Ning-Po
a treaty-port of China; province of Che-keang; stands in a fertile plain; 16 miles from the mouth of the Takia (Ning-po) river, and about 100 miles S. of Shanghai. It is surrounded by a wall 25 feet high and 16 feet thick, and contains numerous temples, colleges, etc., chief among them the temple of the Queen of Heaven, founded in the 12th century, but the present building, elaborately and richly ornamented, dates from 1680. The inhabitants make sedge hats and mats, grow cotton, catch cuttle fish, and carry on an active trade, especially in the export of silk goods, raw cotton, and green tea. Pop. about 670,000.