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1721, “Voyages and Travels”, in The Philosophical Transactions from the Year MDCC. (where Mr. Lowthorp ends) to the Year MDCCXX. Abridg'd, and Dispos'd under General Heads., volume II, →OCLC, pages 178–179:[…] However, on the firſt of October we got into the Latitude of thirty Degrees, where We came to an Anchor near the Land, until we found the way by Boat to Chuſan about twelve Leagues within the Iſlands ; from whence we had a Pilot, who carry ’d us ſafely thither on the 11th of October. Upon this Iſland the Chineſes have granted us a Settlement and Liberty of Trade, but not to Ning-po, which is ſix or eight Hours ſail to the Weſtward, all the way amongſt Iſlands ; this being the largeſt, is eight or nine Leagues in length from Eaſt to Weſt, and four or five Leagues in breadth […] But for Merchandize there’s none but what comes from Ning-po, Hangcheu, Nankin, and the Inland Towns, ſome of which I hope to ſee, when I have acquir’d a little of the Chineſe Language. […]
They have ſeveral Ways and Avenues cut through the Iſland, ſome whereof are pav’d with Flag-ſtones, and overſhaded with Trees planted on each fide: their Dwellings are the beſt I have yet feen in theſe parts. All which are maintain’d by charitable Devotions ; and the Junks which go from Ning-po and this place to Japan, touch there both going and coming, to make their Offerings for their good ſucceſs. There is another Iſland call’d Kimptong five Leagues hence in the way to Ning-po, whither, they ſay, do retire a great many Mandarins to live a quiet Life after they have given over their Employments ; on that Iſland alſo are laid to be Silver Mines, but prohibited to be open’d.
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: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.
1764, A New System of Geography: or, A General Description of the World, →OCLC, page 61, column 1:If they ſail directly thither from the ports of Canton, Emouv, or Ning-po, they export ginſeng, birthwort, rhubarb, mirabolans, buffelo and cow hides, areca bark, and white ſugar ; gaining by the laſt ſometimes a thouſand per cent.
1904 October 15, “"Chinese Made Easy."”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-07-23, page 692:The book was printed in Leyden, Holland, and an introduction was written by Herbert A. Giles, formerly British Consul at Ning-po and now Professor of Chinese in the University of Cambridge.
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: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.
2007, Richard Wolff, The Popular Encyclopedia of World Religions, Harvest House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 139:Business with Japan could be transacted only at Ning-po, while Foochow was set aside for trade with the Philippines.
2009, Sara Sheridan, The Secret Mandarin, Avon, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 131: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.
2012, Paul French, Midnight in Peking, Viking, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 157:They had all the accoutrements of the China sojourner—the carved mahogany ashtrays, the Ning-po lacquerware, the Qing-style blackwood furniture.