The China Port Museum. /中國港口博物館。[Photo by Qiu Wenxiong]邱文雄攝

By Jin Lu

Located in Beilun District, Ningbo, the China Port Museum is the largest and most prestigious port-themed museum in China.

中國港口博物館位于寧波北侖區(qū)，是我國規(guī)模最大、等級最高的大型港口專題博物館。

With a focus on port culture, the museum integrates exhibitions, education, collections, research, tourism, international exchanges, and other functions. Embodying internationalism, professionalism, and interactivity, the museum has become not only a cultural base for telling the stories about port history, culture, and maritime civilization, but also a cultural anchor of the Maritime Silk Road in the new century.

該博物館以港口文化為主題，集展示、教育、收藏、科研、旅游、國際交流等功能于一體，體現(xiàn)國際性、專業(yè)性、互動性，是傳承港口歷史、挖掘港口文化的文化基地，更是新世紀海上絲綢之路的文化支點。

The architectural design inspiration of the museum was drawn from a conch. Its streamlined modeling is extremely modern. All of these factors combine to boost the novel image of Ningbo as a booming port city, where versatile leisure and education services for the promotion of maritime civilization and port culture are provided.

博物館建筑的設計靈感來自海螺，其流線型造型極具現(xiàn)代感，展現(xiàn)了寧波蓬勃發(fā)展的港口城市形象，為海洋文明和港口文化的傳播提供多元化、舒適的公共空間。