Qingdao - Laoshan Mountain

Laoshan, one of China's scenic mountains and famous for many Taoist temples, is located some thirty kilometers east of the coastal city of Qingdao. The entire mountain range is 300 square kilometers with the Huanghai Sea to its south. It was regarded as the " Home of Immortals" in ancient times, and has long been favored by Taoists and monks as a sanctuary. Scattered about the mountain are nine palaces, eight scenic spots and 72 monasteries, making it the second largest Taoist center in the country. Laoshan, with its spectacular mountain peaks, oddly-shaped rocks, deep caves, crystal springs, lush green forests and mysterious clouds, attracts a large number of tourists each year, who come to observe the wonderful views of the sun and the moon rising over the sea as well as the outgoing and incoming tides.

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