Ningbo Xikou Tourist Area Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

Ningbo Xikou Scenic Area has a long history, beautiful mountains and rivers, and profound cultural heritage. During the Republic of China, it became famous because of the father and son of Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo. It is also well-known at home and abroad for its profound Buddhist culture. It has also successfully become the only Asian city selected for the Shanghai World Expo. "Urban Future Pavilion" became famous all over the world. Xikou is located 20 kilometers southwest of Ningbo City, bordering Wuling to the east, Yan River to the south, and Xuedou Mountain to the north. It is surrounded by water and has beautiful scenery. tourist area.

Attractions distribution:

Ningbo Xikou is famous for its simple folk customs and rich specialties. The tourist area has a series of cultural landscapes such as the "Chiang's Former Residence", a national key cultural relic protection unit, and the "Yingmeng Famous Mountain", which was named after Emperor Renzong of the Northern Song Dynasty visited this place in his dream. Xuedou Mountain is home to Xuedou Temple, "one of the ten Zen temples in the world" and the world's tallest seated bronze open-air Maitreya Buddha statue.
The Xikou Town Scenic Area is centered on Xikou Town, starting from Hushan Bridge in the east, Cuiping Mountain in the west, Baiyan Mountain in the north, Xinan Mountain in the south, and the Shan River running from east to west. "Xue Dou Temple Chronicles" of the Qing Dynasty once described the landscape of Fenghua Xikou as "surrounded by green mountains, clear streams, and the residences are like a fairyland in Taoyuan." The main attractions in the area include Xikou Museum, Wuling Gate, Wenchang Pavilion, Yanxi Xiaozhu, Fenghaofang, Maha Hall, Yutai Salt Shop, Zangshan Bridge, Tomb of Song Prime Minister Wei Qi, Tomb of Jiang Mu, etc. The scenic area is fully equipped with reception, entertainment, transportation, communication and other infrastructure facilities, and its brand-new appearance attracts an endless stream of Chinese and foreign tourists.

Scenic spot qualifications:

National 5A-level scenic spot, national forest park, Global Ecological Top 500 Village

Scenic spot features:

Photography, hiking, rock climbing, modern history, ancient towns, former residences of celebrities, ancestral halls, famous mountains, forests

Scenic spot map:

Scenic spot map

Attraction Address

Fenghua District

Travel Guide

Travel Notes of Travellers:

Tiedan: Old digital photos ~ long self-driving tour

travelling guideline:

When traveling to Tengtou, you can visit the "National Agricultural Demonstration Park, high-quality and efficient tourism and ecological agriculture for earning foreign exchange". Pastoral style tour: farm tours, visits to farming gardens, spinning and weaving, rice milling, rice hulling, traffic on the streets, etc.

Tour route:

Xikou Old Street: Wushan Temple → Wuling Gate → Yutai Salt Shop → Chiang Kai-shek Ancestral Hall → Xikou Museum → Fenghao House → Small Bungalow → Wenchang Pavilion → Wuling Middle School;

Xuedou Mountain: Chiang’s Mother Cemetery → Tourism Service Center → Xuedou Temple → General Zhang Xueliang’s First Confinement Site → Qianzhangyan Waterfall → Miaogao Terrace → Forest Oxygen Bar → Sanyin Pond → Xufuyan Waterfall

Best time to visit:

The best time to travel to Fenghua is March, June, September, October and November.

Shopping recommendations:

The three specialties of Fenghua are: Thousand Layer Cake, Fenghua Taro Head, and Peach.

Fenghua's top ten specialties: Fenghua peach, Fenghua taro head, dried sheep's tail bamboo shoots, Fenghua strawberry, pot-roasted river eel, yellow croaker wrapped in bean curd skin, Xikou thousand-layer cake, Dayan alpine watermelon, Fenghua bamboo shoots, Fenghua Shake the cockles.

Scenic spot map:

Scenic spot map

Tourist Transportation

Scenic spot location:

China>Zhejiang Province>Ningbo City>Fenghua District

How to get there:

Ningbo South Bus Station to Fenghua: 5:00-20:30, every 15 minutes, fare: 9.5 or 10 yuan, journey takes about 40 minutes. In addition, you can also take a train to Fenghua, and there are many high-speed train lines that can reach the scenic spot.