Ning-po

WE departed from Ning-po the 26th of November 1687, in order to go to Pe-king, where we were call’d by the Emperor, embarking in the Evening with a Mandarin, who was appointed us by the Governor.

1738, J. B. Du Halde, A Description of the Empire of China and Chinese-Tartary, Together with the Kingdoms of Korea, and Tibet, volume I, London, →OCLC, page 34

Over-congestion and limited resources had forced many Shao-hsing and Ning-po people to earn their livings elsewhere, a phenomenon which deeply struck a scholar-official of Shanghai in the sixteenth century.

1962, Ping-ti Ho, The Ladder of Success in Imperial China Aspects of Social Mobility, 1368-1911, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, published 1964, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 253

Business with Japan could be transacted only at Ning-po, while Foochow was set aside for trade with the Philippines.

2007, Richard Wolff, The Popular Encyclopedia of World Religions, Harvest House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 139

When Robert and I arrived in Ning-po we were to report to the British Consul, Mr Thom, but he had been borne away on important business.

2009, Sara Sheridan, The Secret Mandarin, Avon, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 131

They had all the accoutrements of the China sojourner—the carved mahogany ashtrays, the Ning-po lacquerware, the Qing-style blackwood furniture.

2012, Paul French, Midnight in Peking, Viking, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 157

The episcopal residence is in the city of Ning-Po, a large seaport some hundred miles to the south of Shang-Hai, and more or less under British protection. Many Europeans are living there, and on the whole things are better from a European point of view than in places further up the country. Even the Catholics at Ning-Po are comparatively well off, especially as to the number of the Catechumens.

1897, Paul-Marie Reynaud, “Fore-Word”, in M. T. Kelly, editor, Another China: Notes on the Celestial Empire as Viewed by a Catholic Bishop, Dublin; New York: Browne & Nolan limited; Benziger Brothers, →OCLC, page 2