Why visit Cixi
Townapedia lists 10 museums and landmarks, 37 parks and trails, 60 places to eat, 15 places to stay and 15 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Tongji Bridge, Cixi Museum, 慈溪市文化馆 and 慈溪市体育中心.
Weather in Cixi
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About Cixi
Cixi, formerly romanized as Tzeki, is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of the sub-provincial city of Ningbo, in northeastern Zhejiang province, China. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,829,488. Its urban agglomeration built-up (or metro) area, largely contiguous with Cixi plus the county-level city of Yuyao, had 3,083,520 inhabitants.
From the Wikipedia article Cixi, Zhejiang (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Cixi on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do15
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3 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks10
Parks, trails and playgrounds37
25 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes60
Starbucks
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 1.0 km
256-262 Hushan Road
Mo-Su 07:30-22:00
Starbucks
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 1.4 km
269-325
Mo-Su 07:30-22:00
Starbucks
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 1.8 km
276 Cibai Road
Mo-Su 07:30-21:30
Luckin Coffee
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 4.6 km
515
Mo-Su 08:00-18:00
Starbucks
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 3.4 km
1449 Xincheng Avenue
Mo-Su 07:30-22:00
Fulu Coffee Flow Coffee
Cafe · 2.1 km
476 Hushan Road
Mo-Su 11:00-20:00
Venom Whisky & Cocktail Bar
Bar and pub · 4.4 km
79-81 Renhe Road
Mo-Su 19:00-02:00
maple night coffee / Fengye Coffee
Cafe · 11.0 km
374-2 Qiye Road
Mo-Su 09:00-21:30
48 more on the map.
History
Cixi was part of the state of Yue in the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 B.C.). The county was set up in the Qin dynasty. At first it was called "Gouzhang" and has been using the name of "Cixi" since the Kaiyuan reign of the Tang dynasty (738 A.D.).
From the History section of Cixi, Zhejiang on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay15
Churches and places of worship18
Shopping31
Gas and EV charging12
Schools, colleges and libraries96
Healthcare16
Map of Cixi
250 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 44 km away.
- Yuyao 17 km southwest, about 17 min by car
- Lianghu 39 km southwest, about 39 min by car
- Shangyu 40 km southwest, about 40 min by car
- Ningbo 44 km southeast, about 44 min by car
- Zhaobaoshan 48 km southeast, about 48 min by car
- Fenghua 60 km south, about 1 h by car
- Shaoxing 67 km west, about 1 h by car
- Haining 67 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Jinshan 73 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Jiaxing 80 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- 海皮岛欢乐世界 - Happy Live Park - 2015.10 - panoramio, rheins, CC BY 3.0
- Tongji Bridge and Shunjiang Building, 2014-08-02 14, Siyuwj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS010-E-7275 - View of China, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- 上林湖景色 - panoramio - 杨志宏, 杨志宏, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 上林湖景色 - panoramio - 杨志宏 (1), 杨志宏, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 上林湖游船 - panoramio, 杨志宏, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 上林湖景色 - panoramio, 杨志宏, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS034-E-38790 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS034-E-38789 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- 上林湖景色 - panoramio - 杨志宏 (2), 杨志宏, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS034-E-38791 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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