Mt. Laoshan

Facing the Yellow Sea, Mt. Laoshan is located to the east of Qingdao. This tall and majestic mountain is famous for its marvelous mountainous scenery and coastal landscape. It also holds significant importance in Taoism. Mt Laoshan is the most recognized mountain of all mountains on the coast of China. Thus it is a must to see when traveling in Qingdao.

As the only mountain rises by the sea among all famous Chinese mountains, the Lao Mountain of Qingdao is the main mountain range of Shandong Peninsular. Its main peak, Jufeng Peak, 1132.7 meters above the sea level, is celebrated as the highest peak in China along the coastline. Surrounded by an 87-kilometer coastline, Mt. Laoshan offers marvelous spectacle on the sea with majestic peaks, precipitous gorges, limpid waters, fancy clouds and the beautiful sea with 18 islets.

 

Being a famed Taoist mountain in China, Laoshan Mountain once had 72 Taoist temples housing thousands of Taoist priests in its hey day in the history. Legend has it that Qin Shi Huang (259-210B.C. the first emperor of Qin Dynasty), Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty (156-87B.C.) once came to Lao Mountain to seek for immortality; moreover, the famous Taoist Kiu Chang Chun and Zhang Sanfeng (the Tai-chi Master) were once cultivated Taoism in Mount Laoshan. Most of the temples were destroyed while the Taiqing Temple is the largest reserved and the oldest one in Laoshan today.

Inscribed a national 5A scenic area, the Laoshan Mountain mainly includes scenic areas of Jufeng (Ju Peak, the summit of Lao Mountain), Liuqing (the best site for sea view), Taiqing (the most famous Taoist temple in Laoshan), Qipanshi (with great Buddhist features), Yangkou (beach resort), Beijiushui (gorge scenery of waters and peaks), and Hualou Peak (with granite laying style).

We choose two of them to give you a brief introduction. Jufeng Peak is the highest as well as the most precipitous peak in Laoshan Mountain, it has a height of 1132.7 meters. It is famous for three wonders, the sea of clouds, the morning sun and the colorful “fireballs” over the clouds. In particularly, the wonder of the morning sun was considered the top of 12 Laoshan Mount Scenes. Moreover, the Ju Peak is said one of the best sites for the earliest sun rising in China.

Hualou Peak is a square stone peak with a height of over 30 meters. Consisting of layer upon layer rocks and prominent just like a Huabiao (ornamental columns erected in front of palaces or tombs), the peak also called Huabiao Peak. It is one of the Three Bizarre Stones in Mount Laoshan, and was said to have close relationship with the Tai-chi Master

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