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Mount Lao & the Taoist temples (1 day) — Qingdao

Qingdao · Day Trip

Mount Lao & the Taoist temples (1 day)

The ‘first mountain on the sea’ — the Taiqing Palace, the Yangkou coast and the cable-car views above the Yellow Sea.

1

To the mountain

Morning bus 106 or 304 from the city to the Laoshan visitor centre, about an hour from the old town.

2

The Taiqing circuit

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.

3

Return

Afternoon back via the Shilaoren shore for a last swim, or the bus to the city.

Practical — Peak ticket ¥80–90 · cable car §40–80 · full day · bus or hired car from Qingdao.
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