What are the attractions in Penglai Pavilion

Penglai Pavilion has beautiful natural scenery, ancient buildings, profound cultural history and legendary stories, making it very popular among people. What are the attractions in Penglai Pavilion? See below for details.

1、Main Attractions

The Penglai Pavilion Tourist Area includes Sanqing Hall, Lüzu Hall, Su Gong Temple, Tianhou Temple, Dragon King Temple, Penglai Pavilion, Amitabha Temple, Baiyun Palace, Puzhao Building, Binri Building, Wobei Pavilion, Huxian Hall, Zisun Hall, Xiandong Cave, Guanlan Pavilion, Chengbixuan, Bifeng Pavilion, Gande Bei Pavilion, etc.

Penglai Pavilion, one of the four famous ancient towers in China, is an ancient building complex that embodies the wisdom and artistic crystallization of ancient Chinese people. It is known as a fairyland on earth. Legend has it that Penglai, Yingzhou and Fangzhang are three fairy islands in the sea, where immortals live. It is also the place where Qin Shi Huang went east to seek elixir and Emperor Wu of Han went to visit immortals. There is also the beautiful legend of “Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, Each Showing Their Skills”. From a distance, pavilions, halls and towers are hidden among the green trees, towering above the mountain cliffs, like a fairy palace in mythology. Since ancient times, literati and scholars have come here to gather, and it has also been a place for Daoist alchemists to cultivate, and now it is a symbol of Yantai, a must-see for tourists.

Penglai Pavilion Scenic Area is one of the first batch of 5A-level tourist attractions in the country. It is known as one of the four famous ancient towers in China, along with Huanghe Tower in Wuhan, Yueyang Tower in Yueyang, Hunan, and Tengwang Pavilion in Nanchang, Jiangxi. It is famous at home and abroad for the legend of “Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea” and the spectacle of “Sea Mirage”.

2、Attractions to Visit

Recommended attractions to visit: Penglai Pavilion, Three Immortals Mountain, Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, Tianheng Mountain, “Sea Mirage”.

Penglai Pavilion

Penglai Pavilion is located in Penglai City, at the northernmost tip of the Jiaodong Peninsula. It is one of the “Four Famous Ancient Towers in China” and was built in the sixth year of Jiayou in the Song Dynasty. It is composed of Amitabha Temple, Dragon King Temple, Zisun Temple, Tianhou Temple, Sanqing Hall, Lüzu Hall and other ancient buildings, forming an ancient building complex covering an area of 32,800 square meters and a building area of 18,960 square meters. The pavilions, halls and towers are well-distributed, the architecture and gardens complement each other, each adapting to the terrain, harmoniously and spectacularly. In 1982, it was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit along with the water city.

Tianheng Mountain

Tianheng Mountain is located on the west side of Danya Mountain, at the northernmost tip of the Shandong Peninsula. It is also called “Dengzhou Cape”. The line connecting it with the Lushun Laotianshan Lighthouse is the boundary between the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea, so it has a unique geographical location of “one book dividing two seas”. The rocks of Tianheng Mountain are ochre red, and the south side of the mountain is eroded by waves, with the rocks being broken and ancient, rugged and strange. Tianheng Mountain was the place where Tian Heng, the king of Qi in the late Qin dynasty, stationed his troops. There were forts in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and during the Anti-Japanese War, the Eighth Route Army once damaged a Japanese warship here. There are still ruins, and now a cultural park, a cross-sea cableway, a plank road and other attractions have been built, making it a good place to watch the sea, listen to the waves, think about the past and appreciate the present.

Because it is located at the northernmost tip of the Shandong Peninsula, it is also called “Old North Mountain”. There is a lighthouse on the mountain, and the line connecting it with the Lushun Laotianshan Lighthouse is the boundary between the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea, so it has a unique geographical position of “one mountain dividing two seas”. Tianheng Mountain is 72 meters above sea level, with steep cliffs on the northeast and west sides, rising thousands of feet above sea level, with a dangerous and steep terrain. The south side of the mountain is eroded by waves, with the rocks being broken and ancient, rugged and strange, with various shapes, including the Eight Immortals Stone, the Lying Ox Stone and other stone sights. Tianheng Mountain was the place where Tian Heng, the king of Qi in the late Qin dynasty, stationed his troops, hence its name. There were forts in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and during the Anti-Japanese War, the Eighth Route Army once damaged a Japanese warship here with earth cannons, and the ruins are still there.