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New Year Citywalk event

Everything is renewed with the coming of the new year. On January 1, the 2024 New Year Citywalk event was held, with the theme of “urban culture and beautiful life”. Over 800 citizens listened to the New Year bell ringing of the Drum Tower, passed such landmark and historic buildings as the Tianning Temple Tower and the Chenghuang Temple, and experienced the unique charm of the ancient outer walls of the city

Wuling Ancient Street attracts tourists

The West Wuling Road, a 100-year ancient street of Xikou Town of Fenghua District, is usually referred to by the local people as the “Three-Mile Long Street”.

Stepping on the flagstone road and following the Shanxi River separated by a fence, one can see this most bustling ancient street of Xikou Town. 

The ancient street has an area of approximately 16,000 square meters, with over 40 stores. Along the street, there are many old buildings, such as Wushan Temple, Wuling School, a western-style mansion, and the Wenchang Pavilion. They are like pearls on the old street, presenting a unique charm of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

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Holiday consumer market of Ningbo surges

The surging crowds in the shopping mall, the incessant calling sound in front of the restaurants, and the sound of payment in popular stores, are the epitomes of the continuous surging of the consumer market in Ningbo during this year’s Mid-autumn Festival and the National Day holiday.

On the afternoon of October 7, the monitoring data released by Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Commerce showed that from September 29 to October 6, the 50 key monitored sample enterprises in the city achieved a total sales volume of 1.381 billion yuan.

The “Asian Games economy” has fueled the consumer market and created a particularly strong festive atmosphere.

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Wuling Ancient Street attracts tourists

The West Wuling Road, a 100-year ancient street of Xikou Town of Fenghua District, is usually referred to by the local people as the “Three-Mile Long Street”.

Stepping on the flagstone road and following the Shanxi River separated by a fence, one can see this most bustling ancient street of Xikou Town. 

The ancient street has an area of approximately 16,000 square meters, with over 40 stores. Along the street, there are many old buildings, such as Wushan Temple, Wuling School, a western-style mansion, and the Wenchang Pavilion. They are like pearls on the old street, presenting a unique charm of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

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“Immersive experience” comes into fashion

As this year’s Mid-autumn Festival is quite close to the National Day holiday, the festive atmosphere is particularly strong. Various cultural activities have been launched in Ningbo, including artistic performances, intangible cultural heritage performances, calligraphy and painting exhibitions, China-Chic Music Festival, etc., adding cultural flavor to the holiday. Public cultural venues across Ningbo are receiving peak passenger flow, like the art galleries, libraries, museums, and cinemas, where immersive experiences have become a major highlight.

The special exhibition of “Major Achievements of Ancient Chinese Paintings” held at Ningbo Museum of Art, as the major event of the holiday, has not only been popular among local citizens but also attracted tourists from other places.

“We have done a lot of homework before we come to this exhibition, and the on-site experience is very shocking. This trip is worth it!” said Zhang Yan, a tourist from Guizhou Province.

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