Ningbo has a rich history and is accompanied by the sea. It is proud of "the collection of books in ancient and modern times, Hong Kong connects the world" Ningbo is the 6th "Foreign Trade Trillion City" in China.
In 2022, the cargo throughput of Ningbo Zhoushan Port exceeded 12.5 billion tons. Ningbo's total foreign trade imports and exports reached 1.27 trillion yuan in 2012. It has 83 national-level state-level specialized and "little giant" enterprises.