Qingdao

Qingdao

Looking out onto the Yellow Sea, Qingdao is a picturesque coastal city that is famous in China for being the home of Tsingtao beer, one of the most popular beers in China today. A well known summer resort for the local Chinese for many years, Qingdao has started to attract more overseas attention since it was used as the venue for the Sailing Regatta for the Olympic Games in Beijing. The city itself lies on undulating hills with buildings noted for their attractive architectural styles, with the red colour of the tiled roofs, the green colour of the hills and the blue of the sea contrasting beautifully.

Mt Laoshan

Overlooking the sea, Mt Laoshan is the highest mountain along China’s 18,000 kilometre long coastline at just over 1000 metres. It is also said to be home to the "supernatural spirits" and holds significant importance for the believers of the Taoism religion. During more prosperous times, there were 9 great palaces, 8 great temples, and 72 convents located on Mt Laoshan and over history, many Emperors and famous scholars have visited this area and written lines about the mountain. Housing 140 rooms.

Taiqing Palace

Taiqing Palace is the oldest and most impressive of the temples on Mt Laoshan. Look out for the giant stone located to the east side of the Palace with the words “Bo Hai Can Tian” engraved on the side - underneath is a very famous line of small words, which reads that there was a visit here on the 28th year of the period of the first emperor of China.