Ningbo Tianyi Pavilion Museum is inaugurated in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang province on Sept 2. [Photo/cnnb.com.cn] 

Four cultural institutions, namely Ningbo Tianyi Pavilion Museum, Ningbo Museum, Ningbo Research Institute of Cultural Heritage Management and Ningbo Research Institute of Culture and Tourism, were inaugurated in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang province on Sept 2, according to local media reports.

Ningbo Tianyi Pavilion Museum combines Ningbo Tianyi Pavilion Museum and Ningbo Baoguo Temple Ancient Architecture Museum.

The museum will be dedicated to cultural heritage site protection and management, cultural relic maintenance, cultural research and promotion as well as tourism services.

Ningbo Museum combines Ningbo Museum and Ningbobang Museum. Ningbobang refers to businessmen who were born in Ningbo but now live outside the city.

The Ningbo Research Institute of Cultural Heritage Management combines the Ningbo Cultural Relics Protection and Management Institute and Ningbo Cultural Relics and Archaeology Institute.

The Ningbo Research Institute of Culture and Tourism combines the Ningbo Culture and arts Research Institute and Ningbo Tourism Promotion Center.