The "Number One Ancient County Town in the South of the Yangtze River"

Ningbo Cicheng Ancient County Town | Exploring the "Number One Ancient County Town in the South of the Yangtze River" Cicheng Town in Jiangbei District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, is known as the "Number One Ancient County Town in the South of the Yangtze River". Cicheng was established in the 26th year of the Kaiyuan era of the Tang Dynasty (AD 738) and has a history of over 1200 years. It is the only ancient county town in the Jiangnan area that has been preserved relatively intact. ~ Within Cicheng Ancient County Town, there is an abundance of traditional buildings such as academies, book collection towers, pharmacies, temples, official residences, lanes, residential houses, examination halls, Confucian temples, and county yamen (government offices). ~ In addition to the newly renovated and open to the public county yamen, Confucian temples, and Feng Yu's residence, there are also many ancient Ming and Qing buildings integrated into the existing residential houses in the old streets and alleys, such as archways, ancestral halls, brick-carved gates, and ancient residential houses. These are the mansions of officials and the exquisitely crafted local residences from the Ming and Qing dynasties that have been preserved to this day. ~ If time permits, one can wander through the streets and alleys, searching for these Ming and Qing relics, and feel the profound history amidst the lights of thousands of homes. Cicheng Ancient County Town