[2025 Ningbo Attraction] Travel Guide for Zhengshi Shiqifang (Updated Apr)

During the Lunar New Year holiday, you can visit Zhengshi Shiqifang in Zhenhai, Ningbo. Experience the strong New Year atmosphere here 🧨. It is a 4A-level intangible cultural heritage tourist attraction. The Shiqifang is a large-scale building with an area of 60,000 square meters, which is one of the best in the country. Most of the buildings were built during the reign of Emperor Qianlong to Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. The typical Huizhou architectural style, horse head walls, wing rooms, stone carvings, and archways are all very distinctive. It is not an ancient town, but a village where the Zheng family has lived for generations. The whole village is very well preserved. Scenic area address: No. 777, Kaiyuan Road, Xiepu Town, Zhenhai District, Ningbo City Scenic area ticket: CNY 20/person, CNY 10/(children/students/elderly) Opening hours: 8:30–16:30 Recommended places to visit in the scenic area: Fengyi Building, Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum, Ming and Qing Street, Foji Lake, Xingfang. It is said that six top scholars, eight imperial sons-in-law, twenty successful candidates in the highest imperial examinations, and more than thirty court officials came from here. During the Lunar New Year, you can come here to get some good luck. It is really nice to visit here.

The Zheng's Residence is grand in scale, magnificent in momentum, and well laid out. There are streets on the house, markets in the streets, and shops, workshops, restaurants, and tea houses of all trades. The residence is surrounded by rivers, with small rivers crisscrossing and connecting to the big river, leading directly to Ningbo and the coastal ports. Every family has a wharf and a bridge outside their door, presenting the beautiful scenery of the water town in Jiangnan. The Seventeen Houses are composed of courtyards, closely connected, with wing rooms, halls, main rooms, pavilions, large, medium, and small patios, and gardens combined with each other. According to the grade, the houses are divided into sections, with the main gate, second gate, side gate, partition window, hall door, back door, corridor, and small alley, forming a connected door, leading in all directions. The walls of the houses are tall, and the horsehead walls are arranged in an orderly manner. There are four sections and five sections. The horsehead walls here are different from others, such as those in Anhui, which are thin, pointed, and often filled with gray mud, looking monotonous and imposing, while the horsehead walls of the Seventeen Houses are tall and powerful, with exquisite craftsmanship, and often have various animal and plant sculptures in the corners, which are beautiful.

Ningbo! Zhengshi Shiqifang! Stay in a Chinese-style courtyard❗️ I was on a business trip to Ningbo for two days and stayed at an amazing hotel🏨! ✅Super large bathtub ✅Butler service ✅Complimentary gifts The best part is that it only costs a little over 100 per person💰! It's perfect for students too🉑!! - 💕The location is worth mentioning The hotel is located in Zhengshi Shiqifang🏠, with an ancient charm🪵 and great for photos~ It's only a 15-minute drive🚙 to Jiulong Lake Scenic Area It's also convenient for those flying✈️ in, just a 40-minute taxi ride🚗 - 💕The experience was truly great The hotel offers many special activities: weaving and dyeing, Hanfu photography, tea brewing, karaoke🎤, and more!! I had a great time🥳 and felt super comfortable🥰~ Welcome fruit🥭 and sightseeing cars were also provided, which was amazing😭 The hotel is also pet-friendly🐶~ They even provide pet gift bags🎁! So thoughtful✔️!! - 💕The service was excellent The tofu pudding and small wontons were delicious😋! Highly recommended👍! The butler👩🏻‍💻 was always responsive and solved any issues without a hitch😇~ They gave us wine🍷 and fruit🍉~ and even a gift box when we checked out 555🥹 The value for money is incredible😍! -

🪷In the name of the lotus, I give you a summer of joy|||🪷Lotus leaves are lush🐟Fish play among the lotus leaves 🌞The height of summer is here🪷Lotus flowers are blooming 📸While the lotus flowers are in full bloom, take your little 'divine beast' to enjoy the lotus and take photos! 👉Stayed up late to organize the second installment of good places to view lotus in Ningbo for everyone. Let's go on a midsummer date in the name of the lotus🪷❗❗ - 📍Yinzhou District 1️⃣Central Lower Water Wetland Park/Qianhu Secret 2️⃣Xilin Zen Temple 'Futian Coffee' 3️⃣Lixie Village, Hengxi Town 4️⃣Shanyuan - 📍Haishu District 1️⃣Jishigang·Xinhoutu Bridge Village 2️⃣Gaoqiao Town·Xinzhuang Village 3️⃣Hengjie Town·Wanhua Village 4️⃣Liangzhu Cultural Park - 📍Jiangbei District 1️⃣Waicao Village Bashu Cultural Village 2️⃣Sunhu Park - 📍Zhenhai District 1️⃣Zheng's Seventeen Houses 2️⃣Zhaobao Mountain Scenic Area 3️⃣Ningbo Botanical Garden - 📍Cixi City 1️⃣Zhouxiang Gengmin Park/Forest Park 2️⃣Huyu Park Qifang Pond 3️⃣Henghai·Yihe Garden - 📍Ninghai County 1️⃣Tianming Lake Park/Roushi Park/Zhengxue Park 2️⃣Huchen Meishan Village 3️⃣Ninghai Lianyue Bay - 📍Fenghua 1️⃣Xikou Wuling Park 2️⃣Yuelin Street Zhoujia Village 3️⃣Xiangshan County 4️⃣Huangbi'ao Township Gaoni Village 5️⃣Dingtang Town Taidongtang Village - 📍Beilun 1️⃣Xiaogang Hexing Village 2️⃣Central Park 3️⃣Chaichiao Weiye Park - 📍Yuyao 1️⃣Liangnong Wangxiang Village - 📸Best shooting time ⭕6-9 AM, 4-6 PM, during these periods the light is soft and the contrast is not too strong, after noon the lotus flowers start to close. ⭕However, it has been raining often in Ningbo recently, remember to bring an umbrella. - 🔖Suggested tips: ✅Lotus flowers are blooming one after another recently, there may be more people, especially on weekends ✅Most lotus ponds do not have fences, be careful when taking photos ✅Clothing suggestions: light colors, Hanfu, cheongsam, and taking photos with a round fan will look better ✅The weather is hot, beware of heatstroke, and there are more mosquitoes around the lotus pond, pay attention to insect prevention ✅Enjoy the flowers civilly, do not pick lotus flowers, leaves, or seed pods

The Seventeen Houses of the Zheng Family is one of the largest and best-preserved ancient architectural villages from the Ming and Qing dynasties in China, located in Xiapu Town, a coastal town in Zhejiang Province. It was built by Zheng's ancestors who migrated here from Xingyang, Henan during the Southern Song Dynasty. It has now become a 4A-level scenic spot and folk culture tourist destination integrating a hotel. The layout of this ancient building complex is in the shape of a chessboard, with buildings as units connected into courtyards, streets above the houses and markets within the streets. The overall design combines the grandeur of the northern "courtyard" with the exquisiteness of the southern pavilions. Among them, there are more than ten single-entry or multi-entry mansions with grand scale, exquisite workmanship, painted beams and flying eaves, and intricate carvings, forming a unique style. In addition, there are many former residences of business tycoons such as Zheng Jingfeng, the founder of the prosperous Minxin Bureau in the late Qing Dynasty, Zheng Yuqing, the founder of Lao Fengxiang, and Zheng Zunfa, the creator of the Yingxiong Ink Factory. It is worth mentioning that the horse-head walls here are lined up in rows and staggered in height; the flagpoles are numerous and tall; and the river does not dry up even if there is no rain for three years. These are known as the "three treasures" of the Seventeenth House. According to relevant reports, "Shiqifang is one of the largest and most well-preserved ancient architectural villages from the Ming and Qing dynasties in China. It is of great value to the study of Qing Dynasty architectural history. It is also the last climax of residential architecture in Chinese feudal society after the Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties." The seventeen rooms are built next to each other, closely connected, with some parts separated and some combined. There is a pavilion on the corridor and a garden behind the house. The eaves are wide, on which lanterns and decorations can be hung, tables can be set up for banquets, and people can walk around even when it rains without getting wet. The size of the hall door, the height of the horse-head wall, the size of the Mingtang, the buildings, the wing rooms, the stone drums, the chess poles, etc. are all divided according to rank and power, with clear levels, reflecting the social outlook of that period that strictly followed the feudal ethics. Historical documents prove that the seventeenth branch of the Zheng family in Zhenhai was one of the earliest business family groups in Ningbo. The original construction area of ​​​​Seventeen Rooms was as much as 60,000 square meters, and the land area was as much as 80,000 square meters. Due to the changes over the years, there is still a construction area of ​​more than 40,000 square meters and a land area of ​​more than 60,000 square meters. The reason why they have such a large-scale building complex is that they did not get rich by being officials, but by going out to do business from generation to generation. Among the early businessmen of the Ningbo Gang, no other merchant clan group can compare with them. From the Kangxi period to the middle of the Guangxu period, the Zheng family had a total of 6 business groups, totaling about 40 people, forming a huge business team of the Zheng family. Opium Wars After the opening of the Five Ports to Trade, Shanghai became the most active place for Ningbo merchants. Zheng Xun, a man of great vision, used his huge capital accumulated over the years and favorable time to open the Ningbo Gang's earliest money shop in Shanghai. His business "was often successful in its plans, and it received information frequently, and its business prospered day by day." When the money lending industry in Shanghai was on the rise, he moved to Ningbo to open his own money lending business and soon became a tycoon in the Ningbo money lending industry. "Gai stood firm as the mainstay of Yongjiang for twenty years," which was very remarkable at that time.

A long-collected check-in spot in Ningbo It's been in my collection for a long time, and I finally had time to visit it recently As expected, it's too beautiful, too shocking, and worth a visit. . A wall full of trumpet creepers, high horse-head walls, exquisite stone carvings If you're tired of the hustle and bustle of the city, tired of the commercialized new ancient towns Why not take some time to come here, to feel the true romance of the Jiangnan water town . 🔝How to locate: Zheng's Seventeen Rooms 🚗How to get there: Self-driving is recommended, about 2 hours from Hangzhou 🎫How to charge: Free admission with accommodation /:eatHow to eat: The hotel's buffet breakfast is really abundant, you can get full just from breakfast~ In addition, there is a local restaurant Zheng's Kitchen in the scenic area, the square table decoration is like coming to the old times in Lu Xun's writings, dining here is very atmospheric, and the taste is beyond expectation; 🏠How to stay: Stay at Seventeen Rooms Kaiyuan Guantang, the facilities are very comprehensive, there will be a butler car pick-up and drop-off upon arrival; We stayed in a standalone villa in the second phase, the interior is decorated in a new Chinese style, the space is very large. Gym, constant temperature swimming pool, children's playground are all available, no worries about relaxation on weekends . 📷What to play: 🥤Zheng's Seventeen Rooms is the largest and best preserved ancient architectural complex of Ming and Qing style in China, with horse-head walls, wing rooms, stone carvings, archways everywhere, it takes more than half a day to see all 🥤The ancient buildings are located around the lake, you can stroll around the lake, take some Hanfu photos, watch the fountain and wander around 🥤In autumn, I saw many photo check-in spots about autumn in the scenic area, as well as many intangible cultural heritage handcraft activities, tie-dyeing, movable type printing, lantern sticking, experiencing traditional culture while having a lot of fun, I really thought I was in Wuzhen at the tie-dyeing workshop in Tangyuan, taking photos under the dyed cloth is highly recommended! 🥤Also, be sure to stroll around the alleys in the scenic area, the wall full of trumpet creepers and ivy decorate the horse-head wall beautifully, the deep alleys are also very photogenic and beautiful, there are no bustling crowds, only the slow-paced Jiangnan life Zheng's Seventeen Rooms

It covers an area of 60,000 square meters, with an existing construction area of over 40,000 square meters. Most of them were built during the Qianlong to Guangxu years of the Qing Dynasty. Outside the group wall, the wall river surrounds the city, with green water and drooping willows, every family has a port, there are bridges around, there are streets in the house, and there are markets in the streets. The architecture has the style of the Jiangnan water town, and also has the layout structure of the palace. The central axis and the horizontal axis are very obvious. After the expansion of the past dynasties, the architectural scale is magnificent, the craftsmanship is exquisite, the painted beams and flying eaves, the fine carving. The mansion also retains the woodcut handwriting of the Qianlong year's Chengqin Wang's handwritten inscription 'Qishui Yanbo Half Contains Spring Color'. Among the villagers, there is also a stone inscription of the Qing Dynasty's archway 'Sacred Decree' plaque. Watch the world as you wish

"Seventeen Rooms in the Dream". The Zheng's Seventeen Rooms Scenic Area is located in Xiapu Town, a coastal town in Zhenhai District, Ningbo City, close to National Highway 329, 240 kilometers from Shanghai, 170 kilometers from Hangzhou, and 40 kilometers from Zhoushan. The Hangzhou Bay Cross-sea Bridge, Zhoushan Liandao Bridge, Hangzhou-Ningbo Expressway, and Ningbo-Taizhou-Wenzhou Expressway run through the area, making transportation very convenient. The entire village is designed in a chessboard shape, with buildings connected into courtyards. It combines the grandeur of the northern "courtyard" with the exquisiteness of the southern pavilions. It is the largest and most well-preserved ancient architectural complex from the Ming and Qing dynasties in China.

Address - Ningbo Environment/Facilities-Ancient Town Features: Ancient style Price per person - 300 Rating - 5 points Ningbo Seventeen Rooms New Century Resort is located on Kaiyuan Road, Xiapu Town, Zhenhai District, Ningbo, close to Zheng's Seventeen Rooms Scenic Area. It has an ancient charm and beautiful scenery. The original building of the hotel was built in the Southern Song Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is a Ningbo merchant culture theme hotel. The hotel is in the scenic area, with a very good and convenient location, and you can directly see the scenery of the Seventeen Rooms Scenic Area. The rooms are well-equipped, with swimming pools, gyms, etc. The rooms are cleaned very well. Lina at the front desk provided very good and enthusiastic service, and even gave children tickets to the children's playground. The experience was very good

Ningbo Seventeenth Room Kaiyuan Resort is located in Zhenghai 17th Fangjing Scenic Area, which is known as "Jiangnan Shangbang Village, Dengying Mansion". It is the largest and most complete Ming and Qing style ancient architecture group in China, or the first ancient building in Ningbo. Village theme culture hotel. The hotel is actually a scenic spot, where it is located, less the hotel's old-fashioned, more warm, very popular with family and family, and within a 2-hour drive from Shanghai and Suzhou, it is very convenient to travel by car. The whole resort maintains the style of the ancient building itself to the maximum extent. The pavilions of the powder wall and the tile are high and low, the small stone bridges and the winding paths are quiet. The wooden doors and windows exude the historical taste. The hotel has a total of 116 rooms, all of which have been converted from the large houses left by Zhengs 17th house, maximizing the layout and appearance of the old house.