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Seeking immortals and visiting ancient times, let's take a look at Penglai Pavilion

✅Penglai Pavilion 📝Penglai Pavilion, known as the 'fairyland on earth', is located at the northernmost point of the Jiaodong Peninsula. It is famous for the legend of 'Eight Immortals crossing the sea' and the wonder of 'mirage'. It has the reputation of 'fairyland on earth' since ancient times, attracting millions of tourists every year. 🔖Centered on Dan Cliff Mountain, with Penglai Water City and Tianheng Mountain on both sides, Penglai Pavilion Scenic Area is a famous scenic spot integrating natural scenery and cultural landscape. It is one of the first batch of 5A-level tourist attractions in the country and a national key scenic spot. There are more than 20 attractions including Penglai Pavilion, Qi Jiguang's hometown, Penglai Water City, etc. 🌟The main building of Penglai Pavilion Scenic Area, Penglai Pavilion, was built in the sixth year of Jiayou in the Northern Song Dynasty (1061), and has been repaired many times in the past dynasties without being rebuilt. It still maintains the original appearance of the Northern Song Dynasty. With its unique geographical location and rich historical and cultural connotations, it is known as one of the 'Four Famous Buildings in China' together with Yueyang Tower in Hunan, Tengwang Pavilion in Nanchang, Jiangxi, and Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, Hubei. It is one of the 'Top Ten Historical and Cultural Famous Buildings in China', known as 'the First Pavilion in the North of the River'. 🏯The entire Penglai Pavilion ancient architectural complex is large in scale, consisting of Penglai Pavilion, Tianhou Palace, Dragon King Palace, Lvzu Temple, Sanqing Temple, Amitabha Temple and six major units and their affiliated buildings. It is a building complex composed of several different temples, towers, and pavilions, collectively referred to as Penglai Pavilion. 📌Tips Don't forget to visit the Changdao Archipelago across the sea when you visit Penglai. It is also worth a visit. The story of the Eight Immortals comes from there. If you are lucky, you can also see the mirage in the Penglai Scenic Area. If you are lucky enough to see the mirage in Penglai, then your trip is really worth it!❗️ ✅Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea Scenic Area 📝The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea Scenic Area is located 1.2 kilometers from Penglai Pavilion. It is a gourd-shaped artificial island built on the sea, with a bridge connecting the scenic area and the seaside road. This is the place where the Eight Immortals crossed the sea in mythology. The scenic area is themed on the legend of 'Eight Immortals crossing the sea', with antique pavilions and gardens, and you can enjoy the sea view everywhere. 🔖There are Eight Immortals Bridge, Xianyuan Building, Wangyin Building, Bell and Drum Tower, Eight Immortals Temple, Huixian Pavilion, Baixian Altar and other buildings in the scenic area. There is a plaque on the front and back of the Eight Immortals Bridge. The front and back of the first plaque are engraved with the nine characters 'Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea' and 'Fairyland on Earth', all of which are the handwriting of Su Dongpo, a great literati of the Northern Song Dynasty. ⏰Opening hours: 07:30-17:30 🎫Ticket: 70 yuan 🚌Transportation: Penglai Scenic Area special line tourist bus or self-driving 📷Recommended play time: 2 hours
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Posted: Feb 7, 2024
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