Yantai Mountain Park

Yantai Mountain is the symbol of Yantai, so Yantai Mountain Park is the landmark scenic spot of Yantai. It is located in the north end of the city, surrounded by the sea on three sides, with charming scenery, vast sea area, lush vegetation, clear water and strange reefs. Mountain, sea, city and harbor are the unique features of the landscape. Standing on the top of the mountain, you can see the whole Yantai.

"Beacon tower" was built in the 31th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1398), and is located on the top of the mountain. Yantai Mountain and Yantai city are named after it. Seventeen countries, including Britain, the United States, France, Germany and Japan, have successively built consulates, foreign firms and many villas in and around Yantai Mountain scenic spot. Yantai Mountain has become the only modern foreign consulate group with the most complete and dense preservation in Asia.

Yantai Mountain Scenic Spot

synonym

Yantai Mountain Park generally refers to Yantai Mountain scenic area

Yantai Mountain scenic spot is the landmark scenic spot of Yantai. It is located in the north end of Yantai City, covering an area of 45 hectares. It is developed from Yantai Mountain Park. Yantai Mountain scenic spot is surrounded by the sea on three sides. It is a characteristic landscape integrating the coastal natural scenery, port opening culture, cultural relics, human natural landscape and exotic customs. It condenses the vicissitudes of Yantai for more than 600 years, Yantai is an important birthplace and symbol of history.

Yantai Mountain scenic spot is famous for Langyan pier, lighthouse and Western style buildings of foreign consulates. The main scenic spots include pier lighthouse, Yantai stone, monument to Anti Japanese martyrs, stone boat, ranlang Pavilion, Guanhai tower and former consulates of various countries.

Yantai Mountain scenic spot is a national AAAA scenic spot, a national scenic spot, a national key cultural relic protection unit, a patriotic education base in Shandong Province, a top ten city park in Shandong Province, the first of eight scenic spots in Fushan, and the only modern foreign consulate group with the most complete and dense preservation in Asia.

geographical environment

Climatic characteristics

Yantai Mountain scenic area belongs to temperate monsoon climate, with annual average precipitation of 651.9 mm, annual average temperature of 12.7 ℃, annual average relative humidity of 68%, annual average sunshine hours of 2698.4 hours, annual average total solar radiation of 5224.4 MJ / m2, and annual average wind speed of 4-6 M / s. The average annual frost free period is 210 days, and the average annual cold flow snowfall day is 29 days, which is called "xuewozi".

geographical position

7 Lixin Road, Zhifu District, Yantai City, Shandong Province.

Historical evolution

Yantai Mountain is an unnamed mountain, surrounded by the sea on three sides, with an altitude of 53.5 meters and an area of 7.07 hectares;

In 1398 (the 31st year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty), in order to prevent Japanese pirates from attacking and harassing the city, the iron pier, also known as Langyan pier and beacon tower, was set up at the northern foot of Qishan mountain to guard the city of qianhusuo. When the enemy was found, smoke was raised in the daytime and fire was raised in the night, which was regarded as an alarm. Local people call it "iron mountain" and "Yantai Mountain".

After Yantai was opened as a port in 1862, 16 countries including Britain, the United States, France and Japan successively built consulates, churches and post offices on and at the foot of Yantai Mountain;

In 1866, a customs wharf was built in the western part of Yantai, and Donghai customs built a light tower and flagpole on the iron pier to direct ships entering and leaving the wharf. After that, it was also called "La Qi Mountain";

In 1905, a lighthouse was built in Yantai Mountain, named "Yantai Mountain Lighthouse". Since then, other names have gradually disappeared. In the 1930s, Yantai Mountain became the symbol of Yantai city;

At the beginning of the 20th century, buildings representing national industry and commerce were established one after another, such as Bank of China Yantai Branch, Bank of communications Yantai Branch, Yantai post office, etc. By the 1930s, a large-scale modern architectural group had formed in Yantai Mountain and its surrounding areas.

In 1946, according to the instructions of Jiaodong administrative office in 1945, the Anti Japanese martyrs memorial tower was built to commemorate the martyrs who died in the first liberation of Yantai during the Anti Japanese war;

In 1948, the Chinese people's Liberation Army garrisoned Yantai Mountain;

In 1979, under the instruction of Shandong provincial Party committee and Jinan Military Region, Yantai Mountain was put under the management of the local garden department. Yantai municipal government invested in the maintenance and construction of the buildings and facilities on the mountain for many times.

In 1988, Yantai Mountain Park was officially established;

In 2001, Yantai Mountain Park was renamed Yantai Mountain scenic area;

Since 2002, Yantai Mountain Cultural Relics Management Office has strengthened the protection of modern buildings in the scenic area and continuously strengthened the investment and construction of tourism service infrastructure. The effective viewing area of the scenic area has expanded from 300000 square meters in 2002 to more than 400000 square meters. It has successively invested in the construction of Jiaodong revolutionary history exhibition hall, Bingxin memorial hall, Yantai lock Museum, Danish Consulate and peony garden And other pavilions and attractions.

Main attractions

Humanity and nature

temple of the Dragon King

Yantai Mountain Dragon King temple was built in the Ming Dynasty. It was built by the local people to pray for rain and ensure a good harvest. It has a history of hundreds of years.

After the founding of new China, Yantai Mountain was reborn. In 1994, Yantai Mountain management department carried out a maintenance of Longwang temple. In 2000, another repair was carried out to restore the temple with hundreds of years of history.

Martyr's temple

In 1936, when Yantai's officials and businessmen were raising money to repair the Longwang temple, they rebuilt the collapsed low house in the South courtyard of the former Longwang temple into a martyr's temple. Zhonglie Temple faces south from the north. It is a closed courtyard composed of main hall, East and West Wing rooms and gate. In the main hall are statues of Guan Yu, a famous general of the Three Kingdoms, and Yue Fei, a famous general of the Song Dynasty. In the East are statues of Guan Ping and Zhou Cang, in the West are statues of Yue Fei and Zhang Xian, and in the West are statues of "martyrs for thousands of years". Guan Yu's last words to posterity are: "jade can be broken, but its whiteness can't be changed; bamboo can be burned, but its festival can't be changed". Yue Fei's last words to posterity are "come back to me".

Stone boat and sail

Who cut the stone wall into a boat, standing on the mountainside and on the sea. Even if the wind and waves can not be startled, although there is no paddle rudder potential energy. It's hard to provide for customers to travel north and south, but it's impossible for them to enjoy summer and autumn. But smile glue boat swim Chu water, ask Wang Kong automatic Qi Hou.

According to reports, this poem with seven rhythms, which was carved on the "shipboard" of a stone boat on the cliff behind Yantai Mountain, was written by a tribute scholar named Liu jiubiao during the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. He not only has neat and rigorous handwriting, but also has vivid and appropriate description and praise of the stone boat. So the stone boat became a famous landscape of Yantai Mountain.

Under it, Ding Jintang, a scholar of Shanghang County in the Qing Dynasty, is inscribed with the title of "Tongzhi Ren's application for winter moon, returning from the capital to fuzhifu, watching the stone boat", which says: one sail for thousands of miles, riding the long wind, adding ambition to the waves. The schist is towering and can be created. The natural end does not borrow labor.

Stone boats and sails are natural wonders. After several times of literary criticism, they are the icing on the cake. In the face of this scene, hearing the sound of the waves, reading this sentence, it can be described as a blend of feelings and scenery, wonderful.

Koelreuteria Paniculata

Luan tree, also known as "Luan Hua", "Lantern tree". Sapindus, deciduous tree. It is rare that this tree species appears in Yantai Mountain, and its origin has a certain literary color.

It is said that in the Ming Dynasty, there was a garrison on the south side of the coastline. There was a 17-year-old soldier from the south. He was far away from his parents, homesick and homesick. He often wept at the blue sky and white clouds. This scene was seen by a migratory bird. In the spring of the next year, it took a Koelreuteria seed from the soldier's hometown and put it in the soil near the Yantai Mountain barracks. In a few days, Koelreuteria trees broke through the ground. Little soldiers from the South were very surprised to see it. They cultivated soil and watered it every day and grew up with it. Whenever you stand in front of it, it's like seeing relatives at home, so this tree is also called homesick tree.

Today, although the ancient Koelreuteria has gone through more than 600 years of vicissitudes, it is still so luxuriant, quite standing. Every year, when the spring breeze rises, it sprouts and grows luxuriantly. It blooms in the spring breeze and bears fruit in the summer rain.

Guanhaiping

The beautiful Yantai Mountain is not only a charming natural scenery, but also a place of great interest. Guanhaiping is located in the north side of the cliff path beside a lawn, although the area is not large, there is no foil, but it in the hearts of Yantai people, but has a considerable weight. Known as "wanjingtai". If there is a mirage like dream, this is the best observation point.

However, it was not discovered and known by our ancestors long ago. In addition, Yantai Mountain is far away from the village, and its main function is just for fishermen to use its position to look at the sky and measure the wind and waves before going to sea. When the weather gets bad, the old and young fishermen often come here to burn paper and pray, hoping that the sea will be calm and the relatives will return home soon and safely.

After the opening of Yantai port, great changes have taken place around Yantai Mountain. In front of the mountain and along the east coast, there are many buildings, businesses, green trees and red tiles. Under the blue sky and sea, it is quite poetic and picturesque, more like exotic scenery. Especially the Taiping Bay at the foot of Yantai Mountain, with the rise of harbor dams and the construction of coastal buildings, the pictures of thousands of sails surging, fishing songs answering each other, giant ships coming in and out, and seabirds flying in the Bay are ingenious and moving. When you climb Yantai Mountain and stand at guanhaiping, you can see the blue sea, blue sky, mountains and waters. It can be said that there are poetic and picturesque scenes everywhere. If the season is suitable and the climate is moderate, mirage will appear in the sea. Namely

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