The Cicheng Confucian Temple is located at No. 55, Zhucang East Road, in the center of Cicheng Town,[...]
The Cicheng Confucian Temple is located at No. 55, Zhucang East Road, in the center of Cicheng Town, Jiangbei District. It was built during the Qingli period of the Northern Song Dynasty. In the fourth year of Jianyan, it was destroyed by the Jin invaders. It was rebuilt in the twelfth year of Shaoxing. There were repairs in successive dynasties. In the eleventh year of Xianfeng, the Taiping Army entered the city and destroyed the Minglun Hall.
In the eighth year of Tongzhi, the Minglun Hall was rebuilt. In the eighteenth year of Guangxu, the Tiyun Pavilion and six rooms for fasting were rebuilt. The existing buildings are from the late Qing Dynasty. According to the measurements by the Ministry of Industry in the year of Guangxu, it covers a total area of 18.56 mu. There are 137 rooms such as ancestral halls and pavilions. The layout is complete and the momentum is grand.
On the periphery, there are four large characters ‘Ten Thousand Ren of Palace Walls’ on the red high wall. It is one of the well-preserved Confucian temples in the country.
Opening hours: Open all year round from 08:30 to 16:50.
Preferential policies:
Children: Free for those under 6 years old (inclusive) or under 1.2 meters (inclusive) (must be under adult supervision); For those between 1.2 meters (excluding) and 1.5 meters (inclusive) in height or between 6 years old (excluding) and 18 years old (inclusive), preferential price.
Students: Full-time undergraduate and below students with valid student ID cards enjoy preferential prices.
Elderly: Free for those aged 70 years old (inclusive) and above, and retired cadres with relevant certificates; For those aged 60 years old (inclusive) to 69 years old (inclusive) with valid certificates, preferential price.
Military personnel: Military personnel, military dependents, disabled military personnel, martyrs’ survivors, survivors of military personnel who died on duty and survivors of military personnel who died of illness are free with relevant certificates.
Disabled people: Free with disability certificates.
Journalists: Free with press cards.
Tour guides and Ningbo citizens: Tour guides with tour guide certificates, travel agency managers with travel agency manager qualification certificates, and drivers leading tour groups with relevant certificates; Honorary citizens of Ningbo with relevant certificates and experts in Ningbo with relevant certificates are free.
Supplementary notes:
1. On March 15 (Consumer Rights Day), May 19 (China Tourism Day), and on the day of ‘Citizen Tourism Day’ of Ningbo Tourism Festival, residents of Jiangbei District, Ningbo City can enjoy free admission with valid certificates (ID card or household registration book) or those who are registered as residents in Jiangbei District and hold the ‘Zhejiang Residence Permit’.
2. On June 1 (Children’s Day), children (under 14 years old) in Jiangbei District, Ningbo City and one guardian can enjoy free admission with relevant certificates.
3. On October 7 (Double Ninth Festival), people aged 60 and above in Jiangbei District, Ningbo City and one accompanying person can enjoy free admission with relevant certificates.
The above information is for reference only. For specific information, please refer to the scenic spot.
