Baxiandun

Baxiandun

Baxiandun is located in the southeast corner of Laoshan mountain. It is 6 or 7 kilometers away from Taiqing palace, which is a tourist attraction. There is only one path connecting it, so it is difficult for ordinary tourists to come here. It is said that the eight immortals crossed the sea and got its name from this. There is also a place called "Diaoyutai" by the sea about 1km away from the Taiqing palace. The stone platform here is engraved with a famous poem with the word "one" by song Jichen of the Yuan Dynasty. "One coir, one hat, one bearded old man, one foot long pole, one inch hook; one mountain, one water, one bright moon, one person fishing alone in autumn."

The origin of the name

It is said that the eight immortals crossed the sea and got its name from this. There is also a place called "Diaoyutai" by the sea about 1km away from the Taiqing palace. The stone platform here is engraved with a famous poem with the word "one" by song Jichen of the Yuan Dynasty. "One coir, one hat, one bearded old man, one foot long pole, one inch hook; one mountain, one water, one bright moon, one person fishing alone in autumn."

Detailed introduction

The famous baxiandun of Laoshan is located at the head of Laoshan, a promontory in the southeast of Laoshan. According to the records of Laoshan Mountain, "baxiandun has a stone slope of several mu. It slopes down to the East and plunges into the sea. The sea is turbulent. If the mountain moves, there are cliffs in the north. It is dangerous and towering. The lower part is covered by the upper part. It is inclined. The stone layer is mottled and rusty. The lower part is xiandun. The big stones are laid in different places, and you can sit flat on your face. The sea waves rush straight up to attack the mounds. The waves roll down several feet and fly in the air, such as Yushu, Yinhua, Liuli and Zhuji. You can enjoy it and enjoy it The water here is turbulent, choppy and surging. In addition, the stone piers and stone walls here are metamorphic rocks, red, black, gray, green and white, overlapping and gorgeous, so they are also called "Haiqiao xiandun". Gao Hongtu, a Bachelor of Ming Dynasty, said: "the eight immortals mound is like Jinyin embroidery, which is really the most wonderful and beautiful.".

The formation of baxiandun is due to the strong wind and high waves. After thousands of years of wave impact, the bottom of the south side of the promontory gradually erodes and hollows out, and finally collapses into a steep stone wall. The protruding part of the top is like the cornice of a building. The collapsed part of the ground has more than 10 boulders, either lying or standing, of different sizes, and can sit flat, so it is called "pier".

As for the eight immortals, they refer to the eight immortals of Han Zhongli, Zhang Guolao, tie guaili, Cao Guojiu, LV Dongbin, LAN Caihe, Han Xiangzi and he Xianggu in the myths and legends. There are many stories about the eight immortals among the people, among which the story of "Eight Immortals crossing the sea, Laoshan starting small" is directly related to the eight immortals pier. It is said that the eight immortals practiced in Kunlun. In order to get rid of the plague and save the common people, they had to go to the East China Sea to collect herbs. They started from Laoshan. The "Xianggong hat", "boot stone" and the legend of "Eight Immortals pier" are the traces left by the eight immortals.

Another flat stone, opposite baxiandun, is said to be the Dragon King's money drying stone. It is also said that Zhang Sanfeng once snored on this stone, so it is also called slovenly stone. There is also a towering rock woodcutter on the seashore between the Qing palace and baxiandun, which is called Diaoyutai. There is a poem engraved on the reef rock, saying, "a coir, a hat, a bearded old man, a rod, an inch hook, a mountain, a water, a bright moon, a person fishing alone, a sea autumn." It's really the essence of the scenery here.

Address: Laoshan Taiqing scenic area, 29 Meiling Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao

Longitude: 120.703683

Latitude: 36.131362

Tel: 0532-96616

Ticket information: no ticket required. The ticket of Taiqing tourist area has been included. Off season (November 1 - March 31): 60 yuan, peak season (April 1 - October 31): 90 yuan. Including Liuqing tourist area, Taiqing tourist area, Qipanshi tourist area and Yangkou tourist area. Ticket price of Taiqing ropeway: 45 yuan for one way, 80 yuan for round trip.

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