Qingdao Laoshan Travel Guide: One-Day Best Itinerary

Qingdao Laoshan Scenic Area is a very famous tourist attraction, with many interesting tourist attractions worth visiting. So, if you only have one day, how should you play? Next, I will recommend some of the best routes for you! See the details below.

1. Enjoy Taiqing

Take the scenic sightseeing bus to Taiqing Scenic Area. You can enjoy the view of Qingdao’s Internet celebrity highway along the way. As a landmark building of Laoshan and a witness to Laoshan’s thousand-year history, Taiqing Palace has endless topics to talk about. Check in at the mountain gate, see the city flower of Qingdao – winter-hardy camellia, touch the Fenshen Bridge and the Dragon Head Elm, see the shadow wall where Taoists pass through the wall in the movie “Laoshan Taoist”, not to mention the precious stone carvings. In short, Taiqing Palace is a place that will not disappoint you. Taiqing Bay, with vast and clear clouds. The endless sea echoes with the blue sky and white clouds, and the Laoshan rocks are set off against it, presenting a breathtaking mountain and sea scroll in front of you.

Check-in route: The First Stone Inscription on the Sea Mountain → Coastal Wooden Plank Road → Cuilan → Taiqing Palace → Taiqing Cableway Lower Station → Mingxia Cave → Longtan Waterfall

2. Enjoy Jufeng

Laoshan is known as the “First Mountain in the Sea”, so naturally you have to visit Jufeng Scenic Area, which boasts the highest peak of Laoshan. Jufeng, commonly known as “Lao Top”, is 1132.7 meters above sea level, the highest peak on the 18,000-kilometer coastline of mainland China. On the way to the top of Jufeng, you can’t see enough of the beautiful peaks and valleys, and you can’t see enough of the strange rocks and streams. The changeable climate in spring gives Jufeng endless surprises. When there is fog, it is the legendary Sea Fairy Mountain; when the sky is clear, it fully demonstrates the momentum of Laoshan’s “one mountain subdues the sea, and all things return to the embrace”, making people feel intoxicated.

3. Enjoy Yangkou

Laoshan is highly respected for its spectacular mountain and sea wonders, and Yangkou Scenic Area is the best place to display this magnificent scenery. Yangkou Beach is wide and flat, with fine sand, clear water, and panoramic views of the mountains and seas. The “Sea Palace” Taiping Palace is hidden among the verdant bamboo and pines. From the top of Lion Peak, you can enjoy the moving spectacle of “Lion Peak Welcoming the Sun”, and below the peak you can admire the enchanting scenery of “Lion Ridge Horizontal Clouds”. Other attractions like Mi Tian Dong, “The World’s First Longevity” and other attractions are awe-inspiring.

Check-in route: Laoshan (Yangkou) Visitor Center → Taiping Palace → Lion Peak → Sheep Rock → Shouzi Peak → Mi Tian Dong → Tianyuan

4. Enjoy Huayan

If you talk about tranquility and solemnity, Huayan Scenic Area is the place to be. The bamboo wind blows gently, the grass and flowers are fragrant, the air is full of negative ions, and the whole body exudes comfort. Come to Huayan, give yourself a spiritual journey in the only Buddhist-themed scenic area in Laoshan.

Check-in route: Faxian Sculpture → Huazang World → Pagoda Courtyard → “Yuan” Character Stone → Huayan Temple

5. Enjoy Jiushui

Take the most beautiful subway line 11 to Jiushui Scenic Area. Jiushui in May is ever-changing, with a long stream of fine water. Take a spontaneous trip to Jiushui. In the pleasant spring scenery of Jiushui, every picture you take is a beautiful scenery. Step into this natural gallery.

Check-in route: Wooden Plank Road → Aerial Rope Bridge → Jiushui Eighteen Pools → Lengcui Xia → Chaoyin Waterfall