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The MicroAero team from the University of Nottingham Ningbo China took home the global championship at the 2025-2026 IEEE ITherm Student Cold Plate Design Competition, showcasing the power of undergraduate innovation. @UNNCHome @YourChinaStudy @ieee

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Trade, innovation, and plenty of conversations as more than 200 Chinese companies gathered in Warsaw this week, with Ningbo fielding the largest city delegation while businesses explored new opportunities in the European market.

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Beyond deals and product demos, visitors in Warsaw encountered another side of Ningbo, with traditional crafts and creative cultural gifts helping transform business exchanges into conversations about people, places, and shared curiosity. @Piechocinski @IzbaPolskaAzja @ChinaEmbPoland

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Nature's most exclusive summer show has returned. For just a few weeks each year, fireflies transform Ningbo's Mashan Wetland into a glowing wonderland after dark. [Photo/IC]

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What would make someone travel from Malaysia to a small island off China's coast? For Lim Ying Hien, it was the chance to witness conservation efforts protecting the critically endangered Chinese crested tern. Follow his journey in Ningbo. [Video/Ningbo Today] @UNEP @UNEP_AsiaPac @ErikSolheim

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From Taiwan to Xiamen and onward to Ningbo by rail, more than 400 visitors arrived aboard the city's first dedicated Taiwan tourist train. Their three-day itinerary includes historic districts, waterfront attractions, and local cuisine.

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In 1927, Zhang Renya entrusted a collection of important political documents to his father in Ningbo. To protect them during a turbulent era, his father hid them inside a symbolic tomb built in his son's name and kept the secret for decades.

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Roads don't just connect places. They connect possibilities.

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For European importers, the China-Europe Arctic Express offers another logistics option. Cargo consolidated in Ningbo can reach the UK in about 20 days, then connect onward to destinations across France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, and beyond.

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Built in 1907, this former textile mill helped power Ningbo's industrial era. More than a century later, its workshops are filled with designers instead of machinery. A historic factory has become one of the city's leading hubs for creativity and innovation.

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Some places are known for their scenery. Others for their stories. Hengkantou village has both — where traces of the past meet a new generation of rural life.

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China's first zero-emission sea-river freight route is now operating between Jiaxing Port and Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, combining electric trucks, river vessels, and container ships to move cargo with no direct exhaust emissions.

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Not everyone who comes to Ningbo plans to stay. Yet for some, a short visit has turned into years, even decades, of life in the city. [Video/Hi New Horizon]

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CEEC delegates' next stop: China-CEEC Permanent Exhibition Hall, where trade becomes something people can see👀, taste🍽️ and experience.
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A morning at Ningbo-Zhoushan Port offered more than impressive views. Visitors from Central and Eastern Europe saw firsthand how technology, infrastructure, and connectivity come together at one of the world's busiest ports.

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As temperatures rise across Europe, demand is growing for cooling products that are easy to use and fit everyday routines. Ningbo-made products are helping consumers stay comfortable throughout the summer.

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In Ningbo, growing older doesn't mean becoming less visible. Many retirees remain at the heart of community life, sharing skills, supporting neighbors, and staying actively involved.

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Delighted to see this project creating new opportunities while celebrating local heritage.

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Rainy days are part of a Ningbo summer: slowing some things down while making others a little more memorable. [Photo/简单就好]

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After visiting Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, the CEEC delegates spent the afternoon at the permanent exhibition hall of CEEC specialty products. Together, the two stops showcased the many ways Ningbo is strengthening ties with CEE countries.