Old buildings
In Western and Chinese styles.
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A historic waterfront on the north bank of the Yong River, home to the piers of the Port of Ningbo from the 1840s to the late 1990s, through which trade flowed to Japan, Korea and South-East Asia. Ningbo became a treaty port open to foreign trade after the Treaty of Nanking in 1842 and the port formally opened in 1844, so foreigners settled on this bank more than twenty years before Shanghai's famous Bund, which is why it is called the «Old Bund», one of the oldest waterfronts of its kind in China. The quarter is lined with brick buildings in Western and Chinese styles from that era, now cafés, galleries, restaurants and shops, and a riverside promenade glows at night where Ningbo's three rivers meet. The quarter is always open and free, per visitor guides. Note that many restaurants and bars here serve alcohol and pork.
In Western and Chinese styles.
Where the rivers meet.
On the river.
North bank of the Yong River, Jiangbei District, Ningbo
Because foreigners settled here after the port opened in 1844, more than twenty years before Shanghai's famous Bund, so it counts as the older of the two.
