Laoshan Island

Laoshan Island

Laoshan island is located in the center of Chaohu Lake in Chaohu City, Hefei City, Anhui Province. It is the largest island in the lake, with elliptical terrain, about four kilometers in circumference, an area of one square kilometer, and the highest altitude of 115 meters. Famous for its magical, beautiful and unparalleled ecological environment, it is the core scenic spot of Chaohu tourist area and a famous tourist area in central Anhui.

Laoshan island is located in the southwest of Zhongmiao street, Chaohu City, and among Chaohu Lake, one of the five largest freshwater lakes in China. The shape of the island is roughly spindle shaped. The forest on the island is lush and evergreen all the year round. Laoshan is surrounded by water, just like a leaf floating in the water. It is the only "oasis on the lake" of Chaohu Lake, and the first scenic spot of Chaohu Lake. It is said that when she was trapped in Chaozhou, in order to save her neighbors, she was engulfed by the flood and turned into a mountain, which was called "Laoshan" by later generations.

In February 2016, according to the national standard of "classification and evaluation of the quality grades of tourist attractions" and "measures for the management of the quality grades of tourist attractions", recommended by the relevant municipal tourist attractions quality rating agencies, Anhui provincial tourist attractions quality rating committee proposed to evaluate miaoluoshan Island Scenic Spot in Hefei as a national 4A scenic spot.

Laoshan island is composed of crystalline tuff and andesite. The mountain vegetation coverage rate of the island is more than 80%, mainly including Pinus thunbergii, Phyllostachys pubescens, Cunninghamia lanceolata and Castanea mollissima. The mountain is rich in loquat, pomegranate, citrus and tea.

Traffic information

Self driving: Chaohu City - Laoshan Road - pass right Tangyan - turn left to enter North outer ring road - turn left to enter Huguang road - turn right to enter Jiankang West Road - pass right anmen gate - go straight to Guishan tunnel - go straight to Jiankang West Road - go straight (towards Hefei) to enter x024 - arrive at Laoshan Island Scenic spot.

Public transportation: 1. From Chaohu City: take a minibus from the bus station to Zhongmiao Town, and take a mechanical boat or speedboat to the island at the wharf.

2. Starting from the urban area of Hefei: take a minibus (14 yuan) from Hefei East Station to Zhongmiao Town, and take a mechanical boat or speedboat to the island at the wharf.

Both methods take more than an hour.

natural resources

The vegetation coverage rate of the mountain area is over 80%, and the forest of Pinus thunbergii, Phyllostachys pubescens, Cunninghamia lanceolata and Castanea mollissima are the main ones. Laoshan island is composed of crystalline tuff and andesite. It is a natural harbor on the water of Chaohu Lake. The mountain vegetation coverage rate of the island is more than 80%, mainly including Pinus thunbergii, Phyllostachys pubescens, Cunninghamia lanceolata and Castanea mollissima. The mountain is rich in loquat, pomegranate, citrus and tea.

Main attractions

There are ancient pagodas, ancient ponds and ancient boat ponds on the top of the mountain. There are three pavilions on the mountain: "Wanggu", "Hushang" and "wanglao". The mountain is surrounded by water, like a leaf floating in the water. Wenfeng tower on the top of the mountain was built in the fourth year of Chongzhen period. The tower is made of stone. It is 51 meters high, seven stories and octagonal, with a total of 135 levels. There are 802 brick Buddha statues and 25 stone plaques in the tower. Climbing the tower and looking into the distance from the fence, you can see the same color of water and sky, the waves and snow, the sails and shadows, the gulls and egrets, which is very refreshing.

Laoshan not only has unique mountains, dangerous waters and beautiful scenery, but also has many places of interest. There are more than 20 odd caves in the area. The large one can hold more than 100 people, and the small one can hold 20-30 people. There are a lot of strange rocks in the cave, which is very dangerous. On the top of the mountain are the ancient pagoda, the ancient pond, the ancient boat pond, and the three pavilions of "Wanggu", "Hushang" and "wanglao". The famous Wenfeng pagoda, also known as the Wanger pagoda, was built in 1631, the fourth year of Chongzhen reign of the Ming Dynasty. The pagoda body is made of a stone wall with 7 floors and 8 corners. It has 135 levels and 51 meters in total. There are 802 brick Buddha statues in the pagoda and 25 stone plaques inscribed by Li Hongzhang and Liu Mingchuan.

Nantang

Laoshan island is rich in cultural landscape. At the southern foot of the mountain, there is a natural harbor, formerly known as "Nantang". It was built at the end of the Yuan Dynasty when Yu Tonghai, Liao Yongan and other generals led the navy to tunzhai Laoshan.

Imperial concubine Temple

On the hillside, the temple of the imperial concubine, built to look at the lake, is dedicated to the goddess of the main lake. It was first built in the Jin Dynasty. Luo Yin, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, and Jiang Kui, a poet of the Song Dynasty, both have poems chanting this temple, which are engraved on the porch pillars. Today, the temple is full of pilgrims.

Wenfeng tower

There is a famous Wenfeng tower on the top of the mountain, also known as mingminger tower. It was built in 1631. At that time, there was a popular folk saying that "the top of Laoshan Mountain, the number one scholar in Luzhou". In response to this folk saying, Yan Ergui, the magistrate of Luzhou, built the tower layer. In 1878, Li Hongzhang, Minister of foreign affairs, continued to build the tower layer. The tower body was made of a stone barrier with 7 floors and 8 corners, 135 levels and 51 meters in total. In the tower, 802 Buddha statues were carved in bricks, with 25 stone plaques inscribed by Li Hongzhang and Liu Mingchuan. The 7-level pagoda was empty and full of waves When you climb the tower and look out from the window, you can see the same color of water and sky, the waves and snow, the distant mountains and the misty shadows of haze, the flocks and the spars flying together, which makes you feel relaxed and happy.

Features of scenic spots

Laoshan is the largest island in Chaohu Lake, 3.5km away from Zhongmiao on the north bank, with a total area of more than 1300 mu, a circumference of about 4km, and the highest altitude of 115m. Laoshan has a winding bank and hanging walls. The mountain is dangerous and the scenery is beautiful. The water is broad and the sky is far away. It is covered with pine and bamboo. It is green and gloomy all the year round. It is like a green snail floating in the water outside Penglai. There are three mountains and nine peaks on the island. If you look at the three mountains from a distance and the nine peaks from a distance, you can see the pines and bamboos of the whole island, the flowers and willows of the whole island, the fruits and trees of the forest, and the fragrance of the four seasons.

Laoshan island tourist resort integrates natural landscape, cultural landscape and fisherman culture. It is an ideal tourist destination for leisure, physical fitness and electronic entertainment. The natural original ecological landscape and simple local characteristics are the biggest characteristics of Laoshan island.

legend

The local people of Laoshan, also known as Mushan and Mengshan, are homophonic, meaning Laoshan. Accompanied by Laoshan Island, there are two reef islands, which are looming between the blue waves. They are called shoshan. In the center of Chaohu Lake, there is also Gushan (the same isolated mountain) which is far away from Laoshan. It is said that during the period of "sinking Chaozhou and rising Luzhou", Jiao's daughter and Jiao's grandmother informed the neighbors that Jiao's daughter ran first, lost a pair of shoes, and was finally engulfed by the flood. Later, the shoes turned into a pair of shoes, the daughter into Gushan, and grandma Jiao finally turned into Laoshan. Mother and daughter look at each other for a long time. The waves of thousands of hectares tell the heartbroken love between mother and daughter.

Address: the center of Chaohu Lake, Zhongmiao Town, Chaohu City

Longitude: 117.44358825684

Latitude: 31.566352844238

Tel: 0551-88578318

Ticket information: mechanical boat ticket: 60 yuan (including tickets); speedboat ticket: 75 yuan (including tickets).

Chinese PinYin : Lao Shan Dao