[2024 Ningbo Stay] Travel Guide for Lost Villa Boutique Hotel & Resorts (Ningbo Cichen) (Updated Oct)
A secluded ancient town, Cicheng in Ningbo, has opened a new branch of Da Le Zhi Ye
📷 The new Da Le Zhi Ye store in Cicheng, Ningbo, gives me a particularly comfortable feeling. The slow-paced life, few tourists, and lots of delicious food, especially the breakfast noodle shops, are very tasty. I really like this secluded feeling.
I won't elaborate on the quality of Da Le Zhi Ye, but I must say that I particularly like the style of this store. The texture and details are well done, with a Japanese-style interior design that complements the antique exterior of the building. It blends seamlessly into the ancient town, and importantly, it's great for taking photos.
Surroundings
Highly recommend Xiangshan Jiao Temple, a 30-minute drive away.
Baoguo Temple, a 20-minute drive away (preserved since the Northern Song Dynasty, the most complete wooden structure building in Jiangnan).
Friends who like to photograph buildings, especially ancient ones, can visit on weekends. It's less crowded and very beautiful.
🚗Transportation
It's recommended to drive yourself. You can navigate directly to Da Le Zhi Ye Cicheng store.
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Recommended by National Geographic, the Japanese-style B&B in Jiangnan's Xiaochang'an is a hidden gem
Located 1.5 hours by car from downtown Shanghai, Ningbo is home to the "First Ancient County Town in Jiangnan"—Cicheng Ancient Town. Every brick and tile in this small Jiangnan ancient town is filled with poetic and picturesque life and historical stories, perfectly preserving the county's layout of backing mountains, facing water, public buildings with literature on the left and military on the right, and the double chessboard street layout.
Clean white buildings are connected by vibrant courtyards, adorned and surrounded by green plants. Pushing open the door, what comes into view is a "Peach Blossom Land" different from the outside world's hustle and bustle. The quaint architecture, unique in flavor, with moss-covered tiles, ancient stone walls, and tranquil plants... a full sense of ancient charm hits you in the face.
Design
Upon entering, a large reception space is unique to Dayueye's Wild Collection and Wild Coffee, with a Japanese-style decoration that is light yet storied. Passing through Wild Coffee leads to an even more rustic and atmospheric courtyard. Inside the courtyard walls, flowers bloom profusely; outside the walls, the world bustles, as if stepping into a fragment of daily life from another time.
Rooms
Within the vast space of the B&B, only 19 rooms were made, valuing 'quality' over 'quantity.' The rooms are mainly divided into Chinese and Japanese styles, with a pure white + natural wood color scheme. Most rooms come with their own courtyard, which, set against the surrounding green bricks, gray tiles, and white walls, seems even more tranquil.
Dining
What's also awakened are the taste buds. The restaurant of Wild Food is rustic with a fitting touch of sophistication. Handmade Ningbo specialty snacks soothe the weariness of travel, especially the various styles of rice cakes, as nothing brings people closer to the land than food.
Experience
Here, the street layout from the Tang Dynasty is preserved, with a large number of traditional buildings such as academies, book towers, pharmacies, and temple official residences; here, a thousand years of history have deposited a profound cultural heritage; here, with an excellent natural environment, cultural relics and ancient sites shine like brocade clouds, like uncut jade gradually revealing its captivating luster.
JULIE MCLAUGHLIN
The reverse travel of the Spring Festival to the small travel destinations in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, 'Little Chang'an'
A small popular treasure city in Ningbo, Zhejiang, this is our second tour. This is the old county town of Ningbo, with a large number of Ming and Qing ancient buildings. Walking in the city, you can see the simple and large houses everywhere, quiet and leisurely.
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✅Recommended check-in
✔️Ancient city wall: Located at the east gate, on the horse river, you can climb the city tower and overlook the entire county.
✔️Confucian Temple: It is a relatively complete academy.
✔️Cicheng Art Museum: It is a very suitable art gallery for photo check-in.
✔️Cihu: The lake view is very good.
✔️Cicheng County Yamen: It has a very long history and is magnificent.
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✅Recommended accommodation🏠: Dale Zhiye·Cicheng
Located at the northernmost end of the ancient city, the lake view in front is super beautiful and very comfortable. Every brick and tile is full of poetry, and the light rain🌧️ adds more beauty to the south of the Yangtze River. The homestay housekeeper-style service is very intimate. Here you can feel the slow life of the ancient city, leisurely and comfortable.
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There is also a lantern festival🏮 this year: 02.02–03.22, with the dragon year🐲 as the theme of the exhibition, non-legacy art lanterns, full of national trend, festive and fashionable.
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