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Qingdao · Day Trip
The ‘first mountain on the sea’ — the Taiqing Palace, the Yangkou coast and the cable-car views above the Yellow Sea.
Morning bus 106 or 304 from the city to the Laoshan visitor centre, about an hour from the old town.
The Taoist palace below the cliffs — the oldest sea-hugging temple in the country — then the cable car up the Yangkou side for the sea views.
Afternoon back via the Shilaoren shore for a last swim, or the bus to the city.