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First national art academy in China
The opening ceremony of the National Academy of Art was held on March 26, 1928 in Luoyuan Garden, part of Gushan Mountain in Hangzhou.
November 2, 2020
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The first nuclear power plant in China
Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant, located in Haiyan county, Jiaxing city, Zhejiang province, is China’s first domestically-researched, designed and constructed nuclear powerplant.
November 2, 2020
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The first large-scale comprehensive university in China
The new Zhejiang University, which is merged with the then Zhejiang University, Hangzhou University, Zhejiang University of Agriculture and Zhejiang University of Medicine, was officially established on Sept 15, 1998.
November 2, 2020
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First girls' school in China
A female Christian missionary from Britain established the girls' school in 1884 in Ningbo, Zhejiang province. The school, now named the Ningbo 6th Middle School, is the first girls' school in China.
November 2, 2020
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The first overseas female student in China
Yamei Kin, born in Ningbo in 1864, was the first overseas female student in China.
November 2, 2020
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Yiwu China Commodities City
Yiwu China Commodities City was founded in 1982. It spans 500,000 square meters, contains 26,000 booths and receives more than 200,000 customers and businessmen every day.
November 2, 2020