Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea

🌟 Yantai, your new travel destination! 🏖️ The holiday is coming, Yantai is waiting for you to explore! A guide to having fun in Yantai, a must-read before you set off! 🌅 🏞️ Must-visit attractions: 🏝️ Changdao: Known as a fairyland on the sea, listen to the waves and legends, relax your body and mind. The charm of Yantai is waiting for you to feel! 🐋 Jinsha Beach: Modern art giant whale sculpture, one of Yantai's iconic attractions. 🏝️ Yangma Island: The sea breeze gently brushes, feel the mysterious island once stepped on by Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the island's style is right before your eyes. 🗼 Yantai Mountain: Climb to the top of the Yantai Mountain Lighthouse, overlook the city's beauty, and experience the culture of the port opening. 🏰 Wencheng Castle: A Baroque-style castle, the filming location of the movie 'Hello Mr. Billionaire', and you might have the chance to stay! 🌊 The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea: The legendary place where immortals crossed the sea, lying above the waves. 🌅 Penglai Pavilion: One of the four famous towers, the legendary fairy island, a fairyland-like beauty waiting for you to explore. 🏔️ Sanxian Mountain: Admire ancient architecture, experience the mysterious charm of Penglai fairy island. 🛳️ Haichang Fisherman's Wharf: European-style architecture, unadorned stunning scenery, every snapshot is a masterpiece. 🚗【Yantai Transportation Guide】 🚌 Bus 1 yuan, convenient and affordable, Alipay is recommended for bus rides. ✈️ Yantai Airport is located in Penglai, far from the city center. If you choose to travel by plane, you can first visit Penglai Pavilion or Changdao. 🚄 Yantai has three high-speed train stations. If the first stop is the city center, choose Yantai Station; if the first stop is Yangma Island, be sure to choose Muping Station, and avoid choosing Yantai South Station, as it is far from the city center. 🏨 Accommodation recommendations: Near Yantai University: Convenient transportation, rich food options, snack streets and supermarkets right outside, and close to scenic spots! 🛌 Penglai city center: A variety of accommodation options, be cautious when choosing popular homestays. If you want to check in at the filming location of 'Hello Mr. Billionaire', Wencheng Castle Hotel is a good choice! 🏝️ Changdao accommodation: Beidao mainly offers fishermen's joy, while Nandao is more prosperous, with better eating and living conditions. 🍽️ Food recommendations: Penglai noodles, sea intestine rice, fish pot pancakes, shrimp paste steamed buns, garlic oysters, red shell crabs, steamed bird clams, salt and pepper pipi shrimp, stir-fried octopus fish, Spanish mackerel dumplings, a paradise for seafood lovers!

||Penglai Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea Scenic Area.✅ The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea Scenic Area, shaped like a gourd lying across the sea, features a blend of sea within the scenery and scenery within the sea, where the inner and outer sea waters are connected, creating a picturesque view with the fishing sails dotting the sea against the coastal landscape. ✨ The scenic area attracts countless tourists with its ancient Eight Immortals mythology, the magical sea mirage phenomenon, and the enchanting mountain and sea scenery. 🌟 The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea Scenic Area is also an eco-friendly ecological park, where thousands of seagulls fly leisurely and forage on both sides of the Eight Immortals Bridge, creating a spectacular scene. 👉🏻 Recommended reasons: 🏞 Within the scenic area, there are structures such as the Eight Immortals Bridge, Xianyuan Tower, Wangying Tower, Zhonggu Tower, Eight Immortals Temple, Huixian Pavilion, and Baixian Altar. There is an archway at each end of the Eight Immortals Bridge, with the first archway inscribed with the nine characters 'Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea' and 'A Fairyland on Earth' on the front and back, respectively, both written by the great Northern Song literary figure Su Dongpo. 📷 Tour Guide 🔸 Crossing the Eight Immortals Bridge, you will see the Xianyuan Tower, which is the gateway to the scenic area. The plaque hanging above the tower is inscribed with the characters 'Xianyuan', said to be written by Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin. Behind the tower is a crescent-shaped screen wall called the 'Eight Immortals Wall', with a relief made of sixty-four white jade squares depicting the story of the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, vividly portrayed. 🔸 There are two lakes within the scenic area, known as 'Yaochi'. You can walk along the island's sightseeing road from both sides of the Eight Immortals Wall, where you can see various artificial mountains and strange rocks. There is a Seal Island by the lake where you can have close encounters with seals. 🔸 Wangying Tower, built in the smaller Yaochi, is a majestic building. The first and second floors are a museum of traditional Chinese art, where you can admire various precious jade and porcelain artworks. 🔸 Huixian Pavilion, located in the larger Yaochi, is an ancient-style pagoda building with one underground and five above-ground floors, and it is the landmark building of the scenic area. From the top of the pavilion, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the blue sea and sky. 🔸 Baixian Altar is the last sight in the scenic area, where you can pray for blessings in front of the 'Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea' statues or take photos with the 'Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea' stele. 🎫 Scenic Area Ticket: 80 yuan ⏰ Opening Hours: Summer 6:30-19:00 (May 1 to October 10) Winter 7:00-18:00 (October 11 to April 31 of the following year) 📍 Detailed Address: North side of Binhai Avenue, Penglai City, Yantai, Shandong, No. 8 Haibin Road, Penglai City. 🚉 Transportation Strategy: 🚘 Self-driving route Exit at Penglai → Head north straight to the seaside → Drive east following the scenic area signs → Scenic area, about 20 minutes after exiting the highway. ✅ Bus 🚃 At the crossroads of Penglai Long-Distance Bus Station, there is a tourist sightseeing bus for Penglai Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea Scenic Area, which is free for visitors to take. In addition, public buses such as routes 1, 2, 5, 6, and 8 all reach near the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea Scenic Area. ✅ Bus Route Take a plane, train, or ship to Yantai, then transfer to the Yanpeng Express to reach Penglai Long-Distance Bus Station. You can take a taxi to the scenic area. Tourist special line bus. At the crossroads of Penglai Long-Distance Bus Station, there is a tourist sightseeing bus for Penglai Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea Scenic Area, which is free for visitors to take.

🔸Su Dongpo served as an official in Dengzhou for five days, stayed for more than twenty days, and visited Penglai, dined in Penglai, and took Penglai with him—'I take this stone and return, with the East Sea in my sleeve', 'placing it in a basin, daily facing the mountains and seas'. 🔸Atop the Penglai Pavilion in Dengzhou, looking out at the sea as smooth as a mirror, meeting the sky at the horizon. Suddenly, several dots like black beans appear, the locals say: 'The sea boats are arriving.' In less than the time it takes to cook a pot of rice, they have reached the base of the pavilion. — Su Shi 'Record of What I Saw at the Penglai Pavilion' 🔸Climbing the Penglai Pavilion to view the sea was Su Dongpo's elegant interest, and has also been the choice of literati and poets who visit Penglai since the Song Dynasty. 🔸When Su Dongpo encountered the Penglai Pavilion, it was still a youthful 25 years old, but today's Penglai Pavilion is over 1000 years old. 🔸Through the vicissitudes of the sea and the battering of rain and wind, for over a thousand years, the vast ocean seen from the Penglai Pavilion remains as magnificent as ever. It continues to help worldly people stand taller, see further, and embrace a broader perspective with its shoulders. ✅About the Attractions Penglai Pavilion, the crossing of the Eight Immortals, and the Three Immortal Mountains are all close together, making the tour very convenient. ✅Penglai Pavilion It is one of China's four famous towers, alongside the Yellow Crane Tower, Yueyang Tower, and Tengwang Pavilion. Inside are clusters of buildings (Sanqing Hall, Lvzu Hall, Sugu Temple, Tianhou Palace, Dragon King Palace, Penglai Pavilion, Mituo Temple) and the tour takes about 1-2 hours ✅Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea The entire scenic area is like a gourd, the place where the Eight Immortals are said to have crossed the sea in mythology. Seagulls frolic in the area, and there is a performance of monks practicing boxing in the building ahead. It's worth seeing in time, and the beach at the entrance of the scenic area is also good for taking photos and picking up shells. The tour of the scenic area takes about 0.5-1 hour ✅Three Immortal Mountains The 'Peng Lai, Fang Zhang, Ying Zhou' three immortal mountains from ancient mythology. Climbing the highest building for photos of the ancient architectural complex is very picturesque, and there are bell performances and various specialty museums. The tour takes about 1-2 hours ✅About the Cuisine It is recommended to try the famous local Penglai noodles, Spanish mackerel dumplings, and the Eight Immortals feast

Date: 2023.12.22 Friday 19:30 Venue: Jiaodong Cultural Square (Jiaodong Theater) The spirit of Beyond has reached the Jiaodong Peninsula, and this time the Eternal Band has come to Yantai! Apart from the Red Fuji apples and big cherries, how many of Yantai's attractions do you know? Take the opportunity to come to the concert and check in at Yantai! 1. Penglai Pavilion Penglai Pavilion Scenic Area is one of the first national 5A-level tourist attractions, known as one of China's ancient 'Four Great Towers', alongside Wuhan's Yellow Crane Tower, Hunan's Yueyang Yueyang Tower, and Jiangxi's Nanchang Tengwang Pavilion. It is famous both at home and abroad for the legend of 'The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea' and the mirage phenomenon known as 'The Sea's Market Mirage'. 2. Changdao Changdao is located between the Liaodong Peninsula and the Shandong Peninsula, known as the 'Fairyland on the Sea', consisting of 32 islands. There is no island in Changdao that isn't picturesque or unique; it is a natural sea garden. Here you can find reefs, cliffs, beaches, and forests, with famous attractions including Crescent Bay Park, Jiuzhang Cliff, Miaodao Tianhou Temple, Longzhu Mountain, Baota Reef, Bird Island, the boundary line between the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea, and Linhai Park, among others. 3. The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea Scenic Area The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea Scenic Area is located on the coast of the Yellow Sea in the northern part of Penglai City. It is a gourd-shaped artificial island built on the sea, with a bridge called the Eight Immortals Bridge connecting the scenic area to the seaside road. It is the place where the legendary Eight Immortals crossed the sea. The scenic area is themed around the legend of 'The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea', with antique pavilions and gardens built for visitors to worship the immortals for blessings, experience the rich Taoist cultural atmosphere, and enjoy the sea views everywhere.

#chinatrip The mythical story of Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea is well known across China and the overseas Chinese Communities, and there is a proverbs "八仙过海，各显神通”, which means the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea where each showcasing their special divine powers. It was believed that such incident happened at the Bohai area which is near the Penglai Pavillion. As such, this site was built as the main temple and site to tell the stories of the Eight Immortals. There is a Temple which houses the statues of the Eight Immortals, together with other Taoism Great Masters, and a pagoda housing the treasures. Inside the scenic area they will tell you the mythical stories of the Eight Immortals, and how it influences the Communities around. Be sure to get your tickets in your nearby hotel for a special discount.