Ningbo

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Etymology

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From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 寧波宁波 (Níngbō), literally "Peaceful Waves".

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Ningbo

  1. A port city, prefecture-level city, and subprovincial city in eastern Zhejiang, China.
    • 2017 February 8, “New land-sea route opens between China and central Europe”, in EFE[2], archived from the original on 08 February 2017[3]:
      The containers were shipped from the eastern Chinese port of Ningbo to Piraeus by sea, and were then transported to Budapest in two trains that reached on Jan. 29 and Feb. 5, according to China's official People's Daily newspaper.
    • 2021 August 12, Muyu Xu, Gavin Maguire, “Major container ports in eastern China see worsening congestion after COVID-19 cases”, in Kim Coghill, David Evans, editors, Reuters[4], archived from the original on 12 August 2021, China‎[5]:
      Congestion off China's top two container ports Shanghai and Ningbo is worsening following the shutdown of a container terminal in Ningbo where a COVID-19 case was detected this week.

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References

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  1. ^ Shabad, Theodore (1972) “Index”, in China's Changing Map[1], New York: Frederick A. Praeger, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 345, 359:Chinese place names are listed in three common spelling styles: [] (3) the Chinese Communists' own Pinyin romanization system, [] Ningpo (Ningbo)

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Ningbo ?

  1. Ningbo (a port city, prefecture-level city, and subprovincial city in eastern Zhejiang, China)

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