groups during the Ming and Qing dynasties, and became the biggest commercial regional group of China in the late Qing dynasty. Yugang Bao's Old House Beilun District Port Museum of China Fenghua District Xuedou Temple Main tourist attractions in 2 counties Xiangshan County Yushan Islands Nantian Island Xiangshan Movie and Television Theme City Ninghai County The Zhedong Grand Canyon Nanxi Hot Spring Qiantong Old Town Main tourist attractions in 2 county-level cities Yuyao City (County) Hemudu Culture Relics Site and Museum: The relic site and museum of a Neolithic culture that flourished just south of Hangzhou Bay. The culture may be divided into early and late phases, before and after 4000 BC respectively. The site at Hemudu, 22 km northwest of Ningbo, was discovered in 1973. Hemudu sites were also discovered at Tianluoshan in Yuyao city, and on the islands of Zhoushan. Hemudu are said to have differed physically from inhabitants of the Yellow River sites to the north. Some authors propose that the Hemudu Culture was a source of the pre-Austronesian cultures. Cixi City (County) Dapeng Mountain Notable people Many well known Chinese came from Ningbo or have Ningbo as their ancestral home. People in mainland China Zhang Jianhong, freelance writer, playwright, poet, and democracy activist Pan Tianshou, an artist in Chinese painting Zhou Xinfang, an artist in Peking opera Yu Lina, a violinist Sha Menghai, a master calligrapher Pang Lijuan, an educator and politician Tu Youyou, a scientist awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Sang Lan, an advocate for improved conditions for the disabled in China Shi Xiaolin, a politician People in Hong Kong Run Run Shaw Tung Chee Hwa Tung Chao Yung Chen Din Hwa Stephen Chow Sammo Hung Yue-Kong Pao People in Taiwan Chiang Kai-shek, former President of the Republic of China, political and military leader of 20th century China Chiang Ching-kuo, Chiang Kai-shek's son Morris Chang People overseas Shien Biau Woo Yo Yo Ma Kin Yamei Transportation Bridge With three main rivers running through Ningbo, bridges are crucial for the efficiency of the transport network in Ningbo. The Ling Bridge, which connects Haishu district and Jiangdong District, is the earliest modern bridge built in Ningbo, designed by German engineers. Since the late 1980s, 16 bridges have been built on the three rivers. Currently, another 27 bridges are under construction. The Hangzhou Bay Bridge, a combination cable-stayed bridge and causeway across Hangzhou Bay, opened