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关于宁波的两个故事 （英文）
请以“A City of Two Tales”为主题制作一份手抄报.“A city”指你的家乡或你生活的地方；“Two tales”指你要在真实的基础上写出与这个城市有关的故事,可以是你亲身经历,也可以是别人的故事.故事必须用英语写作,*运用对比手法*,*反映出这个城市在特定方面的变化与特色*,也可以基于这座城市来展现你丰富多彩的成长历程.
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Ningbo （simplified Chinese： 宁波； traditional Chinese： 宁波； pinyin： Níngbō； Wade－Giles： Ning－po； literally ＆quot；Tranquil Waves＆quot；） is a seaport with sub－provincial administrative status． The city has a population of 2182,000 and is situated in northeastern Zhejiang province, China． Lying south of the Hangzhou Bay, and facing the East China Sea to the east, Ningbo borders Shaoxing to the west and Taizhou to the south, and is separated from Zhoushan by a narrow body of water．HistoryNingbo was one of China＆＃39；s oldest cities with a history dating back to 4800 B．C． the Hemudu culture． Ningbo was known as a trade city on the silk road at least 2000 years ago and then as a major port along with Yangzhou and Guangzhou in the Tang Dynasty； thereafter, the major ports for foreign trade in the Song Dynasty． Ningbo was one of the five Chinese treaty ports opened by the Treaty of Nanjing （signed in 1842） at the end of the First Opium War between Britain and China． During the war, British forces took possession of the walled city of Ningbo briefly after storming the fortified town of Zhenhai at the mouth of the Yong River on October 10, 1841． In 1864 the forces of the Taiping Rebellion held the town for six months． In March 1885im during the Sino－French War, Admiral Courbet＆＃39；s naval squadron blockaded several Chinese warships in Zhenhai Bay and exchanged fire with the shore defences．Ningbo was once famed for traditional Chinese furniture production．During World War II in 194．．．．．．余下全文＞＞
