Jiangbei District, Ningbo

Jiangbei 江北区
District
Clockwise from the top: Baoguo Temple, Cicheng Confucious Temple, Ningbo Museum of Art, Wantou Bridge, Jiangbei Cathedral
Jiangbei District in Ningbo Municipality
Ningbo in China
Country	China
Province	Zhejiang
Prefecture	Ningbo
Area
• Total	209 km2 (81 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	230,000
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	315020
Area code(s)	0574
Website	http://www.nbjiangbei.gov.cn/

Jiangbei District (Chinese: 江北区; pinyin: Jiāngběi Qū) is a county-level district under the jurisdiction of Ningbo city in Zhejiang Province of the People's Republic of China. The district's total area is 209 square kilometers, which is the largest subdivision in traditional urban area of Ningbo city (name as Haishu, Jiangdong and Jiangbei). Jiangbei District is famous for its historical sites such as the Old Bund, which oversaw the history of international trade of Ningbo, and Cicheng Town, an ancient town which lasts more than 1000 years.

Jiangbei District lie in the middle of Ningbo Municipality, in south of Cixi city, east of Yuyao city and west of Zhenhai District. Yong River separates Jiangbei from Haishu District and Jiangdong District. The district have 27 kilometers from its west to east, and 20 kilometers from north to south. Planes make up most of the lands in Jiangbei District, while in the north of the district there are hills. Many rivers ran in Jiangbei and empties into Yong River. The district is rich in water resources.

Jiangbei District was founded in May 1951 after the foundation of People's Republic of China. However, the history of Jiangbei can be tracked back to Gouzhang(句章) City, which was built by Goujian, the king of State of Yue. In the year 621, Gouzhang was separated into Yaozhou and Yinzhou. In the year 738, the land that now belongs to Jiangbei was in the area of Mao(鄮) County. In the year 738, Mingzhou was established and Mao County was separated into Cixi, Fenghua, Mao and Wengshan. The western part of what was Jiangbei now belongs to Cixi County, and the eastern part belongs to Mao (and later Yin) County. In 809, Yin County was also separated into Wanghai County (currently Zhenhai District). From then on till 1951 the land that now belongs to Jiangbei was in the area of three different counties: Cixi, Yin and Zhenhai.