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Ningbo rail transit project to import equipments worth 350 million yuan

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Category: Ningbo News
Published: Tuesday, 27 March 2012 08:29

It is reported by Ningbo Customs on March 19 that last week, the first batch of imported equipments for the rail project arrived in Ningbo Lishe International Airport from France. The arrivals, valued at 234,500 US dollars, include such line signaling system parts as signal transceiver, ATP board, and train-ground communication equipments. All the imported equipments for the line No.1 project is estimated to be worth 350 million yuan.

It is learned that the first batch of imported signaling equipments are from ALSTOM Co. Ltd. The line signaling system can monitor and control the movement of trains and the status of such equipments of line switches and signals, thus informing the dispatching staff the operational status of the trains so that timely measures can be taken in times of emergency. In addition, the system can guarantee the safe operation of trains by providing protecting devices such as train gap protection, speeding protection, safe doors, and surveillance devices for underground screen doors and elevated security doors. In a sense, the train can realize "auto-pilot" with the system. Reportedly, the detailed design of the first phase of the line signaling system for the No.1 rail project has completed, and the first vehicle-carried train signal device will be sent to Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co. Ltd for assembling and debugging in June 2012. The first batch of ground signaling system is to arrive in Ningbo in July and to be installed in October. A three-month no-load test operation will be carried out and the trial operation with passengers will be scheduled in 2014.

According to the information from related personnel from Ningbo Customs, the international tendering and contract signing job has been completed for the main mechanical and electric equipments of the first phase of the rail transit Line 1 project, to be opened in June 2014, and the construction is currently underway. Siemens (German), ALSTOM (French), Hochman (US), G & D (German) and SAFOP (Italian) have been chosen as major equipment suppliers after a comprehensive consideration of their enterprise qualifications, equipment quality and application performances. The imported equipments and systems mainly include vehicles, driving systems, signaling systems, AFC, underfloor wheel lathes, towing vehicles and rail grinding cars. Since March this year, about 50 batches of equipments will arrive in Ningbo, the last batch scheduled for April 2014, with the import value amounting to 350 million yuan

Bonsai exhibition

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Category: Ningbo News
Published: Tuesday, 20 March 2012 13:24

Recently, a bonsai exhibition was held in Kongpu Street Community of Jiangbei District. All the exhibited flowers and plants were provided by residents in the community.

Taiwan agricultural park settles in Xiaotang

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Published: Tuesday, 20 March 2012 13:14

Taiwan Jinlan Agriculture Development Co., Ltd has decided to invest 2.5 mln yuan in the first phase of the construction of” Taiwan High-quality Agricultural Park” in Zhongdai Village of Xiaotang County, Xiangshan( Ningbo). The cooperation contract between was signed in Shanghai on March 14.
Xiaotang is listed as the experimental agricultural base in Shipu Pilot Zone under the framework of Cross-Strait Economic and Trade Cooperation for its excellent ecological environment and fine agricultural infrastructure. The settlement of the project will bring in advanced technologies and management expertise from Taiwan and achieve cooperation on such aspects of growing orchid and lemon. In addition, industries like tourism and logistics of agriculture products could also be developed later.

"Flea market" in the community

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Published: Tuesday, 20 March 2012 13:23

On March 16, residents of a community in Jiangdong District took part in the "flea market" held in a community with great enthusiasm

The First Tulip Flower Festival (Ningbo) to be open

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Published: Tuesday, 20 March 2012 13:13

There is no need to go to Holland to see tulips and nor is there any need to fly to Provence to enjoy the flower seas, for the First Tulip Flower Festival (Ningbo) in Dongqian Lake, that is the biggest tulip flower exhibition of Ningbo is set to be open on March 28. The festival held in the Dongqian Aquatic Garden is about to last one month till April 28. Therefore, Ningbo citizens could feast their eyes on tulips and take in the charm of exotic flavors of Holland to their hearts’ content.
The festival with the theme of “enjoying & photographing” is sponsored by the Administrative Committee of Dongqian Lake and organized by Ningbo Dawei Travel Co., Ltd. A total amount of 500,000 tulips of 38 species will be put on display within the one-month festival.
According to the introduction from the authority, the tulips to be exhibited are all introduced from Holland, all of which are of such different yet dazzling colors as red, yellow, pink and violet etc, admitting the tulip-lovers to enjoy themselves to their content.
The whole layout is basically centered on tulips and implemented with other grass and flowers, integrating differently-themed gardens, flowerbeds and other funning works of landscape which blending the flavor of spring perfectly with the charming of Holland. The organizer elaborately forged the following 8 scenes: “the Song of Spring”, “the Longing of Spring”, “the Beauty of Spring”, “the Melody of Spring”, “the Tune of Spring”, “the Love of Spring”, and “the Affection of Spring” as well as “the Taste of Spring”, fully displayed people’s love and affection for the Spring. And the visual feast is also embellished with colorful waterwheels and windmills and unique pastures imported form Holland.      
During the festival, the organizer will also host ten activities such as the photography competition and writing competition to attract and mobilize visitors.
The Aquatic Garden and the Lakes Pavilion in Dingqian Lake Scenic Area will open to the public during the festival.
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Admission charge: A ticket to the festival is 60 yuan per person. And a series of preferential measures are to be provided: 100,000 50%-off coupons will be handed to Ningbo townships; visitors could get free tickets with ID Cards on the birthdays; the first 10 visitors will receive a bunch of tulips; and visitors happen to be the one hundredth, one thousandth and such lucky numbers would get a free ticket to attractions of the Water Park in Dongqian Lake, a place of recreation to be open in June.  
Transportation: Self-drivers could reach the opposite side of Kana Lake of Dongqian Lake by way of Xianxiang Town of Yinzhou District, and they could park their cars in the self-affiliated parking lots with 1,000 parking spaces in it. Buses of No.906, 966, 960, 968, 603, 612, 620, 629, 654, 660 also pass the site on Guojiazhi Station

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