The Mount Laoshan scenic spot total area 446 square kilometers, in which long circles the mountain sea cliff line to amount to 87.3 kilometers, the prominent peak height 1,133 meters, mays be called rises suddenly, stands. The Mount Laoshan climate fresh and is moist, the annual mean temperature is 12.6 degree Celsius, the winter average temperature is -0.2 degree Celsius, summer the average temperature is 23 degree Celsius. The Mount Laoshan history is glorious, the historical site gathers together. Far in 140 million year ago cretaceous period early time, the Mount Laoshan namely has formed, five, 6000 ago, the ancients have lived together in this live, have created the bright Longshan culture.

Historical Records of the Eastern Han dynasty Meets sprouts passes on  Nan shi Ming Sengming passes on  and so on to have the record.

Mount Laoshan natural landscape alone natural characteristic. The mountain sea is connected, a sea day color, the grand magnificent sight; In the mountain the group peak towers, the grotesquely-shaped jagged rocks, the level mountain range folds , the wall truncates like the knife, the gorge canyon , in each peak the vivid stone everywhere, differ in thousands of ways, is lifelike; The blue sea boundless, Shan Gaolin is dense, the cloud was mad the meeting and parting, the mist light fluctuates; The sea cliff line windingly winds, or broad lonesome and quiet, the smoke wave is vast, or startled Tao strikes the shore, Gu Yingshan cry.

Mount Laoshan famous spring holy water rich characteristic. The god spring, the saint spring, and so on spring, six second grades springs respectively leads coquettishly; Sound of the tide waterfall, Longtan waterfall and so on famous waterfall each charm. The famous Qingdao beer and Mount Laoshan mineral water depend on this Shui Niangjiu to become.

The Mount Laoshan forest dark green is strongly fragrant, the colored numerous grass cyclopentadiene, in the area only the precious flower has more than 110, some tree age reach as high as for more than 2,500 years. The mountain deep place, spring day Paris green, summer the thick shade blocks out the sun, autumn full valley golden yellow, the severe winter then the eucalyptus fine jade is everywhere colored.

Of the Mount Laoshan by its mountain sea marvelous sight, the profound lonesome and quiet beautiful scenery, "the deity hole dwelling", "the dwelling place of Buddhist immortals luck place" the fine reputation, doubles esteem the king military and political leader, , the famous road eminent monk. Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai has left behind "me in this if in East China Sea, Mount Laoshan meal purple light" famous verse. The Qing Dynasty loose age has written  the fragrant jade >> take Mount Laoshan local scenery as the content,  the Mount Laoshan taoist priests  and so on the masterpiece. In the mountain the Daoist temple temple hut spreads all over, is prosperous when has "the imperial palace eight view 72 huts" saying.

In brief, fresh and moist air, glorious and bright historical culture, the humanities and the natural landscape, constituted the rich connotation which the Mount Laoshan travels.

The Mount Laoshan travels a minute southern line, north the line, the east line, each coarse thread like identical pearl necklace, is establishing contacts the innumerable landscapes (). This article defers to "the Mount Laoshan on first tour" the custom traveling line, introduced in each coarse thread several main landscape (), not and the introduction keeps and so on Mount Laoshan own appreciates. 2nd, basic traveling line (southern line)

Too Cm also called Cm, the native also calls the palace. Is located south the Mount Laoshan foothill old Mr. under the peak, first is near Yellow Sea, boundless, back according to seven peaks, peaks and ridges unexpectedly Xiu, topography quiet and beautiful, the bamboo grove old man is strongly fragrant, the summer natrium cool breeze, the winter separates the new moon to be mad, is known to be "north small Chiangnan".

The Mount Laoshan saying of the bright hole immortal dwelling, handed down the prosperous time to have the imperial palace eight view 72 huts since old times, at the present may counting have 17. According to << too Cm will >> record: Too Cm constructs at west Martial emperor of Han dynasty constructs a Yuan first year (140 B.C.), founds for Jiangxi auspicious state government office Gao Lexian person Zhang Lianfu. Zhang Lianfu, the character is static like, number Leshan, had been born in the Chinese written language emperor nine years, official supreme doctor, latter abandons the duty to become a lay priest. Researches in thorough detail the metaphysics, enters Mount Zhongnanshan to study the magical skill to carry, results in the teacher to proselytize, comes the Mount Laoshan to be positive, shore of near the sea, repairs cogon grass hut, consecrates the big emperor ancestral tablet. Constructs a Yuan three year (138 B.C.), reconstructs the temple, consecrates the Taoist trinity likeness of a god or buddha, the name said "too Cm", this is too Cm the origin, until now already some more than 2,000 years history. The Tang Dynasty last years, east Li Zhexuan tour the Mount Laoshan, also expands the palace room, consecrates three emperors likenesses of a god or buddha, by now, too Cm has begun to take shape. Five generations of ten countries times, handyman in buddhist temple Liu Rezhuo swims to the Mount Laoshan, carries on a time of large-scale restoration to too Cm. The Southern Song Dynasty celebrated a Yuan first year (in 1195), Qiu Chuji came the Mount Laoshan from the elder brother mountain to explain religious doctrine. From this time on, the Mount Laoshan Taoism, raises the world including too Cm, the day ? multitudinously comes to see a famous person with admiration, some live in seclusion in this dives repairs, some write a book and to establish a theory or expound on one’s views in this. If three abundant, Xu Fuyang and so on has cultivated oneself according to religious doctrine in this.

The bright Wanli 13 years to 28 years, too Cm have had struggle a Buddhist monks and Daoist priests. The Buddhist priest gruff mountain master and handyman in buddhist temple Geng Yilan mutually capture too Cm the temple site, the lawsuit continuously projects on the throne room, the lasted more than 10 years, the end to the handyman in buddhist temple wins considers the conclusion. Presently too in front of Cm "sea Qiu seizes the ruins" the stele carving bright Wanli 13 year gruff mountain master to construct sea Qiu Siyu in front of the palace, 28 years emperor issues an imperial decree destroys the temple duplicate palace, is this matter which records.

Too Cm the 30,000 square meters, the floor space is 2,500 square meters. The temple altogether divides three courtyards, respectively sets up the entrance. the palace consecrates "the day official", "the official", "the water official" the three sacred criteria picture; The Taoist trinity palace consecrates "the morals to revere" "Bethlehem Donghua Emperor ", "works the valuable day to revere"; Three emperors palaces consecrate "Fu Hsi", "Shen Nong", "the shaft" three emperors.

Too Cm is towering, outside the courtyard "the main item siberian elm" the other name "the Tang siberian elm", faces upwards for Tang to bless the year Li Zhexuan to plant. In the courtyard the gingko, the copal hand down the tree age to be longer. The Ming Dynasty plants two to bear the iceplant, the luxuriant growth of leaves and branches, each state of the harvest completely spring returns, the flower opens resembles the brocade long, the flowering season reaches for more than three months. The Qing Dynasty famous writer loose age "the fragrant" jade which the center  the fragrant jade >> in records in << Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio >>, "the deep red snow" the story, it is said is in the courtyard a red peony and this incarnation.

outside in the palace courtyard has a water seepage to call the god spring, the water seepage to be chilly , the great drought does not dry up, big waterlogging nonspillable, is the Mount Laoshan first spring.

Ming Xiadong

Ming Xiadong is located the elder brother mountain under the positive Xuanwu peak, is a natural pit hole, originally for an on Cm other courtyard.  < The rubber Australia will >> carries, Ming Xiadong "constructed to Jin Da decides for two years (in 1166)", the hole summit "Ming Xiadong" three characters, handed down for Qiu Chuji the book. The famous road grandson once dived repairs to this. Outside the hole on the cliff inlays engraves the beginning to end which << the grandson is sparse >> carries it to lead a pious life. Yuan Dai constructs in the hole side has "fights the female palace", presents Buddhism. Ming Longqing the year (in 1567 --1572 year) repaired when constructed "the Taoist trinity palace", the end of the Qing constructs "the Goddess of Mercy palace". It is said, here once has had the monk, the road in turn history.

Ming Xiadong the topography is high spaciously, the scenery , faces the corona setting sun, the fog winds around, the multi-colored sunlight  mountain color fluctuates infinitely, usually has "Ming Xiasan " laudatory name, for Mount Laoshan one of 12 scenery.

On Cm is located south the Mount Laoshan the cordillera high mountains, here because enters Shan Yishen, the mist and dust is widely separated by, air fresh, again Singapore uphill under dark green pine Paris green, Xiu lounge, Qingquan the bird, the wonderful stone stands erect, not only joy static, moreover is specially quiet and beautiful.

On Cm is all really said Huashan sends the Daoist temple, is in the Mount Laoshan has a distinctive style "the jungle" the temple. The Taoism "on clear", "under is clear", "Yu Qing" three palaces is called "the Taoist trinity fairyland". "On the clear day outside certainly the rosy cloud, some eight emperors old Mr., transports nine days immortals, but place on Cm also", therefore acquires fame. And further because is symmetrical with too Cm, also is called on the palace, with too Cm, Ming Xiadong with for Mount Laoshan’s southeast main Daoist temple.

On Cm founds to the beginning of Song, originally is Emperor Taizu in Song dynasty Zhao Kuangyin the Buddhist temple which constructs for canopy honorable person Liu Rezhuo, waste collapses to Song Moyi. Yuan Daida the Germany first year, acquired understanding of esoteric teachings greatly teaches hole emblem master Li Zhiming, the dove labor has repaired on Cm.

Around on Cm has two gardens and the leaning courtyard, palace houses 28, the approximately 1,000 square meters. The first palace old offers sacrifice to the Taoist trinity, the latter palace offers sacrifice to Jade Emperor, about the minute offers sacrifice "Cabinet ", "seven really".

On in Qing old trees towering, gingko tree diameter at chest height 2.53 meters, horizontally use bad language on to have three milky burls, is extremely rare, it is said in 1000 Fang Nengchang left. East of the main hall leaning courtyard has a megalith, " the stone", with stone stone Gu in, engraves has Qiu Chuji << the sapphire document >> word. West the palace has the round earthen mound shape arc stone, "boils on together the mountain ", but also engraves has Qiu Chuji to chant Mount Laoshan seven line ju ten, under the stone has , "the saint spring", one of for Mount Laoshan famous springs.

Longtan waterfall

Longtan waterfall other name jade Longtan, the water source comes from the elevation 500 meters days teas to go against with the northern fontanel between the mountain valley. The Jianshui River Chuanshan range, along the road has more collected dozens of mountain streams, gathers jet stream, gallops under, goes against in the platform in high approximately 30 meter cliffs, straight runs out outside several feet; The water circled in flight after the midair several is winding, can synthesize Daoist priest approximately 30 meters, the width approximately 5 meters waterfalls, is falling into under the cliff along 90 cliffs in the blue deep pool. That imposing manner, just like a vigorous jade dragon, summit of from the cliff, mounts the clouds and rides the mist, howls under, strikes in the deep pool the water splash four to splash. The people draw up its shape, takes its, view its color, calls it "the Longtan waterfall", under the waterfall deep deep pool names "Longtan", the waterfall peak "the dragon recites" two official scripts large brush-written Chinese characters, a diameter meter, is the contemporary famous calligrapher yellow seedling in 1981 toured when the Mount Laoshan book. Under the waterfall under the long shape megalith the sharp first tone, the tourist sits under the platform is far may look into the distance from a high place all around the group peak, nearly may look up at "Longtan spurts the rain" the grand scenery.

3rd, basic traveling line (north line)

North nine General Shui Jiangu - - white horse with a black mane camelback - - the Gu - - golden color looks the borax - - to fly the stone - - to fly wind cliff - - Lian Yunya the - - waterfall sound waterfall - - luxuriant bamboo hut

Scenic spottourguide:

North nine water

North nine Shui Jiangu the beginning to the bay, stops to the Mount Laoshan reservoir "the month spigot", span approximately 11 kilometers. This section of gorges valley path winding, the scenery exceptionally is beautiful, Shui Shengsi speaks with absorbing interest the music movement, the both banks strange stone like three-dimensional marvelous decorated corridor, each kind of pavilion approaches sets up nearby two. << The rubber Australia will >> once like this described this belt scenery: "Two mountains clamp, get down have the deep deep pool, Shan Xiuxia is along the way wonderful, the pure running water rigidly adheres , Shui Zuolong recites, Shi Tonghu secludes, the cliff danger stone, strikes the eye all is, the music drawing, has both at the same time". The ancient came this to travel for pleasure, stays behind many has praised the verse, braised ? the population poem to write like this: Nine water water nine tunes, Qu Quchuan glen. Shan Seqing, both banks pine Tao is all around green. A gorge bottom line drawing, strange stone what . Running water from east, a several steps of reply. Road steep running water extension, a revolution of mountain bunch.

Travels for pleasure along northern nine Shui Jiangu, either rides in a carriage the slow line, either advances in great strides wanders about, raises eyes bows the head, far Shan Jinshui, everywhere is the mobile picture, mobile sentiment.

White horse with a black mane camelback

Along the northern nine water lines , the multitudinousscenic spotis along the way eyes cannot take it all in, the white horse with a black mane camelback is enters "water" the first landscape.

Passes through "water" south, gains ground looks, opposite has a high mountain peak in the black Hushan, looks just like a giant camel to hold up the head to the northeast direction to look into the distance from a high place. Out of the ordinary is this camel unexpectedly steadily three camelbacks, perhaps this was in the world is unique. When enters "six water", in eastern part group peak, also appeared a camel, the frontage to the southwest, as if anxiously must "three peaks camels" meet with that head. Continues the vanguard, that camel more reveals the bearing to be uncommon, must as if from the summit straight leap under. But walks to , the scenery suddenly had the change, camel unexpectedly turned the old person which sat respectfully, was pondering with rapt attention, such dignified, such was gentle. However, after passes through several dozens step looks back on again, the gentle old person suddenly turns which arrogantly sets up the peak. Really is "far and near the height is respectively different". Nature can not but make one sigh the clothing.

General peak

Enters "two water", in deep ravine south side obviously Dai Jinkui, the body throws over the golden armor, holds up the head to throw out the chest, powerful ancient times general, this was "general Gu". General under the place mountain peak native is named "the chin. armchair with marble on back". Looks out from the southeast direction, truly likes a pendulum in the summit of a mountain big chair. In but the tourist are many is enters nine water canyons from the western end, saw is the bronze mountain peak. In 1957, Marshal Zhu De and then public security Minister Luo

Ruiqing toured the Mount Laoshan, as soon as entered "two water", is attracted by this marvelous sight, when the accompaniment personnel told he was called "the chin. armchair with marble on back", he shakes the head, frank smiled: "Where is a chair, clearly was an ancient times general!" Mentions also strangely, exposes after Mister Zhu, this mountain peak resembles lives, more looked more looks like general which proudly stands erect. From this time on, this big pinnacle had the new name - - "general Gu".

The golden color looks the borax

Enters "three water", crossed "the hawk nest river", raises eyes looks, on the south side cliff lies prone an image lifelike giant stone turtle, is extending to front, carries the shell to stick out, the claw closely digs out in the stone, its gruff condition is lifelike, lovable side.

Why does this stone turtle climb up the summit, how also turns the stone turtle? Is spreading a very interesting story in the locality.

Very before long time, under the cliff in the puddle is living a millennium tortoise. Because Shan Gaogu is deep, it only heard in the another day has a moon, actually always has not seen. Moon round, in the mountain valley the midnight very is also bright. The moon fell, in mountain valley dark. The turtle was determined climbs up the summit to look at the moon, but also must tell her not to have to be again loaf, must evening all come out every day, illuminates brightly. It does not eat does not drink, continuously crawled three days three nights, finally climbed up the summit.

But, is catching up with the end of the month. It does not have disappointedly, waits patiently, finally turned the stone turtle, again has not crawled the gorge valley. This landscape is called "the tortoise full moon".

Flies the stone

In the Mount Laoshan mountain, the strange stone is densely covered, also each stone nearly all has an enchanting myth fable.

Enters "four water", in curb stone Gu sets up the hanging desire to fly together, the wonderful stone which . The stone is not big, both likely raises sail, and likely launches bird wing, if approaches, can let the person feel so long as gently as soon as pushes, it can drop. It is said blows when the gale could the real undulation, actually, it stand in the here safely crossed several millenniums, several ten thousand years. The native called it "flies the stone". Whether really is flies, has been unable to textually research. But it actually has a beautiful fable: It is said, "flies the stone" originally is the Jade Emperor big emperor Emperor’s garden together the ordinary stone, because approaches the deity every day in the heavenly palace, gradually moistened the immortal to be mad, it saw Sun Wukong also was the stone changes, actually could . Ascends the sky into, the ability extremely excels in, in the heart envies, then wants to study an ability, equally does an earthshaking enterprise with the stone monkey. It has led a pious life with hardship for several hundred years, finally could soar, then the space underground everywhere roamed through. One day, it has flown the Mount Laoshan sky, saw the scenery is extremely exquisite, is block rare , then fell on the here has forever lived down.

Flies the phoenix cliff

Enters "five water", front in big stone Gu is engraving three striking large brush-written Chinese characters: "Flies the phoenix cliff". As the name suggests, the here is a place which the phoenix flies. But, phoenix in where? Please looked that mountain peak high place, is as though a huge color phoenix to open the phoenix wing to want to soar the soaring. This landscape is called "the color phoenix to spread the wings".

The color phoenix not only takes the form of, moreover the fable extremely is also interesting. Very before long time, in Jimo County has a country girl, the facial expression is beautiful, clever and deft, embroiders the colored flowered unrefined resin, embroiders the bird bird to be able to fly.

The county magistrate to the girl saliva long time, has thought of every means to want to wrest away her, but the company sent three female matchmakers all to expel by her. Thereupon, the black heart county magistrate had thought the strip treacherous plan, limits her three days to embroider an imperial robe for the emperor, the above must have "two Long Xizhu" - - Long Yaohui to fly, the bead must be able to roll. If embroiders inadequately, dispatches troops to snatch the person. The girl only embroidered two days to embroider, the county magistrate launched the imperial robe as soon as looked, had not thought two Jinlong threw oneself, has ripped open county magistrate’s chest, stressed the black heart. The emperor heard. Flies into a rage, dispatches troops to catch the girl immediately. The girl is embroidering a phoenix, but also good is left over a wing not to embroider. The officers and soldiers rush, the phoenix throws oneself immediately moves the wing, carried on the back the girl to fly the sky. Because has a wing not to embroider, therefore flew is flying has been being insipid, had to fall in the Mount

Laoshan, turned this place "to fly the phoenix cliff".