Which one has the longest history, Ningbo or Hangzhou?

Ningbo

Hangzhou City, referred to as Hangzhou, is the capital of Zhejiang Province. It is located on the southeast coast of China, in the north of Zhejiang Province, on the lower reaches of the Qiantang River and at the southern end of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It is the political and economic center of Zhejiang Province. , cultural and financial center, one of China's seven ancient capitals, and one of China's important e-commerce centers.

The excavation of the Kuahuqiao site in Xiaoshan has confirmed that humans were living here as early as 8,000 years ago. The Liangzhu Culture in Yuhang 5,000 years ago is known as the "dawn of civilization." Before the Zhou Dynasty, Hangzhou belonged to the "Region of Yangzhou". Legend has it that when Xia Yu controlled the floods, the country was divided into nine states, and the vast area south of the Yangtze River was generally called Yangzhou. In the 21st century BC, Xia Yu visited the south and gathered the princes in Kuaiji (today's Shaoxing). He once sailed by here and left his Hang ("Hang" means Ark) here, hence the name "Yuhang". One theory is that Yu built a boat to cross here, and the people of Yue called this place "Yuhang". Later, oral tradition passed down the name "Yu" to "Yu", so it was named "Yuhang". During the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu and Yue were competing for hegemony. Hangzhou belonged to Yue first and then to Wu. After Yue destroyed Wu, it belonged to Yue again. During the Warring States Period, Chu destroyed Yue and Hangzhou became part of Chu.

Ningbo, referred to as Ningbo, is a sub-provincial city, a city under independent planning, a larger city with the authority to formulate local regulations, one of the first batch of coastal open cities, a coastal city in China, and one of the top 15 comprehensive competitiveness cities in mainland China. A strong city, one of the five major regional centers in the Yangtze River Delta, the economic center of the southern wing of the Yangtze River Delta, the economic center of Zhejiang Province, a modern international port city, a national historical and cultural city, the national civilized city for four consecutive times, and the hometown of famous academicians in China.

Ningbo is called "Yong" for short, and this name existed as early as the Zhou Dynasty. The word "Yong" is a pictogram of an ancient bell. In the borders of Yin and Feng counties, the peaks of the mountain resemble ancient bells, so it is called Yongshan. The river is called Yongjiang, and this area is called "Yong". It is called "Yong" place. [2]

As early as 7,000 years ago, Ningbo’s ancestors thrived here and created the splendid Hemudu culture. In the Xia Dynasty, more than 2000 BC, the name of Ningbo was "Yin". In the Spring and Autumn Period, it was the territory of Yue State. The three counties of Tong'ao Village, Wuxiang Town) and Juzhang (the county seat is Wangjiaba Village, Cicheng Town, Jiangbei District) were called Mingzhou in the Tang Dynasty. In the 26th year of Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty (738), Mingzhou was established and administered four counties: Luang, Cixi, Fenghua and Wengshan. In the first year of Changqing of the Tang Dynasty (821), the prefectural government was moved to Sanjiangkou (today's Haishu District) and a sub-city was built, laying the foundation for the development of the city for more than a thousand years.