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Ningbo Chenghuang Temple is popularly called Old Chenghuang Temple. In 1347
Emperor Zhu Yuan Zhang (Ming Dynasty) gave orders to construct Chenghuang
Temple at the Prefecture of Ningbo with a view to bring peace to people
for the prosperity of the country. The whole construction area is 4,700
square meters and it is one of the biggest Chenghuang temples in China.
The style of the construction is the mixture of the best construction from
Ming and Qing dynasties. In Ningbo, it is the first selected tourist attraction
and place for businessmen from different parts of the country and has been
prosperous since Ming Dynasty. Over more than ten years of development or
construction, the temple area now has the street of new temple and old temple,
food city, Guotai handicraft, the Shopping Center of Asia with a planned
area of 100,000 square meters and a construction area of 70,000 square meters.
The temple has become a shopping center of both dining and touring in the
downtown area. |
