Graceful Hill and Lake under the Setting Sun
"Graceful Hill and Lake under the Setting Sun" is located in the Dongqian Lake Scenic Spot. The lake is decorated by a graceful hill in the southeast, and thus the hill is surrounded by water from three directions. The clear water and the elegant hill make the whole scene very graceful, especially at dusk when the image of a tower on the hill reflects in the lake under the setting sun.
Xufu Cliff Waterfall
7.5km to the northwest of the Xuedou Temple in the Xuedou Mountain Scenic Spot stands a perilous cliff from which the waterfall, 142 meters high, rushes down. A huge stone stretches out from the mouth of the cliff. It's said that it is here that an immortal riding a mallard slowly flied to the heaven. Therefore the cliff is called the Xufu (Slowly Flying with Mallard) Cliff. The water rushes quickly along the wall of the cliff accompanied with the thunderous sound, splashing into all the directions.
Huangcheng Beach of Shipu
Covering a distance of 1.8km, the Huancheng Beach is located in Shipu, the famous fishing harbor of the Xiangshan Byland in Ningbo. The slope here is very gentle and the sand here clean and soft just like the silk. When the tide is rising, white breakers leap skywards accompanied with the thunderous roar. Endowed with the winding coast, the jagged rock, Huancheng Beach is really a nice place for travel, vacation and entertainment.
Siming Lake
Located in the northwest of the Liangnong Town of Yuyao in Ningbo, the Siming Lake, an artificial reservoir, covers an area of 20 square km. In the center of the lake surrounded by hills in all directions, stand a lot of small islands. In warm and sunny weather, lots of water birds fly above the lake. Among the small islands, the largest one shapes like a white rabbit. In the night with shining moon, the whole scene looks as if a jade rabbit were worshipping the moon. Moreover, all the islands are covered with luxuriant trees such as pine trees, bamboo, tea trees, and plum trees.
Spring of the Tingxia Lake
Located at the southern slope of the Xuedou Mountain, the Tingxia Lake is a large reservoir covering an area of 5.9 square km. The curling bank of the lake, the perilous gorge and the graceful valley, the image of the cliff and peak reflected by the water and the mist surrounding the mountain altogether form a poetic and picturesque natural scene.
Fishing-boats in the Sunset Glow
Located in the Yinjia Bay to the north of the Dongqian Lake Scenic Spot, the scenery shows a small harbor in which many fishing boats berth. When dusk falls, the glittering light of the fishing boats above the water of the bay forms a unique scene.
Miaogo Terrace
About 500 meters to the south of the Xuedou Temple in Xikou, at an elevation of 396 meters, there is the Miaogao Peak on which lies the Pingru Terrace covering an area of 350m2. on the Pingru Terrace stands a set of natural stone chairs called the Yanzuo Stone, which is covered by thick branches of green pine trees and camphor trees. Leaning on the railing in the Miaogao Terrace and gazing into the distance, you can enjoy the graceful view consisting of peaks and hills at different distances, terraced fields and the green and clear lake under the pavilion surrounded by lots of peaks. It is the best scenery of the Xuedou Mountain, even Jiang Jieshi chose here to build private villa.
Songlan Mountain Beach
The Songlan Mountain Beach is a provincial tourist spot for vacation, in which the coast takes a winding course, the reef stands like a forest, and the wave beats the shore mightily. The sand here is so soft, the sea here is so blue and the beach is thus well endowed with sunshine, waves and sands. What a lovely place for travel, vacation and entertainment in summer!
Yancang Mountain
Running from the east to the west, the Yancang Mountain is located in Ninghai County of Ningbo at an elevation of 604 meters. The imposing mountain ornamented with so many streams and waterfalls presents the tourist a typically peaceful and fresh environment. Being endowed with the Luck Temple and other historical relics, the Yancang Mountain is always regarded by the local people as a nice place.
Yushan Five Tiger Rock
The Yushan Five Tiger Rock is located in the Xiangshan County in the south of Ningbo. The Yushan Archipelago is composed of the South Yushan and the North Yushan, among which the North Yushan, surrounded by blue sea, ornamented with strange rock, is more graceful. When standing on it looking far into the distance, you can hardly tell the sky from the sea for the two, being the same blue, seem to be joined together, even the cloud and the seagull among them become small and indistinguishable. The whole scene looks like the fairyland of Penglai in the Chinese legends. The Five Tiger Rock, also called "Perching on the Mouth of the Tiger", on the Yushan Archipelago is full of power and grandeur. In the southeast of the archipelago, there is a bay on which stands an embankment. Inside the bay, small fishing-boats flow leisurely on the sea, and fishes swim freely in the water, which can be seen very clearly. Once the sunsets, the rising moon accompanied with the shinning star and the glittering boat light weaves a charming view. In addition, there are also other natural views such as the Immortal Bridge, Double Tower Reflected by the Sea, Sheer Cliff and Green Waterfall, and the Fishing on the Boat, etc.
Qianzhang Cliff Waterfall
400 meters to the west of the Yushu Pavilion of the Xuedou Mountain lies the perilous Qianzhang Cliff. The Qianzhang Cliff Waterfall pours from the mouth of the Qianzhang Cliff forming a large flow of water. When stopped by the stone stretching out in the middle of the cliff, the sprays of water fly in all directions like the beads of a curtain dropping onto the earth or like the flying snowflakes. The pond formed with the waterfall is always clear, green and cool. The drop in elevation of the waterfall reaches up to 128 meters. It was granted the name "East Zhejiang Waterfall" by Zhao Heng, Emperor Zhenzong of Northern Song Dynasty.