Tengtou Village

Tengtou Village, located between Fenghua and Xikou, 27 kilometers away from Ningbo City, is famous as an eco-tourism attraction. It features in the virescence projects of eco-agriculture, stereoscopic agriculture along with blue sky and fresh water.

This village has become a unique eco-tourism spot and is well known all over the world. It is well installed with 500 accommodation capacity as well as 1,000 seating capacity for dinner. A lot of different kinds of meeting rooms cater to the various requirements of tourists.

Tengtou Village is listed NO.6 in China's Top Influential Villages. Also, it was listed by the United Nations among the "Global Ecological Habitats 500". Locals are engaged in tourism and agricultural production. They plant trees to improve the agro-ecological environment. The woods and orchards are echoing with the chirping of birds.
 

Why Visit Tengtou Village

Tengtou village has many innovative achievements in ecological agriculture, green building and environmental protection technology. In the aspect of ecological agriculture, Tengtou Village has adopted a circular economy model, which organically combines agricultural production, agricultural product processing, waste disposal and other aspects, realizing efficient utilization and recycling of resources.

In the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, Tengtou Village, as the only village in the "Best Urban Practice Area", showed the world the elegance of China's new countryside.
 

What to See at Tengtou Village

Bridge

The bridge is one of the landmarks of Tengtou Village. At day, you can stand on the bridge and enjoy the surrounding views of the bridge. At night, you can enjoy the night view of the bridge. And this bridge is one of the favorite bridges of the local people, they will gather here and communicate with each other at the bridge.
 

Water City Wall

Water City Wall is one of the representatives of Tengtou Village. The Water City Wall is composed of a pavilion and three walls. The Water City Wall is 21 meters tall. And there are four dragon heads on the left and right of the wall. In the rainy season, there will be water running out of the dragon heads, which is spectacular. There are twelve statues of the 12 Chinese zodiac signs. Each tourist can find his/her zodiac sign and take photos. At night, the lights of the Water City Wall are on, which make the Tengtou Village more attractive.
 

Tengtou Pavilion

The Tengtou Pavilion is an ancient building at the Tengtou Village. At the second floor of the Tengtou Pavilion, you can enjoy the scenery of the Tengtou Village. In summer, you can have a rest at the Tengtou Pavilion to avoid the heat.
 

Things to Do at Tengtou Village

Tengtou Village well combines the inter-communication of human and culture. Also, it adheres to the layout-planning principles of the villages along with ancient gardens. The humanistic scenery in harmony together with the natural one plays a concert which shows the idyllic life.

Some interesting areas include Thousand Fishes Park, Miniascape Garden, Fountain Square, Pigeon Square, the Breeding Base,the General Woods, the Ornamental Orange Orchard, etc...Here, you can enjoy the fun of picking flowers and share the happiness of good harvest. In addition, some other rural activities can be done, like grinding grains, forking fish as well as making rice cakes; all these will make you indulge in experiencing the primitive country life.
 

Experience the Farming Life

At the Tengtou Village, you can experience the farming life of the local people. You can experience picking strawberry and peach, lifting taro and bamboo shoots. Children and seniors can have fun at the Tengtou Village, and Tengtou Village is suitable for family to travel. Tourists can enjoy the wonderful scenery of the village as well as experience the slow-paced life of the countryside of China.
 

Travel Guide

【Chinese name】: 滕头村
【Best time to visit】: March to October is the best time to visit here, when the weather is cool and comfortable.
【How to get to Tengtou Village using public transportation】: You may take a bus at Ningbo South Bus Station, which will pass by Tengtou Village. You need to tell the driver that you want to get off at Tengtou Village, then he will stop there when the bus arrive.