Tag: Cycling

Cycling:	Ningbo to Tiantong Temple Bike Ride
Location:	Asia > China > Ningbo > Dongqian Lake > Tiantong Temple
Map:	(see map)

The Bike Ride

How can we get in contact?

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Language(s):	Mandarin
Timezone:	UTC+08:00
Country calling code:	86

What can we see or do there?

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Attractions:	Dongqian Lake, Dongqian Lake East Promenade, Tiantong Temple, Fuquan Mountain Viewpoint, Qinshui Platform (Dongqian Lake), Sanxipu Reservoir
Services:	Giant Bicycle Station 1 (Dongqian Lake), Qinshui Platform Toilet (Dongqian Lake), Sanxipu Reservoir Picnic Spot 1, Sanxipu Reservoir Picnic Spot 2
Shops:	Convenience Supermarket (Dongqian Lake)

What should we know?

Name in local script:	宁波到天通寺骑自行车
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Tour operator(s):	Add Data
Rental operator(s):	Giant Bicycle Station 1
Average time taken:	6 hours
Distance:	70km
From:	Ningbo
To:	Tiantong Temple
Environment type:	forest, hill, lake, mountain, river, stream, woods
Location type:	city, park, rural, town, urban, village
Vehicle type:	bicycle, car, motorbike

How much will it cost us?

Currency:	Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
Ticket type:	Cost:
N/A	FREE
Extras:	Average Cost:
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How can we get there?

Coordinates:	29.79298, 121.78924
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Start location:	Corner of Jine Road and Yinzhou Avenue
End location:	Corner of Jine Road and Yinzhou Avenue
Route:	Starting at the south-eastern corner of The University of Nottingham Ningbo at the junction of Jine Road and Yinzhou Avenue, head southeast along Yinzhou Avenue for about 2km until you come to a right turning down Xinning Cross Road. The traffic at this part of the journey can be quite heavy with trucks, so stick to the cycle lanes. Follow this road south towards the mountains in the distance and after about 5.5km you’ll come to a large crossroads and here you’ll need to take a left down Mingzhou Avenue. Follow this road east for another 5km and you’ll come to a cross junction just before Dongqian Lake. Here you’ll want to take a right onto the S71 which will take you anti-clockwise around the lake.
(continued)	Sticking to the cycle lanes, follow this road beyond the water park and alongside the lake. You’ll probably want to cross onto the lakeside cycle path that appears somewhere near to the Qinshui Platform and follow this away from the S71. This is where you’ll start heading inland. Follow this road for about 20 minutes, most of which is uphill – although only the end offers up anything too challenging for someone with a good enough bike (it’s also not too far to walk). You’ll pass theFuquan Mountain Viewpoint fairly shortly before it’s an exhilarating and picturesque 20-minutes downhill through the mountains, with a left turn back onto the coastal cycle path just after the small town shop Convenience Supermarket on your right. This is the way you will return later.
(continued)	Instead of taking this left turn, continue on up this road towards Tiantong Temple which is still a good 15km away. You’ll have to pass up and down a couple of mountains, but the area is picturesque and quiet, especially around Sanxipu Reservoir. The only time you’ll need to turn off this road is just after this reservoir, where you’ll come to a t-junction and need to take a left up and over the hill through the bamboo forest. When you come down, you’ll hit the main road at which point you’ll need to just go straight for another 2km or so to the temple and Ticket Office. It’s signposted after a while, so you can’t really miss it.
(continued)	Instead of taking this left turn, continue on up this road towards Tiantong Temple which is still a good 15km away. You’ll have to pass up and down a couple of mountains, but the area is picturesque and quiet, especially around Sanxipu Reservoir. The only time you’ll need to turn off this road is just after this reservoir, where you’ll come to a t-junction and need to take a left up and over the hill through the bamboo forest. When you come down, you’ll hit the main road at which point you’ll need to just go straight for another 2km or so to the temple and Ticket Office. It’s signposted after a while, so you can’t really miss it.

What else would be good to know?

Wikipedia:	Tiantong Temple
Wikitravel:	Ningbo
Local tourism:	Add Data
Public holidays:	China Highlights
Weather:	AccuWeather (Ningbo)
Emergency service(s):	Add Data
Travel advisories:	UK Government

Top Descriptions

This route is an extension of the the Ningbo to Dongqian Lake Bicycle Loop 2 that leads you to the impressive Tiantong Temple. At 70km, it’s not the shortest of routes around, but aside from a couple of low-mountain passes it’s not too hard for any prepared person with a bike (and GPS).

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Top Tips

Some portions of this journey, especially those closest to Ningbo, can be a little hectic with traffic and trucks. There are bike lanes that cover most the journey to and around Dongqian Lakehowever, so make full use of them. Once at the lake itself, things mostly quieten down.

It’s advisable to have your own bicycle on this route instead of using one of the city bicycle apps such as Mobike or Easybike.

There are facilities at the Qinshui Platform Toilet should you need to use them, and in other locations around the lake.

It’s possible to rent bicycles at the Giant Bicycle Station beside the lake. This centre can probably fix up your bike too should you need help.

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