Ningbo's Ancient Town Hides 1300 Ming and Qing Residences, But Netizens Find It Meaningless
Jiang Zhetí area is most lacking is ancient towns, in addition to the well-known 'Six Ancient Towns of Jiangnan', this area also has many large and small ancient towns. These ancient towns are not without famous scenic spots, but more are obscure and nameless. Next, the author will talk about Ninghai's ancient town, which is historic but relatively low-key: Front Town Ancient Town.
Front Town is a scenic area under the jurisdiction of Ninghai County, Zhejiang Province. It has a certain level of recognition in Ningbo. The ancient town was built as early as the late Southern Song Dynasty. It is said that a man named Tong, a government official, traveled here and discovered that this place was a 'treasure land' from a Feng Shui perspective, so he moved his family from Huangyan, Taizhou, to settle here. The founder of the Tong family. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Front Town Ancient Town gradually flourished. The famous thinker Fang Xiao Rui in the early Ming Dynasty gave lectures here twice, which added a cultural foundation to this town.
Unlike some ancient towns that have rebuilt 'ancient buildings' today, Front Town Ancient Town's residential buildings are basically original Ming and Qing Dynasty buildings. Picking one out has several hundred years of history. And in Front Town, there are 1300 such residential buildings. This is also why the ancient town is so popular and allows so many buildings to be preserved. Front Town Ancient Town also has a unique design: all the residential buildings are connected by waterways. It is said that this was designed by the Tong family ancestors to introduce water from the Baixi River into the village. The function of this waterway is great, it can conveniently supply residents with water and also has a fire-fighting function, which is almost like modern municipal water. When I first visited Front Town, many residential buildings were still inhabited, and the side of the residential buildings connected to the waterway would generally open a small opening, and residents would directly dump kitchen waste into it. This waterway also had a drainage function.
Ten or more years ago, Front Town Ancient Town was a natural ancient town, quiet and peaceful with few tourists. But when I went to Front Town in recent years, this ancient town seems to have changed a little, becoming a little 'noisy'. Before, residential buildings that were for living were turned into small restaurants and homestays, and there were more and more tourists. Perhaps this is the inevitable result of ancient town tourism development, after all, the purpose of developing tourism is economic benefits.
This ancient town is praised by some netizens as 'Zhe Dong Little Lijiang', which shows how people recognize it. However, there are also some disputes online about this ancient town. Some people think that the ancient town's Jiangnan village style is preserved well, but more netizens think that this ancient town is becoming more and more homogenized and has no meaning. Do you know Ningbo's ancient town scenic area? How do you think the scenery is like? The ticket for Front Town Ancient Town is 70 RMB, do you think it's worth it? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.
