Laolongtou scenic spot

Laolongtou scenic spot is located on the coast of Bohai Sea, 5km south of Shanhaiguan city. It is composed of Ninghai City, stone city into the sea, chenghailou, nanhaikouguan, longwuying, Haishen temple, etc. Like a giant dragon, the Great Wall stretches across the land of China. Its east end is inserted into the sea four kilometers south of Shanhaiguan city. It is like a dragon's head. It becomes the starting point of the eastern part of the great wall of the Ming Dynasty, so it is called the old dragon's head. 　　

Laolongtou Great Wall is the only section of Haizhong Great Wall in Ming Dynasty. It was built in the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty by Qi Jiguang. Its location is scientific and its architecture is unique. It is known as "an eternal wonder in human history". 　　

The old dragon head is magnificent, the air on the beach is fresh, the sand is soft and the tide is flat. It is a great place to watch the sunrise on the sea. Chenghai tower stands on the high head, just like the finishing touch, attracting people to stop. Standing on the tower, you can see the vast sea in the South and enjoy the magnificent scenery of turbulent waves and boundless sky and sea in the South; looking at the magnificent pass in the north, you can see the numerous beacon towers and towering mountains. Ninghai city is an important part of the old dragon's head military defense system. It is the most complete and largest military camp in Ming Dynasty. In the city, there are military barracks - Longwu barracks; military officer's residence - garrison department and general headquarters; there are memorial halls for the pioneers and generals; there are also Dragon King Temple and Guandi temple for gods' protection. 　　

After hundreds of years of vicissitudes, this former naval and army fortress, with its magnificent scenery and unique historical status, has attracted scholars and emperors of all dynasties to visit the sea, leaving many poems and stories, becoming a world-famous scenic spot.

Laolongtou scenic spot

Laolongtou scenic spot is located on the highland 5 km south of Shanhaiguan city. It forms a peninsula and extends into the Bohai Sea. This Gajiao highland, 25 meters above sea level, is close to the sea and the great wall stands on the coast.

Development history

Laolongtou scenic spot is located on the coast of Bohai Sea, five kilometers south of Shanhaiguan city. It is the starting point of the eastern Ming Great Wall. The Great Wall is like a dragon. It goes through the desert, across the mountains, down the Yanshan Mountains and into the sea. In 1900, the eight countries invaded, and as a coastal defense outpost in Qing Dynasty, laolongtou was destroyed in the war. Since 1985, Shanhaiguan district has responded to Comrade Deng Xiaoping's call to "love China and build the Great Wall". After eight years and four phases of construction, it has finally made the old dragon head reappear its former glory. The old dragon head stretches into the sea in the shape of a peninsula, and the wall naturally bends and extends along the coastline. It is made of stones. It is divided into seven parts: the stone city into the sea, the sea temple, jinglutai, nanhaikou, chenghailou, ninghaicheng and the coastal great wall. Among them, the stone city into the sea is said to be built by Qi Jiguang, a famous Anti Japanese general of the Ming Dynasty. It is about three feet high, half of which is below the sea level. Later, it collapsed, and the existing granite cornerstone immersed in the sea is still visible. Chenghai tower is the highest point of laolongtou, which is a sea viewing resort. When Kangxi and Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty went back to Fengtian to worship their ancestors, they visited this building many times, looked at the sea and wrote poems. The title of "Chenghai tower" is as follows The plaque was written by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. On the East and west walls, there are stone tablets of poems by the emperor of the Qing Dynasty and literati. The building is of all wood structure. The building displays cultural relics unearthed in laolongtou area, as well as inscriptions by some party and state leaders after the founding of the people's Republic of China.

After 1840, the warships of Britain, France and other powers cruised here for many times. In 1900, they occupied Shanshan customs, shelled laolongtou, burned Chenghai tower, and then occupied it. The old Longtou was seriously damaged. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, the state began to repair the old Longtou in 1985, which lasted for eight years. When the old Longtou showed its original appearance to the world, it shouldered the responsibility of the new era Historical mission patriotism education.

Features of scenic spots

Laolongtou scenic spot

Its own Peninsula extends into the Bohai Sea, which is the end of the Great Wall. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Qi Jiguang built a stone city into the sea, which was 3 Zhang high. Later, the stone city collapsed, but people can still see the huge granite footstones soaked in the sea water. The superior geographical situation, together with the well-built military defense project, constitutes the old dragon head, a veritable military fortress on land and sea. It is the eastern starting point of the great wall of Ming Dynasty, from which the Great Wall enters the sea. It is also from here to the west, across the mountains, rivers and deserts, straight to the northwest. Once you get on the old dragon head, you can enjoy the unique majestic appearance of the Great Wall on the sea in the face of the rough and boundless sea. If you look at the Chenghai tower, you can also enjoy the magnificent scene of "the Great Wall crosses the dragon head for thousands of miles, and you can go upstairs with the railings, the strong wind blows the sun and clouds, and the huge waves empty the snow and float furiously".

The Great Wall is like a giant dragon. Its dragon head stretches out in the Bohai Sea to make waves and play in the water. It is commonly known as the "old dragon head". The old dragon head is located about 5 kilometers south of Shanhaiguan city. It is an important part of the military defense system of the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty and an important scenic spot of Shanhaiguan scenic spot.

Scenic Area

The laolongtou scenic spot covers an area of 700 mu, which is composed of seven parts: stone city into the sea, sea temple, jinglutai, nanhaikou, chenghailou, ninghaicheng and Binhai Great Wall.

Chenghai tower is the commanding height of the old dragon head, and it is a resort to view the sea. The eastern and Western walls are inlaid with the steles of the Qing Dynasty emperors and scholars chanting the poems of chenghailou. Inside the building are the cultural relics unearthed from laolongtou and inscriptions and poems by some party and state leaders. The school yard, longwuying, Jiangtai and other military buildings in Ninghai City show the style of Ming Dynasty fortress. The well preserved Great Wall site of Ming Dynasty has unique archaeological value.

Related Legends

The Yangtze River has its source and the Yellow River has its starting point. The head of the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty is on the South China Sea at Shanhaiguan. It is called laolongtou.

According to legend, in the past, at the foot of the old dragon head, one by one, with countless large iron pots.

The old dragon head was built by Qi Jiguang, chief soldier of Jizhen. It's seven feet into the sea. It's too hard to build. Only when the tide of the sea falls can we rush to repair it. However, the sea is merciless. When the tide rises in three days and falls in five days, the wall can't be built eight feet high. When the tide rushes, the bricks and stones are scattered. They are repaired once and collapsed once. I don't know how many days they have been repaired, only countless lives are buried at the bottom of the sea, and Lord Qi is helpless.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were few loyal and good officials, and many treacherous officials. Emperor Wanli was a full-fledged monarch. The treacherous party talked nonsense. Qi Jiguang built thirty-two passes, set up three thousand enemy platforms, and cast five thousand jin iron cannons. It was a waste of money and labor. The emperor believed the slander of the treacherous party and sent the eunuch to supervise the army in Jizhen. When the eunuch came to Jizhou, he found out that Qi Jiguang was building the "old dragon head" on the South China Sea of Shanhaiguan, and immediately went straight to Shanhaiguan.

Xiangkun elders of the whole city visited the imperial envoy and said, "enemy soldiers often cross the border from the sea. Laolongtou must not give up halfway." The imperial envoy said, "the imperial edict will last for three days. No one can change it."

Qi Jiguang is very angry. He knows that the three-day deadline is false, and he wants to excuse that the conviction is true. It doesn't matter how you are, but the 1300 enemy stations are just a matter for laolongtou. Think about the safety of the country, the lives and property of the people... Lord Qi is unhappy. All of a sudden, an old man came into the room. The old fisherman is a cook who follows Lord Qi. I saw the old man put the rice and salted hairtail on the eight immortals table and said, "don't worry, sir. I'll report back after the meal. Maybe it's useful for repairing the old dragon head."

The next day, the whole army was ordered to cook in a pot on the beach. I saw Qili beach, smoke everywhere, a fire. After a meal, a huge wave suddenly surged ashore. When the soldiers saw it, they threw away the pots and bowls and had already escaped without a trace.

After three days and three nights, the spring tide passed and the sea became calm. Looking at the foundation of the city, Lord Qi was still standing in the same place. He was very surprised. At this time, the old man came and pointed to the round things one by one on the beach around him. He showed Mr. Qi that the iron pot was buckled on the beach. The old man said, "this pot is buckled on the beach, and it will not move, no matter what the wind blows."

The old dragon head project was completed on schedule, but Qi Jiguang was still transferred to Guangdong by the imperial court.

Tourism information

Ticket information

RMB 60.00

Opening Hours

08:00~18:00

Best travel season

May to August. Summer is the best. Cool climate, is an ideal summer resort, at this time, the view of the sea is also particularly emotional.

Suggested travel time

1-2 hours

Traffic information

External traffic

Starting from Qinhuangdao: Renmin Road - Hedi road - Wenhua Road - Jianshe Street - Longhai Avenue - Haikou road - laolongtou.

Internal transportation

Take bus No.25 or 21 and get off at laolongtou station;

501 tourism line (Beidaihe Binhai bus station laolongtou scenic spot);

Dongdaihe through train (dongdaihe - mengjiangnu temple - the first pass in the world - laolongtou).

Surrounding scenic spots

1. Gold Coast: sand skiing, hot-air balloon, tourist helicopter, parachute, cruise on the sea world, etc

2. Shanhai Pass: "the first pass in the world", with beautiful appearance and majestic dignity

3. Beidaihe: one of the 44 key scenic spots in China

4. "Mengjiangnu Temple"

5. "Yansai Lake"

Honor of scenic spot

Laolongtou scenic spot was rated as "China's top 40 tourist attractions" in 1991 and "national civilization" in 1999

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