This is one of the must see temples around Ningbo. The complex is beautifully restored. It is very easily accessible either with a taxi or a bike. Try not to come on the weekend as it gets very busy. There are several beautiful shrines and a reservoir on the hill just behind the temple. Most visitors just stay in the temple complex proper. There is a small door at the back of the temple that leads into the forest. The path is a bit steep at first, but once you get on top of the hill it is relatively flat. This is a start of a hiking trail and if you feel fit (or feel like mountain biking), you will see some really incredible places.

Very calm and peaceful place. Great for photo shooting. Quick walk 15 to 30 minutes. Enjoying the place - 2+ hours.

Temple of King Ashoka(Āyùwāng Sì) is a Buddhist vihara located in Yinzhou District of Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. The Temple of King Ashoka occupies a building area of 23,400-square-metre (252,000 sq ft) and the total area including vihara lands, forests and mountains is over 124,100-square-metre (1,336,000 sq ft). Along the central axis are the Shanmen, Free Life Pond, Four Heavenly Kings Hall, Mahavira Hall, Hall of Sarira, Dharma Hall and Buddhist Texts Library. There are over 625 halls and rooms on both sides, including Guru Hall, Cheng'en Hall, Bell tower, Drum tower, Abbot Hall, Monastic Dining Hall, Monastic Reception Hall and Meditation Hall.

One of the largest temples of this town. During spring time you can see a lot of bamboo seller across the streets. There are also turtle sellers. I don’t recommend buying the turtles unless for food, because they are actually a Brazilian invasive breed. They also sell fish food so you can feed the koi fish here. I find this place friendly, but my friend says he dislikes it here because the monks here seem to be constantly pushing them to buy accessories/candles.

It is great to know that chinese have a temple dedicated to one of the greatest emperor of ancient India. Ashoka the great is known as one of the greatest emperors in history who turned an Indian religion buddhism into the world religion. My heartful respect to chinese desciples. 🙏

This a great place here in Ningbo China.

It’s a pleasant surprise to know this one.

This is a good place for shopping and people-watching. There is a supermarket as well as all shops offering the major global brands and a number of local ones. There are also plenty of cafés, restaurants, and eateries catering to all types of tastes and offering a variety of culinary options. If crowds are not your thing, do not come here on the weekend.

This place is one of the famous place in Ningbo for shopping. You can find many goods from all over the world. Ningbo has the latest subway system and you can come this place with ease.

This is great place to shop global fashion brands. However, restaurants around this area is expensive and unpalatable. Find a better place.

Tianjin Square is a large open air shopping district. Very modern, clean and new. You can find many famous fashion labels here. The area feels very premium and as one would expect the restaurants are somewhat on the expensive side. If you're looking for a slice of historical Ningbo, this may not be the place for you. However it's a great place to walk around and appreciate the city lights at night.

Wonderful sunset view and evening time along the river side

It is a huge open air shopping mall. Nice to walk around in the evening. Many international brands shops. Quite a few mobile phone shops for those looking for the latest phone gadgets. Some restaurants are spread out on the side streets.

It was the first international square of Ningbo and it still maintains some historical charm. The water fountain was once the Asia's biggest and it was magnificent to watch it dance with music as a child.

This temple is located 1 hour away from the city by public bus. It’s atop a hill. The temple is beautiful and well-maintained. Not crowded - worth to have a quiet time while watching beautiful scenery.

Quite a bit of hike to get to the temple from the bottom! It was a temple without a single nail but the nails had to be added eventually to preserve the building.

Temple from 1103AD. A must see.

(Translated by Google) Baoguo Temple (also known as Baoguo Zen Temple) is a Buddhist temple with a long history in China, located in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. Built in the Tang Dynasty, this temple is one of the famous Buddhist temples in Ningbo and one of the important cultural relics protection units in Ningbo City. (Original) 保國寺（又稱保國禪寺）是中國一座歷史悠久的佛教寺廟，位於浙江省寧波市區內。這座寺廟建於唐朝，是寧波地區著名的佛教寺院之一，也是寧波市的重要文物保護單位之一。

(Translated by Google) It is a wooden building with a history of nearly a thousand years in southern China. Although most of it has been rebuilt, the wisdom of the ancestors can still be seen in the exhibition hall. (Original) 是中國南方有進千年歷史的木造建築，雖然現在大部分都是重建的，但在展示廳當中仍可ㄧ窺當年先人的智慧。

(Translated by Google) Although it did not reach the country, it still saved itself. It is definitely the appearance of Buddha. It is the best-preserved wooden structure of the Northern Song Dynasty south of the Yangtze River for a full 1010 years. No one has this kind of luck. One in a million, especially the fate of the upright Baosheng Temple, is in heaven and earth. There are only a handful of existing buildings south of the Yangtze River whose main beam structure is from the Northern Song Dynasty. In addition to the main hall of Baoguo Temple, there are only the main hall of Mei'an in Zhaoqing, Guangdong, the main hall of Hualin Temple in Fuzhou, and the Sanqing Hall of Yuanmiao Temple in Putian, Fujian. The expanded waist eaves in the Qing Dynasty look disgusting, but they also have advantages. One is that it is equivalent to adding a waterproof cover to block wind and rain, and the outer brackets are protected. Secondly, the walls of the original hall were demolished with the coat, so that the complete wooden structure could be seen through, which is unique in the country. (Original) 虽然没保到国也保住了自己，绝对是佛祖显灵，长江以南保存最完好的北宋木构，整整1010年。这运气也是没谁了，万里挑一，尤其和甪直的保圣寺的命运天上地下。长江以南现存主体梁架结构为北宋的建筑也屈指可数，除了保国寺大殿，就只有广东肇庆梅庵大殿，福州华林寺大殿以及福建莆田元妙观三清殿了 清代扩建的腰檐看着很恶心，但也有好处，其一相当于加了个防水套，遮挡了风雨，外斗拱都保护了。其二有了外套拆除了原大殿墙壁，这样可以透视完整的木构，全国独一无二。

(Translated by Google) Baoguo Temple is located at the foot of Lingshan Mountain in Hongtang Town, Jiangbei District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, 15 kilometers away from the urban area. It was built during the reign of Emperor Shizu of the Eastern Han Dynasty and was originally named Lingshan Temple. This is the predecessor of Baoguo Temple. The temple was destroyed in the fifth year of Huichang in the Tang Dynasty and rebuilt in the first year of Guangming (880). Emperor Xizong Li Xuan gave it a plaque with the name "Baoguo Temple", and it was later renamed Baoguo Temple. Baoguo Temple is not world-famous for its religious temples, but for its stunning architectural craftsmanship. The Main Hall (also known as the Wuliang Hall) in the temple is one of the oldest and best-preserved wooden structures south of the Yangtze River. It contains the Main Hall, the Heavenly King's Hall, the Sutra Building of the Tang Dynasty, the Guanyin Hall, and the Pure Land Pond. The ancient building complex of Baoguo Temple covers an area of ​​13,280 square meters, with a construction area of ​​7,000 square meters and 28 hectares of natural forest outside the temple. In March 1961, it was announced by the State Council as one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. [1] In 2013, it was rated as a national AAAA tourist attraction. During the reign of Emperor Shizu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the son of the hussar general Zhang Yi lived in seclusion in Lingshan, and his later residence was used as a temple. According to "Temple Chronicles", during the reign of Emperor Shizu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhongshu Lang Zhang Qifang, the son of General Zhang Yi, lived in seclusion in Lingshan. His rear residence became a temple, which was first named Lingshan Temple. This was the predecessor of Baoguo Temple. During the reign of Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty, Lingshan Temple was abandoned. From the second to the fifth year of Huichang reign of Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty (842-845), the government ordered the demolition of temples and ordered monks and nuns to return to secular life. According to statistics, more than 4,600 large temples and more than 40,000 small temples were demolished at that time. Lingshan Temple was abolished during this extermination campaign. In the first year of Guangming reign of Tang Dynasty, the temple was restored and named Baoguo Temple. In the first year of Guangming in the Tang Dynasty (880), monk Ke Gong of Guoning Temple in Ningbo, at the request of the benefactor, went to Chang'an to write to the court, requesting the restoration of the temple, and was approved. Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Xuan, granted him the title of Baoguo Temple. The buildings of Baoguo Temple when it was founded in the Tang Dynasty have not survived to this day. When Baoguo Temple was founded in the Tang Dynasty, it was not large in scale. Coupled with the slow development of Buddhism in the late Tang Dynasty and the unsatisfactory social objective conditions, the temple buildings have not survived to this day. In the fourth year of Dazhong Xiangfu reign of Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty (1011), Dexian "returned to Lingshan and saw that the (Baoguo) temple had been destroyed. He touched his hands and sighed, and couldn't bear to go because of the grass." From then on, he became the abbot of the temple and ushered in the first revival of Baoguo Temple. During the Shaoxing period of Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty (1131-1161), monk Zhongqing built the Dharma Hall. Monk Zongpu dug a pure land pond and planted four-color lotuses. At that time, Zhongqing and Zong Hao also built the Sixteenth View Hall in the west of the Dharma Hall, which was later abandoned. Of these construction projects during the Southern Song Dynasty, only the Pure Land Pond remains today. The location of the Dharma Hall still exists, but the building has been rebuilt several times. In the first year of Zhiping reign of Emperor Yingzong of the Song Dynasty (1064), the official granted it the title of "Jingjinyuan", indicating that it already had a certain status among the Buddhist temples at that time. In the sixth year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty, Guichou monk Qingyin rebuilt the ancestral hall and changed its name to Yuntang. During the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty (1488-1505), Qingyin Hall was built and later abandoned. During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty (1522-1566), the main hall was rebuilt. During the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty (1628-1644), the foundation of Yun Hall was expanded and renamed Xuanlanzhai. There were two verandas next to it and a photo hall in front. He was deposed in the first year of Qianlong. In the Ming Dynasty, Yingxun Tower was built in the west of Daxiong Hall. Later abandoned. A gatehouse was built in the northeast corner of Daxiong Hall, which was later abandoned. In the 23rd year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1684), Seng Xianzhai and Jing'an rebuilt the main hall, "pulling out the two wings of the parade, enlarging the double eaves, and installing new appearances of Arhats and gods." At the same time, they rebuilt the Dharma Hall and the Hall of Heavenly Kings. Stone railings were erected around the Pure Land Pond. Yan Jing, the imperial censor of the Qing Dynasty and Ming Dynasty, filled in the four characters "Yibi Han Kong" for the Pure Land Pond. In the fifty-fourth year of Kangxi's reign (1715), the abbot Xianzhai "worked hard on the doves and materials, cultivated the defects and made up for the defects, and within a few years it was beautiful." In the tenth year of Qianlong's reign (1745), Seng Wei'an and Tizhai "removed beams, replaced columns, erected frames and planted couplets" in the main hall, and rebuilt the Tianwang Hall. In the first year of Jiaqing (1795), the main hall was rebuilt and the statues of Arhats and gods were remodeled. In the 13th year of Jiaqing (1808), the bell tower was moved to the east of the main hall. In the 15th year of Jiaqing (1810), a new Drum Tower was built in the west of the main hall. In the second year of Xuantong (1910), the Tianwang Hall and the East Guest Hall were destroyed by fire. In the third year of Xuantong, Seng Yizhai was rebuilt. In the 20th year of the Republic of China (1913), Seng Yizhai built a five-room sutra collection building (the lower floor is a Dharma hall) and a ten-room guest room building on the west side. Teachers and students of Nanjing Institute of Technology discovered this ancient building during the national cultural relics survey in 1954, and it was later verified by Professors Chen Congzhou and Liu Dunzhen that it was a Northern Song Dynasty building. (Original) 保国寺位于浙江宁波市江北区洪塘镇的灵山之麓，距市区15公里，始建于东汉世祖时期，初名灵山寺，此即保国寺的前身。唐会昌五年寺宇被毁，广明元年（880年）重建，僖宗李儇赐“保国寺”匾额，此后改名为保国寺。 保国寺并不是以其宗教寺庙闻名于世，而是因为精湛绝伦的建筑工艺令人叹为观止。寺内的大雄宝殿（又称无梁殿），是长江以南最古老、保存最完整的木结构建筑之一，存有大雄宝殿、天王殿、唐代经幢、观音殿、净土池等殿宇古迹。 保国寺古建筑群占地面积13280平方米，建筑面积7000平方米，寺外28公顷自然山林。1961年3月被国务院公布为第一批全国重点文物保护单位。[1]2013年被评定为国家AAAA级旅游景区。东汉世祖时骠骑将军张意之子隐居于灵山，后舍宅为寺。据《寺志》载：东汉世祖时骠骑将军张意之子中书郎张齐芳隐居于灵山，后舍宅为寺，初名灵山寺，此即保国寺的前身。 唐武宗时，灵山寺被废。唐武宗会昌二年至五年（842年－845年），官府便下令拆毁寺宇，勒令僧尼还俗。据统计当时拆毁大寺四千六百余所，小寺四万余所。灵山寺在这次灭法活动中被废。唐广明元年复寺，并赐名保国寺。唐广明元年（880年），宁波国宁寺僧可恭，应施主之要求，前往长安上书朝廷，请求复寺，获得批准，唐僖宗李儇赐额保国寺。 保国寺在唐创建之时的建筑至今未能存留。保国寺在唐创建之时，规模不大，再加上唐代晚期佛教发展缓慢，社会客观条件不够理想，寺院建筑未能存留至今。 宋真宗大中祥符四年（1011年）德贤“复过灵山，见（保国）寺已毁，抚手长叹，结茅不忍去”。由此出任寺院住持，迎来了保国寺的第一次中兴。 宋高宗绍兴年间（1131年－1161年）僧仲卿建法堂。僧宗普开凿净土池、栽四色莲花。当时仲卿与宗浩还曾建十六观堂，在法堂西，后废。南宋时期的这些建设项目保留至今的只有净土池。法堂位置犹存，但建筑已几经重建了。 宋英宗治平元年（1064年）官方曾赐“精进院”额，表明它在当时的佛教寺院中已有一定地位。 明弘治六年癸丑僧清隐重建祖堂，更名云堂。 明弘治年间（1488年－1505年）建清隐堂，后废。 明嘉靖年间（1522年－1566年）重修大殿。 明崇祯年间（1628年－1644年）僧豫庵扩云堂基，更名玄览斋，旁设两庑、前架照厅。乾隆元年废。 明时建迎熏楼在大雄殿西。后废。在大雄殿东北隅建关房，后废。 清康熙二十三年（1684年），僧显斋、景庵重修大殿，“前拔游巡两翼，增广重檐，新装罗汉诸天等相”，同时重修法堂、天王殿。于净土池四周立石栏杆，清前明御史颜鲸为净土池填“一碧涵空”四字。 康熙五十四年（1715年），住持显斋“鸠工庀材，培偏补陷，未数年而奂仑备美”。乾隆十年（1745年）僧唯庵、体斋对大殿“移梁换柱，立磉植楹”，并重修天王殿。嘉庆元年（1795年）重修大殿，改装罗汉诸天等相。 嘉庆十三年（1808年）移建钟楼于大殿东。嘉庆十五年（1810年）新建鼓楼在于大殿西。 宣统二年（1910年）天王殿、东客堂毁于火。宣统三年，僧一斋重建。 民国二十年（1913年）僧一斋建藏经楼五间（下层为法堂）及西侧客房楼屋十间一弄。 1954年全国文物普查时南京工学院师生发现此古建筑，后经陈从周、刘敦桢教授核实为北宋建筑。

Only moderately interesting. The museum is nicely done, but there's not a lot there, and walking around the site itself is underwhelming and infested with mosquitoes.

Very historical and makes you think but pretty boring really.

(Translated by Google) Understand ancient human life and culture (Original) 認識古代人类生活文化

(Translated by Google) Japanese rice (Japonica rice) is the same as the rice grown here in Kawamado. Around 10,000 BC, when the East China Sea was still a plain, the same people are thought to have cultivated rice in paddy fields; I feel a sense of familiarity. Unfortunately, the museum is deserted with few visitors. (Original) 日本の米（ジャポニカ米）は、ここ河姆渡の米と同じである。東シナ海が未だ平原であったBC.10,000年頃、同じ民族が水田で稲を栽培していたと思われるが、その時代から数千年の時を経た河姆渡遺跡だが、彼らは同族であったと思われ、親近感を覚える。博物館は残念ながら訪問客も少なく閑散としている。

(Translated by Google) The route is very difficult to walk. . . . It feels so remote. . . But I am more interested in archeology, so I finished the visit with great interest. (Original) 路线非常不好走。。。。感觉好偏僻哦。。。但是本人对考古比较感兴趣，所以还是兴致勃勃地参观完了

(Translated by Google) Prehistoric Site Park (Original) 史前遺址公園

(Translated by Google) If you love your hometown, you must have five stars (Original) 爱家乡，非五星不可

Robert Fortune used visit this temple frequently during the 1840s

(Translated by Google) Millennium Buddhist Temple (300 AD) (Original) 千年佛寺(公元300年)

(Translated by Google) I have visited many beautiful temples all over China, but this temple has a completely special energy that I haven't experienced elsewhere. I have been coming here since 2006, and I love to come here every time I visit my Chinese family. I have visited many beautiful temples across China, but this temple has a unique energy that I have not experienced anywhere else. I started coming here in 2006 and I love coming here every time I visit my Chinese family. (Original) I have visited many beautiful temples all over China, but this temple has a completely special energy that I haven't experienced elsewhere. I have been coming here since 2006, and I love to come here every time I visit my Chinese family. 我曾经游览过中国各地的许多美丽寺庙，但这座寺庙有一种独特的能量，我在其他地方没有体验过。我从2006年开始来这里，每次我访问我的中国家人时，我都喜欢来这里。

Best barbecue in ningbo and excellent service

Nice place. All the hungriest Ningboers gather here. Best caperinas in town.

Best damn barbecue in the city!!!

I don't think this is halal restaurant, even they claim halal. The owner is Indian Hindu. They also serve alcohol in the restaurant.

Not bad

(Translated by Google) Delicious. Price is ok. English speaking and more than just pizza and pasta, great ambiance and professional. Excellent Italian restaurant with very good wines. Top in China. 😉 (Original) Super lecker. Preis ist ok. Englischsprachig und mehr als nur Pizza und Pasta, tolles Ambiente und professionell. Klasse italienisches Restaurant mit sehr guten Weinen. Top in China. 😉

Yummy

Nicely decorated, great pieces of music and delicious meal.

This restaurant has clearly changed management along with the menu, I had a very poor experience hear, would avoid at all costs.

poor food , not good hygiene in thecresturant,

Excellent

(Translated by Google) Excellent for spending an Italian evening. Run by a Brescian family (Original) Ottimo per passare una serata italiana. Gestito da famiglia bresciana

(Translated by Google) Great location (Original) ロケーションが素晴らしい

(Translated by Google) good (Original) 還行