an important city of China, one of the five seaports open to foreign trade, and the principal emporium in the province of Che-Keang, stands in a fine plain on the left bank of the Takin, Lat. 29° 51' N.; Long. 121° 32' E. It is surrounded by walls, having a circumference of 5 miles, a height of 25 feet, a breadth of 22 feet at the base and 15 at the summit; and is entered by five gates. The walls are in a state of considerable dilapidation, and there are large suburbs on the outside. Although considered by the Chinese as one of the finest cities in the empire, Ning-po does not strike Europeans as at all remarkable for its elegance; the streets being very narrow and dirty, and the houses, built for the most part of brick, rarely exceeding one storey in height. It is intersected by several canals, and the river is crossed by a floating bridge. Among the principal buildings are a hexagonal brick tower of seven storeys, 160 feet high, and said to be upwards of 1000 years old; numerous pagodas and public offices; as well as the temple of Ma Tsu-pu. Near the margin of the river there are numerous shops and storehouses, which excel in wealth and splendour those of Canton; and near the city gates there are many eating-houses and tea-shops. A missionary hospital, which was founded here in 1843, is of great public utility, and is used not only by the poorer classes, for whom it was specially intended, but by all ranks of society. Manufactures of silk are carried on here, as at Canton; cotton stuffs, carpets, furniture, &c., are also produced; and in the vicinity are large salt-works. The building of junks is also carried on to a considerable extent. The trade of the place is very considerable, as it is the principal port intermediate between the northern and southern provinces; and owing to the superior speed and safety of British vessels, the coasting seems to be rapidly passing out of the hands of the Chinese. The number of British vessels that entered and cleared here in 1856 was 206; tonnage, 26,004. British goods are only imported to a small extent; but large quantities of the produce of Singapore and the Straits of Malacca find a market here. Among the exports to Great Britain in 1856 was green tea to the value of L4328; and the principal other articles of export are raw and manufactured goods of native produce, for the use of the Chinese on the coasts and in the British colonies. The trade of the port is on the whole in a flourishing and increasing condition. Pop. estimated at between 200,000 and 300,000.