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Cicheng Ancient Town 慈城古县城Cíchéng Gǔ Xiànchéng
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Ningbo, Zhejiang
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Ningbo
- Region
- Zhejiang
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Cicheng Ancient Town
The walled seat of the old Cixi County until 1954, Cicheng was spared later redevelopment and keeps lanes of Ming and Qing mansions, guildhalls, memorial arches and wells. Highlights include one of the best-preserved Confucian temples in eastern Zhejiang and family mansions such as Jiadi Shijia and Buzhengfang, and the town's restoration received a UNESCO Asia-Pacific heritage award (honourable mention) in 2009. It is a pleasant half-day of lanes, courtyards and small museums.
How to get to Cicheng Ancient Town
About 20 km north-west of central Ningbo; Cicheng station on Metro Line 4 is about 1 km south of the old town.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Lvye Villa, Cicheng 绿野山居 (under 10 km), Baoguo Temple 保国寺 (under 10 km), Tianluoshan Site 田螺山遗址 (under 10 km), Liangzhu Culture Park 梁祝文化公园 (under 10 km), Tianxia Yuyuan Jade Park, Yuyao 天下玉苑 (under 10 km), Jiulong Lake, Zhenhai 九龙湖 (under 10 km).
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