The first ancient county town in Jiangnan｜Ningbo Cicheng Ancient Town is not a lie!

🔔Cicheng is known as the "Little Chang'an of Zhejiang" and has received mixed reviews. Some people like its quietness, while others find it boring. It is a fairly large ancient county town with many small attractions and alleys, including the Confucius Temple, Minquan Pedestrian Street, the County Government Office, Mule and Horse River, the Pharmacy Museum, etc. So you must make a good plan before you go, otherwise you will easily get lost. ⛩️Address: Cicheng Town, Jiangbei District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. 🚌Transportation: 🚇Line 4 →|Taxi Tickets: Free (charges apply to some attractions) Dadongmen Tower (free) (City wall photos) Zhou Xinfang Theater Art Museum (free) Cihu (free) 🎫Confucius Temple (built in the Northern Song Dynasty, the only intact academy in eastern Zhejiang) + Feng Yu's House (a mansion from the Ming Dynasty) + County Yamen (the largest ancient yamen in Jiangnan for more than 1,200 years) + School Scholars Hall (a microcosm of the millennium imperial examination culture, restoring the ancient imperial examination) [Combined ticket 65] 👍Most recommended: There are a large number of academies, library buildings, pharmacies, temples, official residences, lane dwellings and examination halls, Confucius Temple, County Yamen and other traditional buildings in the ancient county town of Cicheng. 🧵Tour route: Confucius Temple → Feng Yu painted gate → Schoolmaster Hall → Ancient County Office → Cihu Park → Minquan Road Pedestrian Street → Ancient City Wall ⛩️Must-visit attractions ✅Confucius Temple: The earliest one was built in the first year of Yongxi in the Song Dynasty, and the interior is basically the authentic works of the Guangxu period. ✅County Yamen: It was first built in the Tang Dynasty, with a history of more than 1,200 years. The existing one is a reconstruction. The overall building is magnificent and has a strict form. The functions of the east and west rooms are different. ✅The Mule-horse river national style block is like a Jiangnan painting slowly unfolding, with every brick and tile showing the true colors of Jiangnan. The river runs through the block, and the water and street blend together. ✅Cihu Park: Cihu is located at the foot of Kanshan outside the north gate of Cicheng. After taking office, the first county magistrate Fang Guan ordered the excavation of Cihu Lake to irrigate farmland. Famous scholars of all dynasties, such as Dong An and Kan Ze in the Han Dynasty, Fang Guan in the Tang Dynasty, Yang Jian and Wang Anshi in the Song Dynasty, and Luo Guanzhong in the Ming Dynasty, have all left their traces in Cihu. ✅Xiaoshiguan: The existing one is a reconstruction. It was the place for the written examination of the ancient feudal imperial examination system. It is a cultural place to understand the imperial examination system. ✅Feng Yue painted gate: The owner of the building painted various vivid patterns on it, which is antique and majestic. The current exhibition features Chinese embroidery culture and women’s needlework works. ✅Cicheng Pharmacist Museum: displays the development process of ancient Chinese medical culture. ✅Qingdao Temple: It was first built in the eighth year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty and is one of the most famous Taoist temples in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Climbing to the top of the mountain, you can overlook the entire Cixi New City and Old City. 🍝Have some snacks. If they sell rice cake dumplings, you must try them! Liang made a big cake! Recommended: millet cake, red bean cake, leishaqingtuan, (rice duck egg ash dumpling!), magnolia jelly, glutinous rice cake, rice cake, dried rice cake...