Lao Mountain

Spot Facts

Practical Info

1. Dahedong Visitor Center (Entrance)

   Start · Entrance

   Take the sightseeing bus to Bashui River. Why this route: the starting point of the Laoshan South Route.
2. Bashui River

   about 6570 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight

   Walk upstream along the stream to see Longtan Waterfall. Why this route: the "Dragon Pool Rain Spray" scenery.
3. Longtan Waterfall

   about 630 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
4. Taiqing Palace

   about 1370 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight

   Visit Taiqing Palace—the most famous Taoist temple in Laoshan. Why this route: one of the ancestral temples of the Quanzhen school of Taoism.
5. Mingxia Cave

   about 1900 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight

   Take the Taiqing cable car up, visit Mingxia Cave and Shangqing Palace, then return to Dahedong. Why this route: the highlight of the Taiqing scenic area.
6. Shangqing Palace

   about 760 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
7. Dahedong Visitor Center (Entrance)

   about 7310 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Entrance

   Take the sightseeing bus to Bashui River. Why this route: the starting point of the Laoshan South Route.
8. Jufeng Cableway

   about 4010 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Junction
9. Lingqi Peak (Laoshan Summit)

   about 2130 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight

   Transfer to the Jufeng Route sightseeing bus to the Jufeng cable car, and climb Lingqi Peak (Xiantian Bridge, Zhaixing Pavilion). Why this route: view the mountains and sea from the Laoshan summit.

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