Laoshan Taiqing Palace

Laoshan Taiqing palace, also known as "Xiaqing Palace", or "Xiagong", is located under Laojun peak at the southern foot of Laoshan mountain. Facing the vast expanse of Yellow Sea, it is backed by seven peaks, with many peaks and high terrain.

Taiqing palace covers an area of 30000 square meters, with a construction area of 2500 square meters. It includes the archway of Taiqing palace, the entrance, the old mountain gate and three courtyards. These courtyards are Sanguan hall, Sanqing hall and Sanhuang hall. Sanguan hall is dedicated to the three gods of "Tianguan", "diguan" and "Shuiguan"; Sanqing hall is dedicated to the three gods of "daodezun", "Yuanshi Tianzun" and "Lingbao Tianzun"; Sanhuang hall is dedicated to the three emperors of "Fuxi", "Shennong" and "Xuanyuan". In addition, there are Yuanjun Pavilion, bell tower, Drum Tower, etc.

Laoshan Taiqing Palace

Laoshan Taiqing palace is located in the south of Laoshan, surrounded by seven peaks of Baozhu mountain. Laojun peak is in the middle, with Taoyuan peak, Wanghai peak and Donghua peak on the left and Chongyang peak, Pantao peak and Wangmu peak on the right. The palace is under the peak, the sea is at present.

Taiqing palace covers an area of more than 30000 square meters, with a construction area of more than 2500 square meters. With Sanguan hall, Sanqing hall and Sanhuang hall as the main hall, and with ancillary facilities such as guanyue temple, Dongxi guest hall and kundao courtyard, there are more than 150 rooms in total. Each hall has a mountain gate, a temporary gate and a corridor. The buildings are simple and primitive, basically inheriting the architectural scale and characteristics of the Song Dynasty.

In November 2019, the list of national intangible cultural heritage representative project protection units was announced, and the Taiqing palace of Laoshan Mountain in Qingdao was awarded the qualification of "Taoist music (Laoshan Taoist Music)" project protection unit

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history

Taiqing palace has the longest history, the most far-reaching influence and the largest scale among many Taoist buildings in Laoshan. Laoshan Taiqing palace was first built in 140 BC. In 905 ad, with the efforts of several famous Taoists, it gradually had a certain scale. Since then, the number of buildings has been increasing. In the Yuan Dynasty, it became a Taoist temple of Quanzhen school, which was strongly supported by the imperial court, and its status rose rapidly. It was known as the second jungle after baiyun temple. In the Ming Dynasty, the famous Taoist Zhang Sanfeng once practiced here. Laoshan is also related to the great ancient Chinese novel Strange Tales from a lonely studio, from which many contents are drawn. It is said that Pu Songling, the author of the book, lived here.

Main attractions

In the courtyard of Taiqing palace, there are Ginkgo biloba, Lagerstroemia indica, peony, Nandong and other famous ancient trees and flowers, especially the white camellia and red Nandong on both sides of Sanguan hall

First name. On the east side is a winter resistant tree with red flowers. It is 8.5 meters high and 1.78 meters thick. The tree is more than 600 years old. It blooms from early November to mid June next year. It is still as red as fire, yellow as gold and green as green. It is a precious ancient tree in Laoshan. In Pu Songling's strange tales from Liaozhai, there is a novel entitled "fragrant jade", in which the flower god in red "jiangxue" refers to this tree. Now, the word "jiangxue" stands in front of the tree for viewing. On the west side of the front of the hall is a white camellia tree, which is over 400 years old. In every flowering season, it looks like silver and snow, and complements red Naidong. In front of the gate of Sanguandian mountain, there are two Ginkgo trees, more than 20 meters high, with vigorous branches and leaves, and a canopy of about one mu. On the east side of Sanguan hall, there are Chimonanthus praecox, Magnolia in early spring, lampstand in early summer, cinnamon in late autumn, and evergreen subtropical plants. It is a very elegant courtyard. To the west of Sanguan hall, beside the stone steps of Fengxian Bridge, there is a dragon like "Longtou elm". The tree is 18.2 meters high and 1.3 meters in diameter at breast height. It has been more than 1100 years old, ranking the top among the ancient elm trees in China. The cypress in the courtyard of Sanhuang hall is about 25 meters high and 5.25 meters in girth. There are two trees on the tree, one is Lingxiao and the other is Yanfu.

Around the Taiqing Palace are Qiu Chuji's cliffs, baidoutai, Lianhuan cave, qishidong, juxiantai and Kang Youwei's stone inscriptions. Wang Wuchan has a poem praising the scenery of Taiqing Palace: "the road turns around the lower palace, and the Qihua yaocao line up in the West and East. Bay ring ship berthing wumenbi, looming lights hanging Red Sea. The ancient trees bear the winter and pass on different ideas, while the immortal jiangxue does not. The famous minister's high dance is clearly in the Academy, and the style of Han Yuan still exists in the Academy. "

The night scene of Taiqing palace is particularly outstanding. When everything was quiet, a bright moon hung high on the sea, pouring soft and clear light. There was an excellent record in the book of traveling to Laoshan by Fu Zengxiang, a former chief of education in the late Qing Dynasty: "it's a day, it's a festival, and the moon is on the East peak, so we can enjoy the moon on the coast at the same time. In the bamboo forest at the beginning of the trip, the Golden Shadow is distributed on the ground, and the crystal light floats up. It is as strange as the cage of jade smoke. He ascended the slope and looked forward to it. The waves of the sea were blue, the sky was green, and the sky was clear up and down Every spring and autumn moon night, the breeze comes slowly, the sea does not raise waves, the bright moon is in the sky, the floating light is shining, and the bright moonlight spreads to the sea. This is the "Taiqing water moon" which is known as one of the twelve sceneries of Laoshan.

Traffic information

From 5:50 to 18:30 every day, take bus No.304 from ferry and railway station (Zhanqiao) to Dahedong bus service center (the latest return time is 20:00), or take bus No.106 from Licun (fixed-point departure: 6:30, 7:10, 11:00, 14:00) to Yakou (the latest return time is 16:00). Pass is Laoshan, get off that is Taiqing ropeway and Taiqing palace.

Practical information

Ticket: 130 yuan (including shuttle bus in the scenic area). There is a slight difference in price in low and peak seasons). All internal scenic spots will be charged separately; the price of Taiqing cableway will be 50 yuan up and 40 yuan down.

Address: under pantaofeng, Southeast of Laoshan District, Qingdao

Longitude: 120.68291550875

Latitude: 36.139312295763

Tel: 0532-87948080

Tour time: 2-3 hours

Traffic information: take bus 304 every day, or take bus 106 from Licun (7:15-16:20) to Yakou. The pass is Laoshan, and you can get off the Taiqing ropeway and Taiqing palace. You can take a taxi from Qingdao to Laoshan for about 300 yuan per day, and from the city to Taiqing palace for about 70 yuan

Ticket information: 27 yuan

Opening hours: peak season (April 1 - October 31): 06:00-18:00;

Off season (November 1-March 31): 07:00-17:00

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