May Day Travel Guide | Ningbo Shipu One-Day Tour

| Ningbo Shipu One-Day Tour.🌿 After staying one night at the Ningbo Kaiyuan Mingting Hotel, we embarked on the exciting second day of our one-day tour. Today's plan was to leave the city center and head to the countryside of Ningbo. 🧩Route>> 🔹Ningbo Kaiyuan Mingting Hotel → Dongqian Lake → Hanling Old Street → Shipu Fishing Port Ancient City → Dongmen Island → Meteorological Science Park 🧩Transportation>> The entire travel route is quite long, so it is recommended to drive by car. 🧩Attractions>> 🔹Dongqian Lake Tourist Resort, Dongqian Lake is known as Ningbo's backyard, and a visit to Ningbo wouldn't be complete without going to Dongqian Lake! Dongqian Lake is vast, and even a full day of careful exploration might not be enough. We spent two hours just getting a glimpse of the place, strolling around, and I think the lakeside scenery is even better than that of West Lake. Navigate to the Academician Center, where you'll find the popular tree, the arch-shaped gate viewing platform, and you can also overlook Limin Village. With every step, the scenery changes, making it a great spot for photos. 🔹Hanling Old Street, known as the 'Number One Ancient Street in Eastern Zhejiang', is also part of the Dongqian Lake scenic area. Located on the southern shore of Dongqian Lake, surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing the lake on one, the natural scenery is stunningly beautiful. Hanling Village is a well-preserved typical ancient village of Eastern Zhejiang, with clear streams like ribbons encircling the entire village, making it well worth a visit! 🔹Shipu Fishing Port Ancient City, built along the mountains and facing the sea, is known as 'the city on the port, the mountain in the city'. It connects to the fishing port on one end and is hidden deep in the mountain valleys on the other. The city walls rise and fall with the mountain terrain, and the city gates are naturally formed. The commanding view of the port from its high position is a major feature of the majestic Shipu Ancient City. The old houses are built in tiers, and the streets and alleys wind upwards. The entrance fee is 60 yuan, but there are several narrow alleys that you can enter without a ticket. 🔹Dongmen Island, no need to take a boat, you can drive over the Tongwamen Bridge from Shipu directly to Dongmen Island. The island is full of historical sites, where you can enjoy the sea view, eat seafood, watch the sunset, and see plenty of fishing boats in one go. 🔹Dongmen Island Meteorological Science Park, shortly after driving over the Tongwamen Bridge, there is a fork in the road that leads up the mountain. The viewing platform in the meteorological park on the mountain top offers a panoramic view of the entire Xiangshan, making it a spot worth checking in. 🧩By the time we rushed back to Ningbo Kaiyuan Mingting Hotel, it was already 7:30 in the evening. We then walked to the nearby Amao Restaurant for dinner, truly loving their seafood which is fresh, delicious, and affordable👍🏻 🧩Back at the hotel, we had a good night's sleep to recharge our energy, as tomorrow's itinerary is already waving at us!