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Hemudu Neolithic Cultural Relics
Hemudu Relics, which is located in Hemudu village in Yuyao city, which is 48km distance from Ningbo, has been verified to have a history of 7000 years. From the site, large amount of rice, animals' remains, fruits, wooden buildings, oars, thousands of ceramic vessels and primitive handicraft have been excavated. This stands to prove that Ningbo is the first place to grow rice. Like the Yellow Valley, Yangtze Valley is also the origin of China's brilliant culture.
Hemudu Relics is now under national preservation. And a museum of Hemudu Relics has been built with inscriptions from the late Chairman Jiang Zeming. Researchers can find here many objects and documents for their study of human history.
Xi Kou Town
Xi Kou Town Xikou, in Fenghua City, is well-known home and abroad for its integrity of Buddhist culture, humane culture, and scenic beauty. It is the place where Maitreya Buddha practiced his Buddhist rites and also the home town of Mr. Chiang Kai-Shek and his son Chiang Ching-Kuo--two important historical figures in the modern history of China. Xikou Town is situated northwest to Fenghua City and 35 km away in the southwest to Ningbo City. As a famous scenic spot, it consists of three areas of interest: Xikou Town, Xuedou Hill and Tingxia Lake.
Shanglin Lake
Shanglin Lake Scenic Spot is located between Qiaotou Town and Kuangyan Town in Cixi City, 15 km away from the downtown of Cixi City, and 60 km from that of Ningbo. Around this scenic spot there are such places of interest as the Cultural Relics Preservation Office, the Relics of Ancient Porcelain Kilns, Shanglin Lake and Kaolao Mountain. This scenic spot is distinguished for the porcelain culture and the great scenery. The relics sites of the ancient porcelain kilns scatter along the coast of Shanglin Lake. These porcelain kilns today occupy a uniquely important position in the porcelain manufacturing history of China and even of the world for its long history and the exquisite chinaware it produced. As a scenic spot, Shanglin Lake Area is well known for the beauty of the lake and Kaolao Mountain with its precipitous cliffs and crags.
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