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Haishu, Ningbo

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Haishu ( Chinese : 海曙 ; pinyin : Hǎishǔ ) is a county-level district under the jurisdiction of Ningbo city in Zhejiang Province of the People's Republic of China .

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2-677: Since the district has a drum tower ( gulou ) that was constructed during the Tang dynasty , it is alternatively called "Haishu Lou". The district's total area is 29 square kilometers, and its population is 280,000 people. The district's postal code is 315000. The district people's government is located at 229 Lingqiao Road. The district administers eight streets, 66 communities, and 16 administrative villages. Street offices: Lingta Street, Yuehu Street, Gulou Street, Nanmen Street, Ximen Street, Baiyun Street, Duantang Street, and Wangchun Street. Ningbo University of Technology (previously Ningbo College)

4-424: Was formerly located in the district. Drum tower (Asia) A drum tower ( Chinese : 鼓楼 ; pinyin : gǔlóu ) or gulou is a tower in the center of an old Asian city or village, mainly China, housing signal drums . There was usually also a bell tower nearby. They were once found all over China in villages, marking the symbolic center of the settlement and used to mark nightfall and to summon

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