Temple The Confucius Temple is a place used to worship Confucius, our country’s great thinker, politician, and educator. Cicheng Confucius Temple is located in the center of the city. It was built in the first year of Yongxi in the Northern Song Dynasty, 318 years earlier than the current Confucius Temple in Beijing. It was moved to its current location in 1048. It has experienced many ups and downs in the past dynasties, but the existing Confucius Temple still maintains its original appearance during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. It covers an area of ??about 7,000 square meters and has 137 temples, pavilions and other houses. The architectural layout is complete and magnificent. From south to north on the central axis are Lingxing Gate, Panchi, Dacheng Gate, Dacheng Hall, Minglun Hall, and Tiyun Pavilion; there are also ancestral halls and pavilions symmetrically built on the left and right axes on both sides, reflecting the Confucian "Chinese The aesthetic standard of "harmony is beauty". County Government According to the county annals during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty: Cicheng County Government was founded in the 26th year of Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty (AD 738) by Fang Guan, the first county magistrate. It lasted until 1954 and has a history of more than 1,200 years. It was first built on Fubi Mountain. Due to the invasion of foreign enemies and natural disasters, it was built and destroyed many times. The existing county government was rebuilt according to the detailed drawings in the "Cixi County Chronicle" during the Guangxu period, covering an area of ??more than 40,000 square meters. The Academician's Hall, also known as the examination shed among the people, was the place where children were tested in the feudal imperial examination system. In the fifteenth year of Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty (1835), Zheng Tingrong and his son, a local village sage in Cicheng, generously donated 24,000 taels of silver to build the academy, which was later destroyed. The existing academic hall was rebuilt according to the detailed drawings in Cixi County Chronicles during the Guangxu period. It faces south and covers an area of ??nearly 8,000 square meters. The whole group of buildings has a traditional Chinese central axis symmetry layout: from south to north on the central axis are the main gate, the instrument gate, the lobby, the second hall, and the examination room; the left and right axes There are literary venues, public temples, etc. symmetrically built on the top, adopting the traditional Ming and Qing architectural styles. Cihu is located in the northeast of Cicheng. It was dug by Fang Guan of the Tang Dynasty, the first county magistrate of Cixi, to irrigate farmland. At that time, it covered an area of ??150 acres. Because the former residence of Wu Taifu Kanze was nearby, the lake was also called "Kan Lake, Derun Lake, and Puze Lake". During the Song Dynasty, the monks of Puji Temple built a dike in the middle of the lake that ran directly from north to south to facilitate travel. From then on, the lake was divided into east and west, and the two lakes were connected by Qi. Cihu is not only famous for its beautiful scenery, but also has many cultural landscapes and beautiful legends passed down from generation to generation, such as Shigu Pavilion, Mr. Cihu's Yang Jian legacy, Shuishui Tomb, etc. Therefore, according to the county annals, whenever the weather is fine, , some residents rented boats to cruise around the lake, singing and laughing endlessly. The Qing Taoist Temple is located on the pagoda mountain outside the east gate of Cicheng. It was built in the eighth year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty (749). It is a place where Taoism worships gods and immortals, Taoist priests practice and carry out various related activities. The Tang and Song dynasties are the most important places in the history of Chinese Taoism. In its heyday, it was combined with the fate of the Qing Taoist Temple in Cicheng. After the Yuan Dynasty, it was destroyed, rebuilt and expanded. By the Republic of China, the Qing Taoist Temple was lined with locust trees and pavilions filled with pine emperors. The building was built on the mountain with a total of seven floors, with pavilions, halls and halls distributed among them. Various statues are countless. It is especially famous for its giant bell. The building was demolished during the Cultural Revolution and is now being rebuilt. Feng's House is a provincial-level cultural heritage unit located at No. 18 Taiyangdian Road, Cicheng. This house is the residence of the descendants of Feng Shuji, the Huguang chief envoy in the Ming Dynasty. The gate of the house faces east, and there is a figure-eight eaves wall in front. The stone Xumi pedestal at the lower end and the brick carvings at the upper part are both relatively elegant. The second door of the house is a brick gate tower. There is a three-sided courtyard in the house. According to research, this house is a masterpiece of the early Qing Dynasty. Xiangzhai Provincial Cultural Protection Unit is located at No. 70 Minzhu Road, Cicheng. The house was built by Xiang Hengsheng, a descendant of Xiang Minzhong, a descendant of Youpu Shee of the Northern Song Dynasty, during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It is a courtyard building with a long alley in the east-west direction in front. There are two stone archways, Dongguan and Enrong, at the entrance. According to oral accounts from descendants of the Xiang family, Xiang Hengsheng had a tree business in Fujian, and the wood used to build this house was all shipped from Fujian. Fubi Mountain, also known as Fubi Mountain, is located in the north of Cicheng. Because the north, west and east sides of the mountain are carved into lakes, and the mountain looks like a turtle floating on the water, so it is so named. And because the old county seat of Cixi was built on this mountain, this mountain is also called "County Mountain". Due to the unique geographical location of this mountain and its rich cultural color, many literati have written poems and poems about it, such as the poem that compares Fubi Mountain to a bright pearl: The ring of Jiuling is similar to Kowloon, and the green pearl is like a pearl. If one hits the target, if not for the pressure from the officials, he will be able to enter Yang Hou Hai Meng Palace. Baoshantang According to the "Cixi County Chronicle", Baoshantang is located at the east foot of Fubi Mountain in the northeast corner of the county, and is now No. 7, Huajia Lane, Cicheng. In the 9th year of Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty (1804), it should be carefully repaired and funds were raised to build this hall, which was used to donate coffins, medicines, support orphans and widows, etc. Yang Jiuwan and others also donated righteous mountains and righteous fields to support this charity. This hall was rebuilt in the 14th year of Daoguang's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1834). The Fu Bi Shan Fang and Lai He Shan Fang were built and became a good place for literati at that time to gather and climb high to see the distance. According to local accounts, this is also the place where Ying Changqi and his wife, a celebrity in Cicheng, got engaged. Zhu Gui Temple is a provincial-level cultural preservation unit and a municipal-level patriotism education base. It is located at the west foot of Dabao Mountain in Cicheng. It is commonly known as General Zhu Gui Temple. In 1843, in order to commend General Zhu Gui for his heroic deeds and died in a desperate struggle with the British army, local people donated money. build. The temple covers an area of ??1,000 square meters. There are 11 paintings on the walls of the main hall, recording the life and deeds of General Zhu. In 1984, a new tomb of the fallen soldiers of the Dabaoshan Battle of the Opium War was built on the mountain behind the temple. Yuzhai is a municipal cultural heritage unit located at the east end of Taiyangdian Road in Cicheng. The house was originally part of the former residence of Feng Shuji, the governor of Huguang during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. It was later sold to the Yu family. The existing buildings are from the early Qing Dynasty. With a total area of ??more than 6,700 square meters, the house is one of the largest and best-preserved ancient buildings in Ningbo, embodying the style of Jiangnan architecture in the early Qing Dynasty.
Yingzhai is a district-level cultural protection unit located at No. 15, Yangjia Lane, Cicheng. It was built in the ninth year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1744). The owner's name is unknown. Today there are the east hall, screen wall, shadow wall, etc. There are lacquered flowers and plants on the ceiling of the east hall and the west room, which is relatively rare. There is a large screen wall outside the south gate of the house, with three bays, about 4 meters high and 7 meters long. The lower end is a stone Xumizuo, engraved with patterns such as curly grass, phoenix, and peony. The upper end has brick carving patterns such as magpies, wintersweet, double dragons grabbing pearls, white cranes, peach blossoms, etc. Kanfeng Mountain is located one mile northeast of Cicheng, to the left of the current Cihu Middle School. It was named because Kanze, the crown prince of Wu State during the Three Kingdoms period (whose status was equivalent to the prime minister), lived under this mountain. Kan Ze, whose courtesy name was Derun, came from a poor family when he was young, but he was knowledgeable and knowledgeable since he was a child. When he became an adult, he assisted Sun Quan in governing the country. He was deeply valued by Sun Quan because of his proficiency in Confucian classics and almanac. The moat is located on the east, south and west sides of Cicheng Town, also known as Haohe River. It was excavated during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. The moat still maintains its original appearance. Sanzhong Tomb is a district-level cultural preservation unit. It was originally built next to Magong Bridge in the western suburbs of Ningbo. It was later moved to the hill behind Zhugui Temple in Cicheng. It is the general name for the tombs of Dong Zhining, Wang Xu and Feng Jingdi, the anti-Qing fighters of the Ming Dynasty. In 1651, after the three people were martyred due to the failure of the resistance against the Qing Dynasty, the villagers recovered Dong's body, Wang's head and Feng's arm and buried them beside Magong Bridge in the western suburbs. In 1824, due to the age, the tombs of the three people could no longer be distinguished, so the locals combined the tombs into one and collectively called them the Tombs of the Three Loyalties. Fuqing No. 1 is a district-level cultural preservation unit located at No. 29 Minquan Road, Cicheng. The owner, Chen Jing, was a Jinshi in the 5th year of Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty (1526) and was promoted to Shang Baoqing in Nanjing. The house was built during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, and the existing buildings were rebuilt in the mid-Qing Dynasty. The house faces south and is composed of a front hall, a back building and left and right wing rooms. The door opens on the east side and features rich brick, stone and wood carvings. Osmanthus Hall, a provincial cultural protection unit, is located at No. 25 Minzu Road, Cicheng. It is a residence of the influential Liu family in the Ming Dynasty. It was originally called the Liu Family Hall. Because the owner once tasted osmanthus and recited poems, it was called Osmanthus Hall. There are existing nave, back building and left and right wing rooms. It still maintains the architectural style of the early Ming Dynasty. Fang Zhuangyuan House is located at No. 24, Taihu Road, Cicheng. It is a large-scale existing building complex in the mid-Qing Dynasty. The main building consists of a front building, a back building and two brick doors. There are also dozens of side rooms and a well-preserved two east-facing doors. The total area is about 4,000 square meters. The building faces south from the north, with five rooms and two lanes in the front and rear buildings, each with a width of 26.5 meters and a depth of 12.2 meters. It has a hard mountain-style horse head wall, a mixed structure of passages and raised beams, a moon-beam front porch, and a tall building between the front and rear buildings. The brick-carved platform door is 4 meters wide and 6.4 meters high. The front adopts a brick wall style and has the seal script "Ying Xun Shou Hu" carved on the door forehead and the inscription "Yi Zhai Feng Quanxiu" in the eleventh month of the Xinhai year. (Feng Quanxiu: Jinshi of Yimao Branch in the 60th year of Qianlong's reign), the gate tower has brackets and cornices, and the back brick carvings include grass dragons and flowers, bat moiré patterns, ancient hanging curtains and other exquisite decorations. According to the investigation, the house was first built in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty and renovated in the late Xuantong period. The main gate and front hall were destroyed, but most of them were preserved intact.