Where are you going to play this weekend? Don't tell xiaobian that you are staying at home to play again! Although this can be done occasionally, it is not good to go on like this often. It is better to come out and enjoy the scenery of nature.
Today, Xiaobian specially introduces some free scenic spots around Ningbo, to see if there is anything you like. If you have time this weekend, go!
dongqian lake
dongqian lake, also known as qianhu lake and wanjinhu lake, is a famous scenic spot in Zhejiang province and a natural lagoon formed by geological movements in ancient times. Covering an area of 22 square kilometers, it is the largest (natural) freshwater lake in Zhejiang Province, and is praised by Mr. Guo Moruo as "the scenery of West Lake and the verve of Taihu Lake".
dongqian lake consists of three parts: guzi lake, meihu lake and waihu lake. it is 8.5km long from north to south, 6.5km wide from east to west and 45km around the lake. it is an excellent place to ride. Riding on the flat highway around the lake, blowing a small wind and enjoying the beautiful scenery of Dongqian Lake, how pleasant it is.
Dongqian Lake is the first eco-leisure bicycle lane in Chinese mainland, with a bicycle lane "exclusively for cyclists" and a rest spot along the route.
Don't forget to enjoy the sunset at Dongqian Lake after a leisurely afternoon ride. The afterglow of the sun spreads all over the earth, and in the breeze, the extreme beauty of "half river rustling and half river red" makes your trip to Dongqian Lake end perfectly.
The Old Bund
The Old Bund was opened in 1844.
It is located on the north bank of the Sanjiangkou in Ningbo. It has been one of the most prosperous ports since the Tang and Song Dynasties. It was once the earliest port opening area in the "five-port trade", 2 years earlier than the Shanghai Bund. The old Bund in Ningbo is one of the few remaining Bunds with a history of one hundred years in China.
The buildings around the Bund have a strong European style, and the preserved historical buildings and street features, combined with the new urban culture, have a style of combining Chinese and Western styles, which is in sharp contrast with the traditional houses in China and has great ornamental value.
When it comes to Ningbo Bar Street, the first reaction is the Old Bund. As the night gets darker, the middle road consumption area on the Bund becomes more and more lively. The buildings on both sides are full of dynamic music, attracting passers-by to relax and have a drink.
the Catholic church was built in the 11th year of Tongzhi in Qing dynasty (AD 1872), and the bell tower was added in the 25th year of Guangxu (1899). The whole building has a typical Roman Gothic style and has important historical, cultural and artistic values. It is a state-level excellent modern building and a landmark building of the old Bund in Ningbo.
Tianyi Square
Tianyi Square starts from Chejiao Street in the east, reaches Kaiming Street in the west, runs along Zhongshan East Road in the north and borders Yaohang Street in the south, with a total area of 19.6 hectares. It is the largest "one-stop" shopping and leisure square in China at present, and it is another bright spot of Ningbo's opening to the outside world. He won the China Architectural Art Award in 24.
tianyi plaza, which integrates shopping, leisure, entertainment, culture and tourism, is known as the commercial aircraft carrier of Ningbo, and also provides an open and participatory living room for Ningbo citizens.
The music fountain in the square was built by the world-class French International Water Show. The main fountain is 95 meters high. The whole music fountain has 2, nozzles and more than 4 pumps, all of which are controlled by computers. It adopts the most advanced high-pressure air pump laser music fountain technology in the world, forming a beautiful "water world" in the night.
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business districts, with more than 3 large, medium and small shops. With "eating, traveling, entertaining, shopping and traveling", it is the most dynamic and fashionable commercial plaza in the center of Ningbo. Go to a good place to eat, the waves are not enough all day.
Nantang Old Street
The old street completely preserves the traditional streets and lanes in the south of the Yangtze River with a distance of more than 5 meters, and successfully integrates the historical charm, architectural features and celebrity culture of the old street into the block layout in the design and construction, and reproduces the strong atmosphere of business transactions and daily life of Ningbo people in the past 1 years.
The entrance to the old street is the archway of Nantang Old Street, and there are blue walls and carved attics on both sides of the street.
once again, the ancient street blooms with unique cultural charm, so it is reborn. Many tourists will come here to see the old things in Ningbo, or come here to get a little bit of life.
the urban texture of the original block is still maintained here, and the overall pattern of "one street, one river and one room" is maintained. Here, historical sites, tourism, cultural leisure, Ningbo time-honored brands, Ningbo specialties and folk customs are integrated in one street.
Yinzhou Park
Located at the southern end of the main axis of Yinzhou Central City, Yinzhou Park covers an area of 25.6 hectares. It is a comprehensive park integrating tourism, recreation, entertainment and science, and is also the center of the "one heart, two axes, three rings, four corridors and thirty-six points" green space system in the new city.
The kite flying in spring, the tent on the lawn, and the boat rowing in the lake, the open public space of Yinzhou Park, is like an oasis in the urban cement forest, which gives us a blessed place to walk our baby, wash our lungs and relax.
The second phase of Yinzhou Park has also been put into use this year, which is called "aquatic forest and floodplain wetland". Its border is open, not only large in scale, but also more convenient and close to the people and integrated with the city. Lush trees, mirror-calm water, and winding stone roads steal half a day's leisure.
Ningbo Museum
Ningbo Museum has been open to the public free of charge since December 5, 28. The exhibits include more than 6, precious cultural relics from the prehistoric Hemudu culture to modern times. It is a comprehensive national first-class museum. Its exterior architecture is the masterpiece of the "new localism" style of Wang Shu, the first China Pritzker Architecture Award winner, and it is one of the key cultural projects in Ningbo during the Eleventh Five-Year Plan.
The Oriental Shenzhou-Exhibition of Historical Sites in Ningbo is based on the development of regional culture in Ningbo, with the Maritime Silk Road as the main line, and it passes through seven chapters, including "Four Civilizations in Ancient Times", "Expanding the Three Rivers", "Establishing a City", "International Port City", "Haiding Boning", "Southeast Metropolis" and "Opening a Port for Trade".
Illustrated with pictures and objects, it shows us the 7-year history of Ningbo's civilization, giving us an intuitive cultural feeling about Ningbo's past.
"Ala" old Ningbo consists of six parts: Ningbo time-honored brand, Yong Shang wedding custom "Shili red makeup", Ningbo old wall gate, Ningbo New Year's custom, Ningbo folk arts and crafts, Ningbo opera and Ningbo dialect. It shows the old old Ningbo, and looks at the vivid wax before its eyes.
most of the exhibits in Ningbo Museum are the old collections of Mr. Qin Kangxiang, a famous bamboo carving collector and seal engraver, and a large number of representative works of famous bamboo engravers such as Zhu Songlin, founder of Jiading School in Ming Dynasty, Zhou Hao, a leading figure of Jiading bamboo engraving in Qing Qianlong period, etc. The exquisite and atmospheric bamboo carvings are amazing.
rihu park
rihu park, with a total area of 46 hectares and a water area of about 15.5 hectares, is an open city park and the largest park in Ningbo. The park has an open waterscape, long flowing artificial streams and lush trees, which give us a "Taoyuan" to purify our body and mind.
The pavilions, corridors, bridges and platforms built along the stream in Taoxi Scenic Area provide a good fish watching measure, and leisurely red carp swim in the naturally curved stream, forming a rare fish watching place in Ningbo.
Lying on the railing, watching the red carp emerge from the water, spitting bubbles with an open mouth, and spilling some fish food will cause the red carp to compete and swim like a red cloud.
As the name suggests, the Garden of Eden is a green world with lush water-resistant vegetation, submerged plants and floating leaves. After passing through the path, the green everywhere is refreshing, and taking a deep breath of fresh air seems to purify the body and soul.
Rihu Park also has a unique golden beach. Combining the large area of Rihu Park with the local characteristics of Ningbo, Ningbo has a "golden beach and blue sky and blue sea".
Yuehu Park
Yuehu Park is located in the southwest of Ningbo City, also known as the West Lake. It was dug in the Zhenguan period of Tang Dynasty (636), and the Moon Lake was built into ten continents in the Song Yuanyou period. Since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Yuehu Lake has been the academic center of eastern Zhejiang, and it is a place where scholars and scholars gather for rest. On its island of Tingzhou and its surrounding land, there is a deep cultural accumulation.
Yuehu has the first professional clothing museum in China, the national guesthouse-the ruins of the Koryo Embassy, the Buddhist scholar's forest built in the Yuan Dynasty, the Yintai No.1 official residence museum, a representative of ancient official residence architecture, and the Hemi prison shrine in He Zhizhang, a "Siming fanatic". During your visit, you can appreciate the charm of cultural relics deposited in this land and enjoy cultural edification.
Moon Lake is divided into north and south gardens, and the south garden is more like a modern park, with just the right combination of trees and flowers; The North Garden is full of Jiangnan garden flavor, and it has a unique scenery in front of you, which is suitable for a few confidants to stroll and chat.
Ancient Town of Cicheng
Cicheng is the only preserved town in the third district of Ningbo. In 215, it was successfully listed in the first batch of provincial-level characteristic towns in Zhejiang Province.
it has successively been awarded the "national" prefix honors such as China's famous historical and cultural town, China's hometown of rice cakes, national towns with beautiful environment, national civilized towns, the second batch of traditional architectural and cultural tourist destinations in China, and UNESCO's Asia-Pacific Cultural Heritage Protection Honor Award.
The ancient county town of Cicheng is also the only well-preserved ancient county town in the south of the Yangtze River, enjoying the reputation of "the first ancient county town in the south of the Yangtze River", retaining the street and lane pattern of the Tang Dynasty, and storing a large number of traditional buildings such as academies, libraries, drug stores and moxiang dwellings, covering an area of about 6, square meters. If you want to feel the flavor of the ancient town, it is right to go to Cicheng nearby.
cicheng has many names, but it is actually a very grounded ancient town. Headline girl loves the rice cake museum ~ There are related patterns drawn by brush on the wall of the rice cake museum, which is really vivid. Cicheng is actually "the hometown of China rice cakes". Cicheng rice cakes are famous Han snacks in Zhejiang, which have been produced for hundreds of years and are famous for their exquisite selection of materials and meticulous production.
You can enjoy the rice cake culture and taste the delicious food in the rice cake museum.
Minghe Ancient Town
Minghe Ancient Town is located in the south of Guanhaiwei Town, Cixi City, Ningbo City. Minghe is a thousand-year-old town, which is the only provincial-level historical and cultural town in Cixi City.
The ancient town is surrounded by mountains and streets, with rivers and Cheng Zhen, and there is a temple near the town. Fishermen live by the pillow river. The origin of its name is related to the local Yu family in the early Tang Dynasty. Yu Jiugao, the grandson of Yu Shinan, a great calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, was praised for his literary talent as a teenager.
In the Yuanhe period of Tang Dynasty (86-82 AD), Yu Jiugao was a scholar. Unfortunately, he died young in Chang 'an, and his hometown named it after him with the word "Minghe". Minghe has a long history, profound cultural accumulation and beautiful landscape. Known as "Hegao Scenic Tournament Suzhou".
tiantong temple
tiantong temple, located at the foot of Taibai Mountain, 25 kilometers east of Ningbo, was founded in the first year of Yongkang in the Western Jin Dynasty (3 years). It is one of the five famous temples of Zen Buddhism and is known as the "Southeast Buddhist Country". The temple is located under the mountainous Taibai Mountain, where "the peaks embrace one temple, and one temple town is crowded with peaks". In the Song Dynasty, Wang Anshi once wrote a poem praising: "Twenty miles of pine forests are exhausted, and Qingshan holds out the Vatican Palace."
next to the secluded path at the foot of Sidong Mountain, there is a green bamboo forest. When the mountain wind rises, beautiful bamboos dance and take pictures. Legend has it that there was a phoenix instrument, so it is called "Fenggang Xiuzhu", which is one of the "Ten Scenes of Tiantong". In the midsummer season, Fenggang repairs bamboo forests, shielding the scorching sun, and it is only lush and cool. On this road, there is also a customs clearance bridge, where mountains and rivers gather in the Wangong Pool and flow through the customs clearance bridge into the stream.
every time after the heavy rain, the stream under the bridge splashes and spews like a snow ball, which is called "snow spraying through customs clearance" and is also one of the "Ten Scenes of Heaven and Children".
Shaobailing is also one of the famous scenic spots in tiantong temple, which is located in the only place to visit tiantong temple. There is a python pagoda in Wufo Town on the ridge. According to legend, during the reign of Tang Huichang (841-846), there were giant pythons who worshipped pedestrians, and the heart mirror Zen master used stone steamed bread to trap and kill them, so the town was under the tower, so it was commonly called Iron Snake Pass.
When you get to the temple, you must worship the Bodhisattva. Whether you believe in Buddhism or not, it is good to seek peace. The center of Ursa Mahayana Hall supports Buddha Sakyamuni, Pharmacist Buddha and Amitabha Buddha, representing the space world of the East, China and the West, so it is called "Heng III Buddha".
Guanyin, the island goddess in the back, holds a clean bottle, shows great mercy and compassion, and is most receptive to urgent information and willing to help others, so it is very popular among believers.
Ashoka Temple
was built in the third year of Emperor Taikang of the Western Jin Dynasty (AD 282), with a history of more than 1,7 years. It is a famous Buddhist Zen temple, ranking the fifth among the five mountains of Buddhism in China, and the only existing ancient temple in China named after Indian Ashoka.
It is famous at home and abroad for its saria, a Buddhist treasure, and its exquisite relic pagoda. In 1984, it was announced by the State Council as "the key Buddhist temple in the Han area of China".
There are five rooms in the temple, and the height is about thirteen meters. On the square forehead between eaves was written "Temple of Wonderful Victory", which was made by Song Xiaozong, and on the lower eaves was written "Temple of Relic". In the middle of the temple is a stone pagoda with a height of seven meters, in which the Buddhist shrine of "Relic Shining" inlaid with seven treasures, the statues of Libin and Ashoka below the pagoda, and the statue of Sakyamuni lying in the back of the pagoda, which is about 4 meters long.
The stupa is dedicated to saria, a rare treasure famous at home and abroad.
the stupa is a square copper pagoda with a height of about .4 meters, which is generally kept secret. The stone pagoda outside the pagoda is a relic of the Ming Dynasty, 4 meters high and 1.5 meters wide on each side. It is also an Indian-style quadrilateral single-layer pagoda with Indian images of Sakyamuni's enlightenment and the eight kings' sharing of relics carved all over, and it is in the center of the relic hall of Ashoka Temple.
Asoka Temple is one of the three ancient temples in Ningbo. It has an important position and historical and cultural value in the history of Buddhism in inheriting excellent Buddhist cultural traditions and carrying forward Buddhist cultural thoughts. Its rituals enable the living cultural heritage to be inherited and protected.
Well, that's all for the introduction of Xiaobian. Do you think that these free tourist attractions around Ningbo are actually rich, with both natural and human scenery, diverse scenery and beautiful scenery, which are still free? Find a time and travel here quickly!