Longtan waterfall

Longtan waterfall is also known as "Yulong waterfall". It is located in the upper reaches of the bashui river at the southern foot of Laoshan Mountain, about 1 km away from Shangqing palace in the north.

The water source of Longtan waterfall comes from the valley between tianchading and beitianmen at an altitude of 500 meters. Through the mountains and mountains, the stream collected dozens of streams along the road, gathered into a torrent, galloping down. On a 30 meter high cliff top platform, the water rushed straight out several feet away. After several twists and turns in the air, it formed a waterfall about 30 meters long and 5 meters wide, and fell down the 90 degree cliff into the blue pool under the cliff. Momentum like a vigorous jade dragon, from the top of the cliff, flying clouds, whistling down, hit the pool water splashing. Mountain people imitate its shape, take its sound, look at its color, call it "Longtan waterfall", and name the deep pool under the waterfall "Longtan". Laoshan twelve beauty in the "Longtan spray rain", that is to say.

At the top of Longtan waterfall, there are two official script characters with a diameter of 1 meter, which were written by Huang Miaozi, a famous contemporary calligrapher, when he visited Laoshan Mountain in 1981. The vigorous and powerful handwriting won the praise of tourists. Under the Longtan waterfall, there is a long boulder with a flat top and a sharp bottom. Sitting on the platform, visitors can see the majestic peaks from afar and the magnificent scenery of "Longtan spray rain" from near. Many tourists at all times and in all over the world have been amazed by the unique scenery of mountains and rivers.

After watching the waterfall, LAN Zhenzhi, a scholar of the Qing Dynasty, wrote a poem praising: "the cliffs are 100 feet high, and the green mountains are close to each other. A practice high hanging County cliff top, Yulong inverted spray Xijiang water. After the foam with the wind, such as throwing pearls fall also. Just because the spring is directly connected to the Milky way, why else look up to the sky

Longtan waterfall

Longtan waterfall, also known as Yulong waterfall, is located in the middle reaches of bashui River in the south of Laoshan Mountain, about 1 km away from Shangqing palace in the north.

Main attractions

Around the cliff, the bashui River, along the 20 meter high, 10 meter wide cliff hanging upside down, spray beads flying snow, like a jade dragon flying. The waterfall fell more than ten meters, hit the stone wall, and fell into the pool. The water is cold and clear. The stone beside the pool is engraved with the word "Longtan waterfall". After the heavy rain, torrents burst into torrents, whistling, more spectacular, so it is called "Longtan spray rain". Zhou Zhiyuan wrote a poem praising: "the flying jade dragon is suspected to be splashing in the air. White hanging rainbow thousand Ren, surrounded by green mountains. The dancing place is snowing. The tourists are greedy for pure appreciation, and the setting sun can't bear to return. "

Tourism information

Qingdao's highway traffic is very developed. So far, Qingdao has built seven expressways, including Jiqing, Jiaozhou Bay, Xiliu, Shuangliu, Weilai, qilai and Qingyin. Qingdao railway station square has Iveco minibus to Weihai, Yantai and Penglai. It starts in running water. It takes only more than three hours to Yantai, and the ticket price is more than 30 yuan. It takes only four hours to Weihai and Penglai, and the ticket price is more than 40 yuan. The road condition is excellent, and you can take the expressway. To Jinan, you can also take the No.5 tram to the long-distance bus station. Here is the Jinan Qingdao high-speed bus. It only takes 4.5 hours to Jinan, and the ticket price is 79 yuan.

Address: Laoshan District, Qingdao, Shandong Province

Longitude: 120.65467956542

Latitude: 36.140823738896

Tour time: half a day

Ticket information: 70 yuan in peak season and 50 yuan in off season

Opening hours: Monday

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