An overview of the beautiful scenery of Yantai: Ten landscapes that are astonishing to the heavens
1. Penglai Pavilion
Penglai is known as a fairyland. It is said that Penglai, Yingzhou, Abbot It is the place where the three immortals in the sea live. Since ancient times, it has been the place where Emperors of Qin and Han Dynasty sought immortality and visited medicine.
The widely circulated Chinese legend of "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" originated from this. According to legend, Lu Dongbin, Tieguaili, Zhang Guolao, Han Zhongli, Cao Guojiu, He Xiangu, Lan Caihe, Han Xiangzi The eight immortals, after getting drunk in Penglai Pavilion, relied on their respective treasures to ride the waves and cross the ocean, leaving behind a beautiful legend that "the eight immortals crossed the sea and each showed his abilities".
The world-famous Penglai Pavilion is located on Danya Mountain near the sea in the north of Penglai City. Penglai Pavilion was built in the 6th year of Jiayou in the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 1061). It is also known as the "Four Famous Towers in China" together with Yellow Crane Tower, Yueyang Tower and Tengwang Pavilion. Penglai Pavilion is perched on the top of Danya Mountain, surrounded by clouds and waves, it is so beautiful. It consists of Penglai Pavilion, Tianhou Palace, Longwu Palace, Lu Zu Palace, Sanqing Palace, Amituo Temple and their affiliated buildings to form a large-scale ancient building complex, covering an area of ??18,900 square kilometers. The pavilion is full of literati calligraphy, couplets and stone carvings. The Penglai Water City in the east of the pavilion is one of the earliest ancient military ports in my country. It is surrounded by mountains and controls the sea. It has seaports and military buildings such as water gates, docks, and forts. It is listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit together with Penglai Pavilion. Gexi Tianhengshan, also known as Dengzhou Cape, is the southern starting point of the Yellow-Bohai Sea dividing line. According to legend, it was the place where Tianheng’s five hundred warriors set up camp. It faces the sea to the north and has steep cliffs. The newly built Youtianhengshan Cultural Park, Tianheng Plank Road, Attractions such as the Yellow and Bohai Sea boundary coordinates are famous for their marine parks.
2. Yuhuangding
Yuhuangding is located on a hill in the south of Zhifu District. It is named after the Jade Emperor Temple. When the Jade Emperor Temple was rebuilt in the 19th year of Guangxu’s reign in the Qing Dynasty, it was built by literati Yashi proposed changing its name to Yuhuangding. The red painted gate is engraved with the couplet "Yuxiu Zhongling is not fond of treasures, Huangcong Puyu Mountain shines by itself", which means that the beautiful spirit of nature gathers here, giving birth to all kinds of beautiful jade and gemstones.
The Jade Emperor Temple was first built in the Yuan Dynasty, and was later renovated and expanded during the Ming and Qing dynasties, forming a coordinated building complex. The top of Yuhuang is shaded by pines and cypresses, and the palaces and pavilions look like a delicate and elegant ink painting. Its main buildings include Xiao Penglaifang, Yuhuang Temple and Yuhuang Pavilion. Yuhuangding is also known as "Little Penglai" because of its extraordinary scenery, which is like a fairyland outside the world. Here visitors can enjoy the magnificent scenery of nature and the beauty of Yantai urban area.
3. Kongtong Island
Kongtong Island is located 9.5 kilometers away from the northeastern sea area of ??Zhifu District, Yantai City. It is the largest island in Yantai City, with the main island covering an area of ??0.84 square kilometers. It is a famous maritime scenic spot in Yantai City. There is a crescent-shaped natural bathing beach on the island. The island is surrounded by more than a dozen islands, mainly including Tougu Island, Ergu Island, Sangu Island, and Ma Island.
There are many sea caves on the island. The southwest bay is like a half moon, and the sea is calm; the back shore is steep and rocky, and the water is dangerous; the surrounding islands and reefs are ringed, some like cranes, some like turtles, and Danzi Island is more It is lifelike, dotted with islands and reefs, with weird shapes, ethereal and illusory, "surrounded by water, otherworldly", just like a paradise in the world, which is fascinating.
During the Yuan Dynasty, grain was diverted from the south to the north and maritime transportation boomed. Kongtong Island became a good place for north-south watercraft to shelter from the wind, berth, repair and increase supplies, and a prosperous commercial port. The Kongtong sect was founded during the Qing Dynasty and was the only island that the Qing Dynasty could not rule. Today, Kongtong Island is mainly engaged in fish farming and fishing, and the people on the island live a pastoral life without any competition from the world. The island is rich in seafood resources, rich in sea cucumbers, scallops and other rare sea treasures, making it an ideal place to eat seafood.
4. Kunyu Mountain
Kunyu Mountain Forest Farm is located at the eastern end of the Jiaodong Peninsula, spanning the three districts (cities) of Mouping, Wendeng and Rushan, with a total area of ??71,000 acres. It was established in 1992 by the original It was approved as a national forest park by the Ministry of Forestry and listed as a provincial scenic spot by the provincial government in 1998.
Kunyu Mountain is a famous Taoist mountain with verdant peaks, towering ancient trees, beautiful scenery, quiet environment, and rich natural and cultural landscapes. It is a beautiful scenic spot.
Kunyu Mountain has a vast sea of ????forests, various forest landscapes, a wide variety of plants, and reasonable forest structure. It has now formed a relatively stable forest ecological community, with a forest coverage rate of more than 82%. The forests in the four seasons are rich and colorful, with southern Chinese fir, Northeast Korean pine, larch, American loblolly pine, the largest "living fossil" metasequoia in Shandong, as well as the valuable mandarin wood, Huashan pine, magnolia flower, loblolly tree and thousand-year-old ginkgo, juniper and 300-year-old The Northern Magnolia King, which is 20 years old, has 328 species of woody plants, more than 600 species of herbaceous plants, and 348 species of flowers available for viewing. Through the creation of mixed forests and comprehensive prevention and control, the ecological balance has been promoted. No chemical pesticides have been applied for 25 years and there has been no insect disaster. According to expert appraisal, it has reached the international advanced level.
Kunyu Mountain has an ups and downs topography. It belongs to the Changbai Mountains and the Laoshan Mountains, which are mostly granite. The terrain is complex and changeable, with steep and precipitous mountains, dotted with strange peaks and ravines, and criss-crossed with ravines. The main peak is Taiyunding, with an altitude of 923 meters. In addition to the main peak, there are 72 other peaks, including Dagu, Xiaogu, Jinyingu, Qianggangu, etc., forming a majestic natural landscape lined with strange peaks. Kunyu Mountain is surrounded by mountains, with complex terrain and long and winding valleys, forming a water landscape dominated by streams, waterfalls, clear pools and mountain springs. It lasts all year round and is pollution-free. Jiulongchi Waterfall is truly a fairyland on earth. Due to the special topography, Kunyu Mountain has formed many celestial wonders, the famous ones include "Taiwan Sunrise", "Mountain City Mirage", "Ancient Cave Haze", "Kunyu Pinnacle" and so on. Kunyu Mountain has numerous historical sites, celebrity historical materials, stone inscriptions and other cultural landscapes, such as Yanxia Cave, the birthplace of Quanzhen Religion of Taoism, Wuran Temple, the first ancient temple in Jiaodong, and the nationally famous Yue Gu Temple, Jiulong Pond, Dragon King Temple, The tomb of King Qi and the tomb of Queen Wuyan, the Queen Mother's footbath, and the anti-Japanese heroes in Deshui Cave. In the Yanxia Cave there are imperial edict stele, "bronze stele", Qiu Chuji's handwritten stone inscriptions from the Yuan and Ming dynasties, the Wuran Temple stele in the fourth year of Guanghua reign of Emperor Zhaozong of the Tang Dynasty in the Wuran Temple, and the Wuran Zen Temple stele rebuilt during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, etc. These cultural landscapes are integrated with the natural landscape, further embodying the characteristics of "showy", "ancient", "wonderful", "vulgar" and "secluded", as well as the long history and culture of Kunyu Mountain. Kunyu Mountain has a superior location and convenient transportation. It is 50 kilometers away from Yantai, Weihai City and Laishan Airport, 20 kilometers away from Muping and Wendeng, and 120 kilometers away from Penglai. There are direct buses to Yantai and Muping. In recent years, development efforts have been intensified, and a tourism service system integrating food, accommodation, transportation, travel, shopping and entertainment has been initially formed. There are six guest houses and restaurants, which can accommodate 200 people at a time. At present, five tourist attractions have been launched: Taipingding, Yanxia Cave, Jiulong Pond, Yuegu Hall and Wuran Temple.
5. Zhifu Island
Zhifu Island lies across the sea in the north of the city. It is also called Zhifu Mountain. The main peak is 298 meters high and about 9 kilometers long from east to west. Surrounded by the sea on three sides and connected to the south, it is the largest land-connected island in my country and the most typical in the world. The sunny slopes of Zhifu Island are verdant and picturesque, with rugged rocks on the back and steep cliffs that look like angry King Kong, so Zhifu Mountain is also known as Laoye Mountain. Looking at the entire terrain, Zhifu Island is a natural breakwater in Yantai Harbor, just like a Ganoderma lucidum growing in the vast expanse of blue waves of the Yellow Sea.
The scenery of Zhifu Island is charming. In the surging waves behind the mountain, there is a strange rock that looks like an old woman sitting cross-legged in the water, which is called the "Mother-in-law Rock"; opposite it, there is a rock standing on the sea that looks like a fisherman, which is called the "Eunuch Rock". According to folklore, they were a "couple". It is a pity that this "Eunuch Shi" could not withstand the impact of day and night tides, and had already "hated Jiuquan". Only the lonely "old lady" was left, as if she was waiting for something, and became a major landscape on Zhifu Island. The scene of "Shimen Chunbo" is also charming. The waves surged back at the entrance of the rocky reef, the rapids swirled, and the sound of the waves was like thunder, giving people a sense of shock. The scene of "Zhifu Sunrise" is even more dazzling. When the morning sun bursts out from the vast expanse of waves, looking around, you can see the blue sea shining golden and colorful, and the dangerous rocks covered with clouds. It is colorful and the scene is extremely spectacular. On the sea surface of Zhifu Island, there will occasionally be "mirage" wonders. The illusory pavilions and ethereal Tianchou farmhouses make people feel like they have become immortals.
As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhifu Island was a famous place. Qi Jinggong once visited here to enjoy the scenery; there is the tomb of Qi Kanggong on the top of the mountain; Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty visited Zhifu. At that time, this "island shaking hands with the mainland" had already revealed its unique charm.
The beauty of Zhifu Island lies not only in its scenery, but also in its location.
According to historical records, this place has been a natural port since ancient times; as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Zhuanfu (Zhifu) was known as the five major ports together with Jieshi, Juzhang, Langya and Kuaiji; it became the largest port in northern my country during the Han and Jin Dynasties; after the Tang Dynasty Zhifu has always been an important seaport in my country; after the opening of Yantai, Zhifu's exchanges with overseas countries became more frequent. No wonder some foreigners still only know about Zhifu but not about Yantai.
6. Yunfeng Mountain
Yunfeng Mountain is 305 meters above sea level. From the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, there are 37 carved stones in the past. Zheng Daozhao, the famous calligrapher and governor of Guangzhou in the Northern Wei Dynasty, was famous at home and abroad. In 511 AD, 17 precious inscriptions were left on this mountain, all of which were carved on the steep cliffs in the mountain. The main engraved stones include "The Stele of Duke Zheng Wen", "Poems on Classics", "Poems of Guanhai Tong", etc. In 1998, it was designated as a national key cultural relic protection unit by the State Council. Zheng Daozhao's calligraphy is regarded as the best in regular script and is valuable information for studying the evolution of Chinese characters from official script to regular script. Yunfeng Hall, located in the mountains and forests, was built in 1984. It houses the Yunfeng Mountain Management Office, Zheng Daozhao Memorial Hall, rest rooms, shopping areas, etc. The attraction mainly receives cultural tour groups and receives more than 600 Japanese calligraphy enthusiasts every year. In recent years, domestic calligraphy enthusiasts and local people also often go hiking. From the city, go straight south for 4 kilometers and east for 3 kilometers along Sanlan Road, and you will arrive. The road into the mountain is a cement road with a width of 5.5 meters, leading directly to the Yunfeng large parking lot. Local specialties include Laizhou writing brushes, jade carvings, straw weaving, and seafood such as crabs, prawns, and clams.
7. Yantai Mountain
Yantai Mountain is located at the northeastern end of Yantai City, rising from the seaside, with beautiful water and mountains. The name of Yantai Mountain began in the Ming Dynasty. At that time, in order to prevent Japanese pirates, a beacon platform was built on the top of the mountain. When Japanese pirates invaded, a fire was lit on the platform to warn the people with fireworks, so it was named "Yantai Mountain". Now only the cornerstone of the Langyan pier remains.
Yantai Mountain has now become Yantai Mountain Park. Yantai Mountain is connected to the sea to the north and the land to the south. It is a green gem embedded in Zhifu Bay. The newly built classical castle-style pier lighthouse with a height of more than 40 meters stands gracefully on the peak. It adds color to the famous mountain during the day and guides the giant ship at night. The trees on the mountain are green and green, fresh and elegant, the winding paths lead to secluded places, the red buildings and green houses are quiet and pleasant. On the northern slope of the cliff, huge rocks hang horizontally, shaped like boats. Standing next to a stone, it looks like a sail sailing in the sea and looking south. It feels more real and is truly a "wonder of nature". The rocks at the foot of the mountain are floating out of the sea, and the waves are beating in the wind. The eaves of the wave pavilion are soaring in the sky, and you can play with the waves while leaning over the railing, which is very interesting. At night, when you climb up to see the islands illuminated by harbor lights, the scenery is particularly spectacular.
8. Changdao
There is a string of emerald-like islands in the Bohai Strait between the Shandong Peninsula and the Liaoning Peninsula. This is the fairy mountain on the sea that the Emperors of Qin and Han Dynasty viewed from Danya Mountain in Penglai—— Changdao is also known as Miaodao Islands and Changshan Islands. It is composed of 32 islands, each with its own unique scenery and beautiful legends.
Nanchangshan Island is the largest island among them. There is a huge reef at the northern end of it. She walks like a fisherman holding a baby in her arms, standing on the seaside, looking into the vast sea, looking forward to the return of her husband. It is called "Looking". "Fujiao".
The north and south of Changshan Island are connected by a long dam called Jade Street. It stretches for five kilometers, like a white dragon crossing the sea. Among them, there is a magical story about Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty visiting the general Yuchi Jingde.
Half Moon Bay Park is located at the northern end of Beichangshan Island. It is also called Crescent Bay because of its shape like a crescent moon. It embraces the blue water and is surrounded by green mountains in the north. The most beautiful and charming thing is the more than 2,000-meter-long colorful stone belt on the beach. Each one is as round as jade, as crystal clear as blue, and the colorful ball stones are scattered all over the beach, like pearls everywhere, making people unable to put it down and lingering over it.
Jiuzhangya Park is located in the northwest of Beichangshan Island. Here there are towering cliffs and strange rocks. The shady side faces the sea and faces the waves, and the cold air is strong. The sunny side is bright and springy, but there is a "yin and yang" It means "dawn at dusk". Climbing up to the observation deck of the park, you can have a sweeping view of the sea and cliffs.
Tuoji Island is located in the middle of Changshan Island. It is a world of murals composed of colorful stones. The naturally formed patterns on the thousands of meters of stone walls are colorful and wonderful, which is amazing.
In the west of Beichangshan Island, there are two Black Mountain Islands, large and small, which are veritable snake islands, extremely thrilling and mysterious. What is even more surprising are the five deep claw marks on Daheishan Island and Dragon Claw Mountain.
According to legend, a dragon grabbed half of the mountain and threw it to Lushunkou. The two pieces that fell on the way were Gaoshan Island and Tuoji Island.
Gaoshan Island is located in the north of Daheishan Island. It is the tallest among the 32 islands in Changdao. The island is lined with soaring gulls and strange rocks: there are generals with armor on their heads and wearing battle robes; Sailboats, rock reefs riding the wind and waves, and many more...