north, and Yaoxing Street in the south. It covers a total area of ??19.6 hectares, with a total demolition area of ??235,600 square meters and a demolition cost of nearly 800 million yuan. In terms of RMB investment, relocation area, and number of households involved, it is the largest in the history of Ningbo City.

3. Catholic Church

Ningbo Catholic Church is located on the north bank of "Sanjiangkou" on the north bank of Xinjiang Bridge in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. The entire building complex is owned by the bishop and the parish. , and several side houses. The architecture is complete and uniform and magnificent, especially the towering church with its unique Gothic architectural style. It is a national-level outstanding modern building and is listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in Zhejiang Province. It is among the sixth batch of national key cultural relics. Protective unit.

4. Lingqiao

A building before liberation, a historical witness of Ningbo. Lingqiao crosses the Fenghua River at the boundary between Haishu District and Jiangdong District in Ningbo City. It is commonly known as Laojiang Bridge. It was originally a pontoon bridge made of interlocking rows of boats. It is the oldest long-span pontoon bridge in Ningbo. It was first built in the Tang Dynasty and was once named Dongjin Floating Bridge. Because Lingqiao is located in a busy city, it has remained prosperous in the past dynasties, although it has been repaired and damaged many times, and it has been built again and again. By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, some people began to initiate reconstruction. In 1936, Lingqiao, built by the German Siemens Company with the funding of the Ningbo Shanghai Association, was officially completed. It was designed to last for 70 years and became one of the most representative modern buildings in Ningbo. In 2007, the Ningbo Municipal Government commissioned Tongji University to conduct a thorough inspection of Lingqiao and concluded that the main structure of the bridge was still safe. After necessary renovations, Lingqiao is still serving Ningbo's traffic as the main bridge in the city.