Listed sites in Shandong 山东

360 scenic areas and heritage sites from the official lists, by city. 63 have a page of their own; the rest open as cards on the map.

Listed sites: 360
Rated 5A: 12
Rated 4A: 241
National heritage: 137
Region: Shandong

The A-level rating is the national grading of scenic areas, 5A being the top tier; national heritage sites are the buildings, ruins, tombs and carvings protected by the State Council. Both lists are on the lists page.

5A scenic areas in Shandong

Best Spring Under Heaven Scenic Area (Baotu Spring and Daming Lake) 天下第一泉景区 5A scenic area · National heritage site
The five-A scenic area at the heart of Jinan's old town, made up of Baotu Spring Park, the Five Dragon Pool, the old-city moat and its Huancheng Park, and Daming Lake, with Baotu, Black Tiger and Five Dragon Pool as the three spring groups.
Firefly Water Cave and Underground Grand Canyon 萤火虫水洞·地下大峡谷 5A scenic area · on the map
This 5A area has two cave attractions in Yishui County about 8 km apart.
Liugong Island 刘公岛 5A scenic area · National heritage site
Liugong Island is a pine-covered island of 3.15 km² at the mouth of Weihai Bay, the base of China's Beiyang Fleet in the 1890s and the place where the fleet was defeated in 1895, later used by Britain as a naval base.
Mount Meng (Yimengshan) Scenic Area 沂蒙山景区 5A scenic area · on the map
Mount Meng is Shandong's second-highest mountain (Guimeng Peak, 1,156 m) and forms the Mengshan park of the Linyi Yimengshan UNESCO Global Geopark.
Nanshan Scenic Area, Longkou 龙口南山旅游景区 5A scenic area · on the map
Nanshan is a large scenic area run by the Nanshan Group in the hills south of Longkou, best known for a seated tin-bronze Buddha of about 380 tonnes that stands above a long flight of 360 steps.
Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center 青岛奥林匹克帆船中心 5A scenic area
Built for the sailing events of the 2008 Olympics, this harbour and promenade of about 45 hectares on Fushan Bay is now a waterfront leisure area, with marinas, a long breakwater walk known as Lovers' Dam and the Olympic Sailing Museum, whose two-storey building holds material from the 2008 Games.
Qingzhou Ancient City 青州古城 5A scenic area · National heritage site
A restored Ming and Qing-style old town in the centre of Qingzhou, on the site of several successive walled cities, with the open section mostly in the old Nanyang city.
Taierzhuang Ancient Town 台儿庄古城 5A scenic area · National heritage site
Taierzhuang is a Grand Canal port town that was badly damaged in the 1938 battle and rebuilt in old canal-town style between 2009 and 2013, covering about 2 km².
Weihai Huaxia City 威海华夏城 5A scenic area · on the map
Huaxia City is a large themed scenic area in Huancui District, built from 2003 over abandoned quarries on Longshan and rated 5A in 2017.
Weishan Lake 微山湖 5A scenic area
The 5A scenic area covers about 77 sq km of Weishan Lake and its shore in Weishan County; the lake is described as the largest freshwater lake in northern China.
Yellow River Estuary Eco-Tourism Area 黄河口生态旅游区 5A scenic area
This 5A area is the visitor section of the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve, where the Yellow River meets the Bohai Sea on some of China's youngest land.
Zhoucun Ancient Commercial City 周村古商城 5A scenic area
A preserved merchant quarter in Zhoucun District, built around Dajie (Main Street) and the silk-market and silver-market streets, with more than 50,000 sq m of Ming and Qing buildings in a 60-hectare area.

By city

Binzhou (10) · Dezhou (8) · Dongying (10) · Heze (13) · Jinan (39) · Jining (43) · Liaocheng (16) · Linyi (37) · Qingdao (30) · Rizhao (14) · Tai'an (20) · Weifang (32) · Weihai (16) · Yantai (31) · Zaozhuang (16) · Zibo (25)

Binzhou 10 sites

Dayuzhang Forest Park 打渔张森林公园 4A scenic area · on the map
Dayuzhang Forest Park is a provincial forest park of wetland, woodland and canals on the south bank of the Yellow River in Qiaozhuang town, Boxing County, centred on the headworks of the Dayuzhang Yellow River irrigation scheme.
Du Shoutian Residence 杜受田故居 4A scenic area · on the map
This is the former home of Du Shoutian, a Qing scholar-official who served as an imperial tutor, in Binbei, north of Binzhou city.
Mada Lake 麻大湖 4A scenic area · on the map
Mada Lake is a freshwater lake and reed wetland south of Boxing county town, about 7 km from east to west and up to 3.5 km wide, which became a national wetland park in 2013.
Puhu Scenic Area, Binzhou 蒲湖风景区 4A scenic area · on the map
Puhu is a large lake park on the southern edge of Binzhou, between the Yellow River's main and secondary embankments, planned at about 543 hectares of which 180 had been developed by 2017.
Sun Wu Ancient City 孙武古城 4A scenic area · on the map
Sun Wu Ancient City is the main tourist zone of Huimin County town, which claims the strategist Sun Wu, author of The Art of War, as a native son.
Weiji Ancient Town and Wei's Manor 魏集古镇 4A scenic area · National heritage site
Weiji Ancient Town is a tourist zone in Weiji town, one of Huimin County's Yellow River towns, that links two groups of Ming-Qing-style buildings, Wei's Manor and the Weiji old village, along a new old-style street.
Wudi Ancient City 无棣古城 4A scenic area · on the map
Wudi Ancient City is a walled old town of about 11.5 hectares in the centre of Wudi County, partly original and partly rebuilt in old style since 2010, with a moat and a lotus bay.
Xincheng Tianyuan Eco-tourism Area 鑫诚田园生态旅游区 4A scenic area · on the map
Xincheng Tianyuan is a large commercial farm-leisure park in Madian town, Huimin County, planned at about 15,000 mu and built round greenhouses and orchards.
Zhanhua Winter Jujube Eco-tourism Area 沾化冬枣生态旅游区 4A scenic area · on the map
This is a jujube orchard park of about 500 mu in Xiawa town, the original home of the Zhanhua winter jujube, a crisp, apple-sized variety, about 20 km from Zhanhua town.
Zhangbafo Buddha at Xingguo Temple 丈八佛（兴国寺） National heritage site · on the map
Zhangbafo is a standing stone Buddha of the Northern Dynasties, 7.1 m high including its pedestal, which stands in Xingguo Temple in Zhangbafo village, Hubin town; the county dates the carving to the first year of the Tianping era (534).

Dezhou 8 sites

Debai Acrobatics and Cricket Valley, Ningjin 德百杂技蟋蟀谷 4A scenic area · on the map
This is a leisure complex of about 1,000 mu (roughly 67 ha) south of Ningjin town, developed by the Debai group and themed on the county's acrobatics and cricket-keeping traditions.
Debai Hot Spring Resort, Xiajin 德百温泉度假村 4A scenic area · on the map
Debai is a hot-spring hotel complex in Suliuzhuang town, Xiajin County, in the area of the Yellow River Old Course Forest Park.
Dongzi Garden 董子园 4A scenic area · on the map
Dongzi Garden is a riverside memorial park in Dezhou commemorating the Han-dynasty Confucian scholar Dong Zhongshu.
Haidao Jinshan Temple, Qingyun 海岛金山寺 4A scenic area · on the map
Haidao Jinshan Temple is a large Buddhist temple complex on the northern edge of Qingyun, rebuilt from 2004 after an older temple that Dezhou's tourism bureau dates to the Sui dynasty was destroyed in the Ming.
Quancheng Ole Fortress Dream World 泉城欧乐堡梦幻世界 4A scenic area · on the map
Dream World is a theme park in Qihe County with zones styled on European and Western themes, such as a Dutch family town, a western town and a castle, dozens of rides including several roller coasters, a horse show, an international circus and fireworks.
Quancheng Ole Fortress Ocean and Polar World 泉城欧乐堡海洋极地世界 4A scenic area · on the map
This is a large indoor aquarium in Qihe County, completed in 2011, with more than ten halls including a tropical rainforest, an undersea tunnel, shark and turtle halls, a polar animal hall, a seal island and a 5D cinema.
Thousand-Year Jujube Forest, Leling 千年枣林景区 4A scenic area · on the map
This rural tourist area in Zhuji town, Leling, is built around old jujube (Chinese date) orchards, with more than a thousand trees that the local government says are over 1,000 years old, a garden of nearly 600 jujube varieties and a 'mother-and-child' tree of more than 700 years.
Tomb of the Sultan of Sulu 苏禄王墓 National heritage site
In 1417 the Eastern King of Sulu, from an old Southeast Asian kingdom in what is now the Philippines, led a delegation of about 340 people to the Ming court and died at Dezhou on the way home, where he was buried; his wife and two sons were later laid beside him.

Dongying 10 sites

Yellow River Estuary Eco-Tourism Area 黄河口生态旅游区 5A scenic area
This 5A area is the visitor section of the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve, where the Yellow River meets the Bohai Sea on some of China's youngest land.
Gudao Locust Forest, Hekou 孤岛槐树林温泉 4A scenic area · on the map
Gudao Locust Forest is a large locust-tree plantation on the Yellow River delta, in Gudao town, Hekou district, made into a 4A scenic area with an entrance gate, a visitor centre, boardwalks, a festival square and a waterside food street.
Hongtan Wetland 红滩湿地 4A scenic area · on the map
Hongtan Wetland is a coastal tourist area in Kenli district, on the Bohai shore behind a seawall at the edge of broad tidal mudflats.
Lancuihu Resort, Dongying 揽翠湖旅游度假区 4A scenic area · on the map
Lancuihu is a lakeside leisure area on the south-west edge of Dongying city, rated 4A in 2015, whose lawns and lakeshore are used for camping and a lawn music season.
Mingcuihu Wetland, Hekou 鸣翠湖湿地 4A scenic area · on the map
Mingcuihu is a large lake and wetland park on the edge of Hekou's new town, designed around the themes of the Yellow River, oil, the sea and wetlands.
Red Liuji, Guangrao 红色刘集 4A scenic area · on the map
Liuji is a village in Dawang town, Guangrao, that was home to one of the earliest rural Communist Party branches in Shandong, which kept and used a first-edition Chinese translation of the Communist Manifesto, as local government pages tell it.
Sunzi Culture Tourism Area, Guangrao 孙子文化旅游区 4A scenic area · on the map
The Sunzi Culture Tourism Area is a themed leisure district on Sunwu Lake in Guangrao's new eastern district, devoted to Sun Wu (Sun Tzu), author of The Art of War, whom Guangrao claims as a native son.
Tianning Temple, Kenli 天宁寺 4A scenic area · on the map
Tianning Temple is a large modern Buddhist temple complex in the west of Kenli district, built beside the Tianning Lake wetland park; its main hall was consecrated in 2013 and the area was rated 4A in 2014.
Yellow River Delta Zoo 黄河三角洲动物园 4A scenic area · on the map
The Yellow River Delta Zoo is an urban zoo on the south-west side of Dongying, opened in the early 2010s on about 1,000 mu (roughly 65 hectares) of land.
Guangrao Guandi Temple Main Hall 广饶关帝庙大殿 National heritage site
This Southern Song timber hall, first built in 1128 as the main hall of a Guan Yu temple, is described by the city culture bureau as the only surviving Song-period timber hall in Shandong; it now serves as the main hall of the Sun Wu Shrine.

Heze 13 sites

Caozhou Peony Garden 曹州牡丹园 4A scenic area · on the map
Caozhou Peony Garden is a large peony park on the north side of Heze city, described by the city government as holding 1,237 peony varieties and more than 600 herbaceous peony varieties.
Fulong Lake Resort, Shan County 浮龙湖 4A scenic area · on the map
Fulong Lake is a large reservoir-lake resort of about 21 sq km of water in the south-west of Shan County, on the course of the old Yellow River, with a lakeside plaza, a long jetty, islands, a rose garden and a Taoist temple, the Laojun Temple.
Jianshan Scenic Area, Shan County 幵山 4A scenic area · on the map
Jianshan is a lakeside park in the development zone on the east side of Shan County town, laid out around a small hill and Jianshan Lake, with a walking path round the water, boats and a glass bridge.
Jinshan Scenic Area, Juye 金山 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
Jinshan is a low hill in Hetaoyuan town, about 1.5 km from north to south and rising to 133 m, with karst caves, springs and walking paths; part of it lies in a provincial geopark.
Shan County Science and Technology Museum 单县科技馆 4A scenic area · on the map
The museum is a modern science centre of about 24,500 square metres in the north of Shan County town.
Sun Bin Tourist City 孙膑旅游城·亿城寺 4A scenic area · on the map
Sun Bin Tourist City is a large park of about 999 mu (roughly 67 hectares) in Jishan town, Juancheng County, built on the site of the old Yicheng Temple and opened in 2008.
Water Margin Heroes City 水浒好汉城 4A scenic area · on the map
This is a theme park built in the style of a Song-dynasty town, in Yuncheng County, the home area of Song Jiang, Chao Gai and other characters in the novel Water Margin.
Yellow River Old Course Wetland Scenic Area, Cao County 曹县黄河故道湿地风景区 4A scenic area · on the map
This wetland scenic area of about 512 hectares lies in Weiwan town on the bed the Yellow River left behind when it changed course in 1855, beside the Taihangdi reservoir.
Baishou and Baishi Memorial Arches 百寿坊及百狮坊 National heritage site · on the map
These are two stone memorial arches of the Qianlong era standing about 100 m apart in the old centre of Shan County: the Baishi Arch of 1769, carved with a hundred lions, and the Baishou Arch of 1765, carved with the character for longevity in a hundred scripts.
Guanyin Temple Pagoda, Yuncheng 郓城观音寺塔 National heritage site · on the map
Yuncheng's Guanyin Temple Pagoda, also called the Tang Pagoda, is an octagonal storeyed brick pagoda built in 931 in the Five Dynasties period, when the Later Tang ruled.
Juye Confucian Temple 巨野文庙 National heritage site
Juye Confucian Temple is a Ming-dynasty temple moved to its present site in 1383, of which only the Dacheng Hall survived the temple's closure in 1947.
Wohua Pagoda 卧化塔 National heritage site · on the map
Wohua Pagoda, also called Tian Pagoda, in Datianji town is a Tang-dynasty pagoda that the county describes as the oldest surviving above-ground building in south-west Shandong.
Yongfeng Pagoda, Juye 永丰塔 National heritage site · on the map
Yongfeng Pagoda is an octagonal brick pavilion-style pagoda in the south-east corner of Juye old town, about 31 m high with five surviving storeys; local records say it was begun in the Tang dynasty and finished in the Song.

Jinan 39 sites

Best Spring Under Heaven Scenic Area (Baotu Spring and Daming Lake) 天下第一泉景区 5A scenic area · National heritage site
The five-A scenic area at the heart of Jinan's old town, made up of Baotu Spring Park, the Five Dragon Pool, the old-city moat and its Huancheng Park, and Daming Lake, with Baotu, Black Tiger and Five Dragon Pool as the three spring groups.
Baimai Springs 百脉泉公园 4A scenic area
A public park in the centre of Mingshui, Zhangqiu, built around the Baimai group of artesian karst springs, one of Jinan's 'seventy-two famous springs'.
Baimaiquan Liquor Culture Tourist Area 百脉泉酒文化旅游区 4A scenic area · on the map
A visitor area built around the Baimaiquan distillery in Mingshui, Zhangqiu, with liquor-culture displays and a visitor centre, a shop and a restaurant.
Fanggan Eco-Tourism Area 房干生态旅游区 4A scenic area · on the map
A hill and gorge scenic area at Fanggan village in Xueye subdistrict, Laiwu, which the Jinan tourism bureau describes as combining mountains, water, forest, springs, waterfalls and rock formations.
Fantawild Oriental Heritage, Jinan 济南方特东方神画 4A scenic area · on the map
A theme park in Huaiyin district belonging to the Fantawild group's Oriental Heritage line, which takes Chinese culture and folk stories as its themes.
Hongjitang Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture Tourist Area 宏济堂中医药文化旅游景区 4A scenic area · on the map
A tourist area built by the Hongjitang pharmaceutical group in the Linuo Science Park, laid out in late Ming and early Qing style around a lake modelled on a smaller Daming Lake.
Impression Jinan Spring World 印象济南·泉世界 4A scenic area · on the map
A shopping, dining and leisure block in Huaiyin district, newly built to resemble traditional Jinan architecture.
Jinan Botanical Garden 济南植物园 4A scenic area · on the map
A botanical garden in the hills of Zhangqiu District, east of Jinan, laid out in themed areas that include a colour-plant garden and a rose garden.
Jinan International Garden Expo Park 济南国际园博园 4A scenic area · on the map
A large lakeside park in Changqing District, built for the 7th China International Garden Expo, held from September 2009 to May 2010.
Jinan Sunac Cultural Tourism City 济南融创文旅城 4A scenic area · on the map
A large leisure complex in Licheng district, east of central Jinan, opened in May 2021 and built new rather than historic.
Jinan Wildlife World 济南野生动物世界 4A scenic area · on the map
A safari-style wildlife park in the hills of Zhangqiu District, with a walking area in the north and a drive-through area in the south.
Jinxiangshan Amusement Park 金象山乐园 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain amusement park in the wooded southern hills of Licheng district.
Jiudingta Chinese Ethnic Park 九顶塔中华民族欢乐园 4A scenic area · on the map
A theme park in the hills of Liubu, south-east of Jinan, built around replica villages that stage the architecture, song, dance and food of China's ethnic groups.
Jiuru Mountain Waterfalls 九如山瀑布群 4A scenic area · on the map
A wooded mountain valley in Jinan's southern hills where streams and waterfalls run through the woodland.
Laiwu Battle Memorial Hall 莱芜战役纪念馆 4A scenic area
A memorial museum on Huangshan hill in Laiwu, now a district of Jinan, opened in 1997 on the site of an earlier martyrs' cemetery.
Lingyan Temple 灵岩寺 4A scenic area · National heritage site
A Buddhist temple in a valley on the north-western edge of the Mount Tai range, counted among China's four famous temples.
Lotus Mountain, Laiwu 莲花山 4A scenic area · on the map
A representative scenic area of Laiwu's southern hills, named for its ring of peaks, which resemble a lotus.
Red Leaf Valley 红叶谷 4A scenic area · on the map
A hillside park in Jinan's southern hills where more than 4,000 mu (about 270 hectares) of wild smoke-tree scrub turns red each autumn.
Thousand Buddha Mountain 千佛山 4A scenic area
A wooded hill on the southern edge of Jinan, counted with Baotu Spring and Daming Lake as one of the city's three famous sights.
Xiangshan Tourist Area, Laiwu 香山旅游区 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain resort area in Dawangzhuang town, in the north-west of Laiwu District, centred on Xiangshan (918.7 m) with two gorges, Jiutian and Shimen, and three highland villages.
Zhujiayu Ancient Village 朱家峪 4A scenic area · on the map
A hill village in Guanzhuang, Zhangqiu, founded in the early Ming and kept largely intact, with more than 200 Ming and Qing buildings, bluestone lanes and 99 stone bridges, including a Kangxi-era double bridge that separated foot traffic from flood water.
Chengziya Site 城子崖遗址 National heritage site
The type site of China's Longshan culture, where the black-pottery culture of some 4,000 years ago was first identified in 1928 and excavated in 1930 and 1931.
Daxinzhuang Site 大辛庄遗址 National heritage site
A large Shang-period settlement on the north-eastern edge of Jinan that became an urban centre in the early 13th century BCE and grew into one of the biggest Shang sites outside the Central Plains.
Duofo Pagoda, Cuiping Mountain 翠屏山多佛塔 National heritage site · on the map
A Buddhist pagoda of the Ming and Qing periods standing on the summit of Cuiping Mountain in Pingyin county; its name means 'many-Buddhas pagoda'.
Former Cheeloo University Buildings 原齐鲁大学近现代建筑群 National heritage site · on the map
The early-twentieth-century campus of Cheeloo University, a mission university run by American, British and Canadian church bodies, was laid out around a central garden.
Four Gates Pagoda 四门塔 National heritage site
A single-storey stone pagoda of square plan, about 7 m along each side, with an arched doorway in each face and a roof of stacked stone slabs, standing beside the ruins of Shentong Temple.
Jiaoji Railway Museum (Former Jinan Station) 胶济铁路博物馆 National heritage site
The 1915 station building of the German-built Jiaoji (Qingdao-Jinan) railway, in European style with an Ionic stone colonnade and a mansard roof, once held a station hotel and later railway offices.
Laiwu Campaign Command Post Site 莱芜战役指挥所旧址 National heritage site · on the map
A restored village courtyard in Shiwanzi, Gangcheng District, where Chen Yi, commanding the East China Field Army, had his command post during the Laiwu Campaign of February 1947.
Laozhuang Great Buddha 老庄大佛 National heritage site · on the map
A large seated Buddha carved into the rock at the south foot of Qingtong Mountain, more than 9 m high and dated to the late Sui or early Tang, regarded as the largest rock-cut Buddha in Shandong.
Lianhua Cave Grotto, Changqing 莲花洞石窟 National heritage site · on the map
A small rock-cut Buddhist cave in the hills of Wufeng, near Shiwo village, dated by provincial records to the Northern Qi and Sui periods.
Luokou Yellow River Railway Bridge 泺口黄河铁路大桥 National heritage site
A steel truss railway bridge across the Yellow River at Luokou, built in 1909–12 by the German firm MAN for the Tianjin-Pukou line, with the largest spans of any railway bridge in China at the time.
May 3rd Incident Site, Jinan 五三惨案遗址 National heritage site
The former office of the Nationalist government's special commissioner in Shandong, on Jingsi Road in Jinan's old Commercial Port district.
Qi Great Wall at Jinyang Pass 齐长城锦阳关段 National heritage site
A mountain pass on the Laiwu–Zhangqiu border where the Qi Great Wall, the oldest surviving wall of its kind in China, runs along the ridge of Jinping Mountain.
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Jinan 洪家楼天主教堂 National heritage site
The cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan, built in 1901–05 with Boxer indemnity money and extended in 1906, in twin-towered Gothic Revival style on a Latin-cross plan.
Shandong Ancient Architecture Museum 山东古建筑博物馆 National heritage site · on the map
This is the Jinan mother institute of the Red Swastika Society, a Republic-era charitable body that began in Jinan.
Thousand-Buddha Cliff 千佛崖 National heritage site
A cliff face of Buddhist rock carvings beside the ruins of Shentong Temple in the hills near Liubu, with more than 200 carved figures and dozens of inscriptions.
Wei'er Road Historic Buildings, Jinan 纬二路近现代建筑群 National heritage site · on the map
A group of nine buildings dated 1901–32 along Wei'er Road and neighbouring streets in Jinan's old commercial district, among them the former Deutsch-Asiatische Bank of 1901, the Shandong postal administration building of 1919, a Bank of Communications branch, the former German consulate and clinic, and the Xiaoguanghan cinema.
Xiaotang Mountain Han Shrine 孝堂山郭氏墓石祠 National heritage site
A small stone offering shrine from the early Eastern Han dynasty, standing on Xiaotang Mountain near the Yellow River.
Yongji Bridge, Pingyin 永济桥 National heritage site · on the map
A single-arch bluestone bridge over the Langxi River at Dong'e, built in the Wanli reign of the Ming dynasty to replace earlier bridges on the site, the first of which dated from 1500.

Jining 43 sites

Weishan Lake 微山湖 5A scenic area
The 5A scenic area covers about 77 sq km of Weishan Lake and its shore in Weishan County; the lake is described as the largest freshwater lake in northern China.
Baoxiang Temple, Wenshang 宝相寺 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
A Buddhist temple in the north-west of Wenshang town, renamed Baoxiang by a Song emperor.
Confucius Six Arts City 孔子六艺城 4A scenic area · on the map
A modern cultural leisure complex just south of Qufu's old town, built around Confucius's Six Arts: rites, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy and mathematics.
Jiagudui Peasant Village 贾堌堆农家寨 4A scenic area · on the map
A rural tourism village opened in 2016 in Jiagudui village, Dalukou town, built around farming culture and village folk customs.
Kangwang Valley Flower World, Zoucheng 康王谷花世界 4A scenic area · on the map
A flower-themed leisure and agri-tourism park in eastern Zoucheng, built in the late 2010s around flower fields and a lake.
Lianhua Lake Wetland Park, Wenshang 莲花湖湿地 4A scenic area · on the map
A provincial-level wetland park of about 290 hectares on the northern edge of Wenshang town, opened in 2011 and laid out around lakes and islands.
Mencius Temple and Mansion, Zoucheng 孟庙孟府 4A scenic area · National heritage site
The Temple of Mencius, also called the Yasheng Temple, honours the philosopher Mencius, the 'Second Sage' after Confucius, in his hometown of Zoucheng; its present buildings are largely Qing-dynasty work of the Kangxi years, grouped around a main hall with a green glazed-tile roof.
Mount Liang (Shuipo Liangshan Scenic Area) 水泊梁山 4A scenic area
Mount Liang is a low hill, about 198 m high, in Liangshan County that the classic Chinese novel Water Margin made the stronghold of 108 outlaw heroes.
Mount Yi, Zoucheng 峄山 4A scenic area · on the map
A granite hill south of Zoucheng, known in ancient times as Dongshan, the "eastern mountain" that the Mencius says Confucius climbed.
Nanchi Garden, Jining 南池 4A scenic area · on the map
A garden park in the south of Jining, themed on the city's Grand Canal heritage, the poets Li Bai and Du Fu, and the Queen Mother of the West.
Nanyang Ancient Town 南阳古镇 4A scenic area · on the map
Nanyang is a small town on a long, narrow island in Nanyang Lake, one of the Four Lakes of southern Shandong, with the old Grand Canal running along it.
Nishan Confucian Temple and Academy 尼山孔庙及书院 4A scenic area · National heritage site
A temple on Mount Ni, the hill traditionally held to be the birthplace of Confucius, with an academy beside it, set in the hills east of Qufu.
Qingshan Temple and Scenic Area, Jiaxiang 青山寺 4A scenic area · National heritage site
A hillside temple group on the western slope of Qingshan, south of Jiaxiang, which began as a shrine to the ruler of the Western Zhou state of Jiao and later became a joint Buddhist and Daoist temple.
Shangjiushan Stone Village 上九山村 4A scenic area · on the map
Shangjiushan is a hill village of stone houses in Shiqiang town, Zoucheng.
Shimen Mountain, Qufu 石门山 4A scenic area · on the map
A wooded hill once called Longmen Mountain and renamed for two facing peaks that look like a stone gate; the main peak, Shenghan, is 406 m high.
Sishui Bin Riverside Park 泗水滨 4A scenic area · on the map
A landscaped riverside park of about 62 hectares on the Si River, laid out in a modern style as the core public space of the new eco-city district of Sishui County town.
Taibai Lake Scenic Area 太白湖 4A scenic area · on the map
Taibai Lake is a lake and wetland scenic area of about 22 sq km on the southern side of Jining, laid out between the old canal on the east and the Grand Canal on the west as an eco-tourism area that combines sightseeing with wetland protection and water purification.
Tomb of Prince Huang of Lu, Zoucheng 明鲁王陵 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
The tomb of Zhu Tan (1370–1390), tenth son of the Ming founder, the Hongwu Emperor, and the first Prince of Lu, at the southern foot of Jiulong Mountain.
Wanzi Qianhong Eco-Wellness Resort 万紫千红生态养生旅游度假区 4A scenic area · on the map
Wanzi Qianhong is a modern leisure resort built around a lake in the hills of Sizhang town, Sishui County, marketed for countryside relaxation and 'eco-wellness'.
Xianhe Flower Sea Eco-Park 仙河花海生态乐园 4A scenic area · on the map
Xianhe Flower Sea is a leisure park of flower fields beside a large lake in the northern part of Qufu, in the area promoted as the Qufu International Slow City.
Yangshan Battle Memorial, Jinxiang 羊山战斗纪念地 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
A hill and village site where, in July 1947, forces of the People's Liberation Army under Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping fought the Nationalist 66th Division in the Southwest Shandong Campaign.
Ancient City of the Zhu State, Zoucheng 邾国故城 National heritage site · on the map
Remains of the capital of Zhu (later Zou), a small state of the Zhou period, which moved here in 614 BC and held the city for over three centuries.
Bian Bridge 卞桥 National heritage site · on the map
A three-arch stone bridge over the Si River at Quanlin in Sishui County, 25 m long, 7 m wide and 6.5 m high, rebuilt in 1181 under the Jin dynasty on an older bridge of the late Tang.
Cemetery of Mencius' Mother 孟母林 National heritage site · on the map
A wooded family cemetery in Fu village, south of Qufu, where the parents of the philosopher Mencius and some of his descendants are buried.
Chongxing Pagoda 重兴塔 National heritage site
A nine-storey, octagonal brick pagoda in the pavilion style, built in the early Northern Song dynasty in the old town of Zoucheng.
Cixiao Jianwan Memorial Archway, Jining 慈孝兼完坊 National heritage site · on the map
A Qing-dynasty stone memorial archway standing in a street in Jining's old town, listed as a provincial protected site in 2006 and as a national one in 2013.
East Great Mosque, Jining 济宁东大寺 National heritage site
A mosque first built in the early Ming dynasty and later enlarged and restored, on the west bank of Jining's old canal.
Former Qufu Normal School 曲阜师范学校旧址 National heritage site · on the map
Three groups of buildings from a former teacher-training school stand beside the Temple of Confucius: an early twentieth-century assembly hall, an H-shaped teaching block, and a Qing-dynasty examination hall of the former Yanzhou prefecture.
Fushan Xihuang Temple Site 凫山羲皇庙遗址 National heritage site · on the map
The ruins of a large temple to Fuxi and Nüwa on the west slope of Fushan in Guoli town, first recorded on a stele of 931.
Fuxi Temple, Weishan 伏羲庙 National heritage site · on the map
A temple to the legendary ruler Fuxi at the foot of Phoenix Hill, in Liangcheng town on the shore of Dushan Lake.
Guangshan Temple Pagoda 光善寺塔 National heritage site · on the map
A nine-storey octagonal brick-and-stone pagoda 49 m high, also called the Wenfeng Pagoda, standing in Xinghu Park in the centre of Jinxiang.
Iron Pagoda of Chongjue Temple, Jining 崇觉寺铁塔 National heritage site · on the map
A nine-storey octagonal pagoda with an iron shell over a brick core, 23.8 m tall, begun in 1105 under the Northern Song and completed in 1581 when the top two storeys and a gilded finial were added.
Jinkou Dam 金口坝 National heritage site · on the map
A stone dam across the Si River on the eastern edge of Yanzhou, still used as a crossing by road traffic and pedestrians.
Lu State Ancient City Archaeological Park, Qufu 曲阜鲁国故城 National heritage site · on the map
The capital of the state of Lu for some 870 years from the early Western Zhou, the city covered about 10 sq km and occupied the eastern and northern parts of present-day Qufu.
Mausoleum of Shaohao 少昊陵 National heritage site
The tomb of Shaohao, one of the legendary Five Emperors, in Jiuxian village east of Qufu, a large earthen mound inside an enclosure of old trees with a sacrificial hall built in 1738.
Nanwang Hub of the Grand Canal 大运河南旺枢纽 National heritage site · on the map
Nanwang, in Wenshang County, is the summit of the Grand Canal, about 38.5 m above sea level, where Ming engineers in the Yongle years built a stone-faced diversion at the junction with the Xiaowen River so that its water could be shared between the northward and southward channels.
Temple of Duke Zhou, Qufu 周公庙 National heritage site
The temple honours the Duke of Zhou, brother of King Wu of Zhou, and served as the ancestral temple of the state of Lu at the heart of its ancient capital, in the north-east of present-day Qufu.
Temple of Yan Hui 颜庙 National heritage site
A temple to Yan Hui, the favourite disciple of Confucius, in the north of Qufu's old town; the buildings date from the Yuan to the Qing, with the present layout set in the Ming dynasty.
Temple of Zengzi 曾庙 National heritage site
The temple to Zeng Shen (Zengzi), a disciple of Confucius, at the foot of Nanwu Hill in southern Jiaxiang, whose founding is traditionally dated to 426 BC.
Tieshan and Gangshan Rock Carvings 铁山、岗山摩崖石刻 National heritage site · on the map
Buddhist scripture and a dedicatory eulogy are carved in very large characters across a sloping granite face of Tieshan on the north-western edge of Zoucheng, dated by its own text to 579, in the Northern Zhou period.
Wu Family Shrines 武氏祠 National heritage site · on the map
The Wu Family Shrines are the remains of a late Eastern Han family cemetery in Jiaxiang County: stone offering shrines and a pair of stone gate towers, begun in 147 CE, whose walls are covered in carved reliefs of myth and history.
Xinglong Pagoda 兴隆塔 National heritage site
A thirteen-storey octagonal brick pagoda 54 m high in the north-east of Yanzhou's old town, standing in the grounds of the Yanzhou Museum.
Yanzhou Catholic Church 兖州天主教堂 National heritage site
A German-built Catholic compound in the south-west of old Yanzhou, begun in 1897 and from 1946 the China headquarters of the Society of the Divine Word.

Liaocheng 16 sites

Dong'e Ejiao Culture Tourism Area 东阿阿胶文化旅游区 4A scenic area · on the map
This is a themed tourist complex run by the Dong'e Ejiao company around ejiao, the donkey-hide gelatin used in Chinese medicine that Dong'e is known for.
Dongchang Lake 东昌湖 4A scenic area · on the map
Dongchang Lake surrounds the square, walled old town of Liaocheng and began in 1070, in the Northern Song period, as the town moat.
Jingyang Ridge and Lion Tower 景阳冈·狮子楼旅游区 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
This 4A area pairs two Water Margin sites in Yanggu County.
Jingyanggang Liquor Culture Scenic Area, Yanggu 景阳冈酒文化旅游景区 4A scenic area · on the map
This is a visitor attraction built since 2008 on the grounds of the Jingyanggang distillery in Yanggu, which makes baijiu, China's grain spirit, and it was rated a 4A area in December 2023.
Jiuzhouwa Rose Park 九州洼月季公园 4A scenic area · on the map
Jiuzhouwa is a city park in Liaocheng's high-tech zone built around rose gardens, combined with wetland and play areas, and it was rated a 4A scenic area in December 2024.
Kong Fansen Memorial Hall 孔繁森同志纪念馆 4A scenic area · on the map
This memorial hall in Liaocheng commemorates Kong Fansen, a local-born official who worked in Tibet from 1979 and became party secretary of Ali Prefecture, and who died in a road accident in November 1994 on a trip to Xinjiang.
Tomb of Cao Zhi, Yushan 鱼山曹植风景区 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
This scenic area on Yushan hill beside the Yellow River holds the tomb of Cao Zhi, the poet-prince of the Three Kingdoms period; it was begun in 233 AD, opened by archaeologists in 1951 and has had its chamber sealed since.
Wanyuan Garden, Linqing 宛园 4A scenic area · on the map
Wanyuan is a modern Suzhou-style garden beside the Grand Canal in the north-west of Linqing, with pavilions, rockeries, ponds and brick, wood and clay carving made by craftsmen from Suzhou, according to the city's tourism pages.
Guangyue Tower 光岳楼 National heritage site
Guangyue Tower is a four-storey timber tower on a brick-and-stone base at the centre of Liaocheng's old town, begun in the early Ming dynasty as a lookout and about 33 m tall.
Han Family Cemetery, Shen County 韩氏家族墓地 National heritage site · on the map
This Tang-dynasty cemetery belongs to a family of military officials that included a governor of the Weibo region, and it preserves the stone figures that lined the tomb avenues: a carved horse, a groom, a warrior, a kneeling sheep and tiger, tomb markers and a spirit-way stele over 6 m tall topped with coiled dragons.
Iron Pagoda of Longxing Temple, Liaocheng 隆兴寺铁塔 National heritage site · on the map
This twelve-storey octagonal iron pagoda stands on a carved stone base beside the Grand Canal, in the old Longxing Temple precinct.
Linqing Canal Customs House 临清运河钞关 National heritage site · on the map
The Linqing Customs House was one of eight Ming and Qing customs posts on the Grand Canal and, by the Wanli era, the one collecting the most duty, about a quarter of the national total; founded in 1429, it is the only canal customs house to survive in China.
Shanxi–Shaanxi Guildhall, Liaocheng 聊城山陕会馆 National heritage site
This temple-guildhall was paid for by Shanxi and Shaanxi merchants who traded in Liaocheng; building began in 1743 and the complex reached its present form by 1809.
Tuqiao Lock Remains 土桥闸遗址 National heritage site · on the map
Tuqiao Lock is a Ming-dynasty canal lock, first built in 1471 on the Grand Canal and excavated in 2010–11 as the first lock on the canal to be fully uncovered.
Xiaocheng City Ruins, Guan County 萧城遗址 National heritage site · on the map
Xiaocheng is the earthen-walled site of a Song-period military town in Guan County, traditionally attributed to the Liao Empress Dowager Xiao in 1004; county officials call it the best-preserved Song–Liao fortress site south of the Great Wall.
Xingguo Temple Pagoda, Gaotang 兴国寺塔 National heritage site · on the map
This eleven-storey octagonal brick pagoda rises about 39 m above the street of Liangcun town in Gaotang County; the Qing gazetteer called it a Song pagoda, and a Ming stele records repairs in 1478.

Linyi 37 sites

Firefly Water Cave and Underground Grand Canyon 萤火虫水洞·地下大峡谷 5A scenic area · on the map
This 5A area has two cave attractions in Yishui County about 8 km apart.
Mount Meng (Yimengshan) Scenic Area 沂蒙山景区 5A scenic area · on the map
Mount Meng is Shandong's second-highest mountain (Guimeng Peak, 1,156 m) and forms the Mengshan park of the Linyi Yimengshan UNESCO Global Geopark.
Cangma Mountain and Guan Mountain 苍马山·冠山 4A scenic area · on the map
Cangma Mountain and Guan Mountain are two wooded hill areas north-east of Linshu town, listed together as one 4A scenic area.
Daigu Landform Scenic Area, Mengyin 岱崮地貌 4A scenic area · on the map
Daigu is the type locality of the 'gu' landform: flat-topped mesas capped by a 20–30 m layer of Cambrian limestone, with about 30 clustered around Daigu town in Mengyin County.
Dongfang Ruihai International Hot Spring Resort 东方瑞海国际温泉度假村 4A scenic area · on the map
Dongfang Ruihai is a hot-spring resort and hotel complex in the south of Yishui town, on about 250 mu (roughly 17 hectares) that the county government says holds thermal baths, restaurants and conference rooms; the hotel was rated four-star in 2010.
Former Shandong Provincial Government and 115th Division HQ, Dadian 山东省政府和八路军115师司令部旧址 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
A manor of the Zhuang family, built in the Ming and Qing dynasties in Dadian town, which in the 1940s housed the Eighth Route Army's 115th Division headquarters and the Shandong provincial government set up under the Communist Party.
Guantang Hot Spring Resort 观唐温泉度假村 4A scenic area · on the map
Guantang is a hot-spring resort of about 790 mu (roughly 50 hectares) in the Tangtou hot-spring zone in the north of Hedong district.
Hongshizhai Resort 红石寨 4A scenic area · on the map
Hongshizhai is a leisure resort on the shore of Xiangshan Lake in Tongjing town, developed by the operator of nearby Zhuquan village.
Huangshan Dongyi Culture Park 皇山东夷文化园 4A scenic area · on the map
Huangshan Dongyi Culture Park is a park at the foot of Huang Hill in Linyi's Economic and Technological Development Zone, built around the Linyi Dongyi Culture Museum.
Jiujianpeng Village Scenic Area 九间棚 4A scenic area · on the map
Jiujianpeng is a mountain village at about 640 m on Longding Mountain in Difang town, whose people once lived in a natural rock shelter and later built roads, brought in electricity and terraced the slopes.
Lanling National Agricultural Park 兰陵国家农业公园 4A scenic area · on the map
Lanling National Agricultural Park is a large farm-tourism park in Bianzhuang subdistrict, built to show modern vegetable and fruit growing, with greenhouses, soilless-cultivation displays and picking gardens.
Linyi Science and Technology Museum 临沂市科技馆 4A scenic area · on the map
Linyi Science and Technology Museum is the city's municipal science museum, a large modern building in the Beicheng New Area near the meeting of the Yi, Fang and Liuqing rivers.
Linyi Zoological and Botanical Garden 临沂动植物园 4A scenic area · on the map
Linyi Zoological and Botanical Garden is a large municipal park in the south-east of Hedong district, combining a zoo, planted botanical areas and landscaped lakes.
Longyuan (Dragon Garden) Tourist Area 临沂龙园 4A scenic area · on the map
Longyuan is a resort and rural-tourism complex next to the Tangtou hot-spring zone in Hedong district, built in Huizhou and Suzhou-garden style around a dragon-culture theme, so its buildings are modern rather than historic.
Maquan Leisure Park 沂蒙马泉休闲园 4A scenic area · on the map
Maquan Leisure Park is an orchard-and-farm park in the hills of Tongjing town, Yinan County, developed from 2012 as a 'pastoral complex' with agricultural demonstration and elder-care themes.
Menglianggu Campaign Memorial Area 孟良崮 4A scenic area · on the map
Menglianggu is a small mountain of about 1.5 sq km in Mengyin County where, in May 1947, People's Liberation Army forces surrounded a Nationalist army unit in the Menglianggu campaign of the Chinese Civil War.
Tancheng Ginkgo Eco-Tourism Area 郯城银杏生态旅游区 4A scenic area · on the map
A 9.9 sq km belt of old ginkgo groves along both banks of the Yi River in south-west Tancheng, which the county government calls China's largest ancient-ginkgo area, with about 48,000 fruit-bearing trees over a century old.
Tanguo Ancient City, Tancheng 郯国古城 4A scenic area · on the map
Tanguo Ancient City is a modern district built in Han–Tang style on Huangting Road in Tancheng, which opened in May 2021 and draws on local stories such as Confucius's visit to the Tan ruler.
Tiangu Natural Underground Gallery 天谷·天然地下画廊 4A scenic area · on the map
Tiangu is a karst cave in Liuhuyu village, Yuandongtou town, whose stalactites are shaped like birds, animals and landscapes, hence the name 'natural underground gallery'.
Tianshang Wangcheng (Royal City in the Sky) 天上王城 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
Tianshang Wangcheng occupies the flat top of Jiwang Gu, a cliff-edged mesa of about 577 m with a ring of stone walls and old foundations from the Spring and Autumn period.
Tianyu Natural Museum 天宇自然博物馆 4A scenic area · on the map
Tianyu Natural Museum, opened in 2004, is a large natural-history museum in Pingyi town with 28 exhibition halls and more than 390,000 items, mainly fossils and mineral and gem specimens from different geological periods.
Wuji Guigu 无极鬼谷 4A scenic area · on the map
Wuji Guigu is a commercial scenic area in the hills and lake country of Zhulu town, themed on Guiguzi, the Warring States-period thinker.
Xueshan Rainbow Valley 雪山彩虹谷 4A scenic area · on the map
Xueshan Rainbow Valley is a leisure park in a wooded valley on the eastern side of Yishui town, best known for an artificial rainbow made with sprayed water and light that the park says can be seen in every season.
Yayougou Scenic Area 压油沟 4A scenic area · on the map
Yayougou is a rural tourism area in the hills of Lanling County, laid out around a Yimeng stone-house village with flagstone lanes, converted guesthouses and folk performances.
Yimeng Huakai Tourist Area, Yishui 沂蒙花开 4A scenic area · on the map
Yimeng Huakai is a family-oriented park with an agricultural theme at Yinjiayu village in Quanzhuang town, Yishui County, which the county government lists as a 4A scenic area.
Yimeng Red Film and TV Base 沂蒙红色影视基地 4A scenic area · on the map
The Yimeng Red Film and TV Base, also known as Hongsao Hometown Tourist Area, was set up in 2008 in Changshanzhuang village, an old stone village in Mamuchi township, as a location for filming wartime dramas; more than 400 films and series have been shot there.
Yimeng Yunpu Dongtian, Fei County 沂蒙云瀑洞天 4A scenic area · on the map
A scenic area in Fei County laid out in four parts: the Finger-moving Stone (a balancing rock), Tianmeng Lake, the Yunpu Dongtian zone of rock formations and small waterfalls, and a water park.
Zhisheng Hot Spring Resort 智圣汤泉 4A scenic area · on the map
Zhisheng is a large hot-spring resort at the north-eastern edge of Yinan town, themed on Zhuge Liang, the Three Kingdoms strategist whom Yinan counts among its natives, with Han-style buildings set in a Jiangnan-style garden.
Zhujialin Eco-Tourism Area 朱家林 4A scenic area · on the map
Zhujialin is a rural area in the hills of Andi town that Yinan County has redeveloped since 2016 as a 'pastoral complex' of themed guesthouses, a 'field living room' and flats for creative start-ups.
Zhuquan Village, Yinan 竹泉村 4A scenic area · on the map
Zhuquan ('Bamboo Spring') is an old village of stone houses built around springs and bamboo groves, renamed in the Qianlong era.
Former Residence of Wang Xizhi and Xiyanchi Tombs, Linyi 王羲之故居 National heritage site
A small classical-style garden in central Linyi commemorating the calligrapher Wang Xizhi, whom the city counts among its natives.
Han Que Gate Towers, Pingyi County Museum 皇圣卿阙、功曹阙 National heritage site · on the map
Two Eastern Han stone que (free-standing gate towers), the Huangshengqing Que of AD 86 and the Gongcao Que of AD 87, are displayed indoors in the Han Que Room of Pingyi County Museum in Lianhuashan Park.
New Fourth Army Headquarters Site, Linyi 临沂新四军军部旧址 National heritage site · on the map
A memorial park and museum in Linyi's Hedong District marking the site where the New Fourth Army headquarters was last based, in 1946-47, and where the East China Military Region and East China Field Army were set up.
Old Capital of the Tan State, Tancheng 郯国故城 National heritage site · on the map
These are the remains of the capital of the small Zhou-period state of Tan, on the north side of Tancheng, which stayed a county and commandery seat from the Qin and Han to the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
Old Capital of the Zeng State, Lanling 鄫国故城 National heritage site · on the map
Remains of the capital of the Zeng state, a small state of the Zhou period, in the villages of Cheng and Chenghou in Lanling County, which was still occupied in the Han.
Sites of the Daqingshan Breakout Battle 临沂大青山突围战遗址 National heritage site · on the map
These sites commemorate the Daqingshan breakout of 30 November 1941, when thousands of people from Eighth Route Army, Shandong Party and government offices and the Anti-Japanese University's First Branch broke out of a Japanese encirclement at heavy cost; the dead included the German journalist Hans Shippe.
Yinan Han Tombs (Beizhai) 沂南北寨汉墓 National heritage site · on the map
A museum built over an Eastern Han tomb group at Beizhai village, near Yinan county town, which opened in 1996.

Qingdao 30 sites

Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center 青岛奥林匹克帆船中心 5A scenic area
Built for the sailing events of the 2008 Olympics, this harbour and promenade of about 45 hectares on Fushan Bay is now a waterfront leisure area, with marinas, a long breakwater walk known as Lovers' Dam and the Olympic Sailing Museum, whose two-storey building holds material from the 2008 Games.
Blue Tree Valley Youth Expo Park 蓝树谷青少年世博园 4A scenic area · on the map
A park of hands-on experience halls for children and teenagers in Yunshan town.
Cangma Mountain Resort 藏马山国际旅游度假区 4A scenic area · on the map
A leisure resort area on the south slope of Cangma Mountain in the West Coast New Area, laid out along Kaicheng Road.
Dazhu Mountain Scenic Area 大珠山 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain scenic area of about 65 km² in the south of the West Coast New Area, whose main peak, Dazhaiding, rises to 486 m.
Huadong Vineyard 华东百利酒庄 4A scenic area · on the map
A winery estate in the Laoshan hills east of central Qingdao.
Langyatai 琅琊台 4A scenic area · National heritage site
A coastal hill in the south of the West Coast New Area where, according to the Records of the Grand Historian, Qin Shi Huang stayed for three months in 219 BC and had a terrace built.
Lingshan Bay City Balcony 灵山湾城市阳台 4A scenic area · on the map
A seafront park and bathing beach on Lingshan Bay in the West Coast New Area, laid out over about 72 hectares (1,075 mu) behind a long sandy beach.
Maogong Mountain 毛公山 4A scenic area · on the map
Maogong Mountain is a hill area of about 3.2 sq km in Chengyang district, known for a natural rock about 8.3 m high that locals say resembles a standing figure of Mao Zedong in a tunic suit; villagers came across it in 2008 while building a hiking path.
Mingyue Seaweed World 明月海藻世界 4A scenic area · on the map
Mingyue Seaweed World is an industrial-tourism site run by the Mingyue seaweed company in the West Coast New Area, opened to visitors in June 2021.
Old Stone Man Garden 石老人观光园 4A scenic area · on the map
A seaside park in eastern Qingdao named after the Old Stone Man, a sea stack once about 18 m high that local legend says is a fisherman turned to stone while calling for his daughter, carried off by the Dragon King's son.
Qingdao Chashan Scenic Area 茶山风景区 4A scenic area · on the map
A hill scenic area north of Pingdu, laid out in seven zones, including children's play, eco-tourism, villa stays and a pilgrimage area, under the theme of rocks, springs, flowers and temples.
Qingdao Fantawild Dreamland 青岛方特梦幻王国 4A scenic area · on the map
A theme park of nearly 700,000 m² in the Hongdao area on the north-west shore of Jiaozhou Bay, run by Fantawild.
Qingdao Forest Wildlife World 青岛森林野生动物世界 4A scenic area · on the map
A wildlife park in the Xiaozhushan hills of the West Coast New Area, which keeps animals such as elephants and runs nature-study programmes on animal care for school groups.
Qingdao Golden Beach Resort Area 金沙滩 4A scenic area · on the map
A crescent-shaped beach in Huangdao more than 3,500 m long and about 300 m wide, backed by resort buildings and restaurants.
Qingdao Horticultural Expo Park 青岛世界园艺博览园 4A scenic area · on the map
The former site of the 2014 World Horticultural Exposition, on hills around a reservoir in Licang district and covering about 190 hectares.
Qingdao Olympic Sculpture & Culture Park 青岛奥林匹克雕塑文化园 4A scenic area · on the map
A landscaped city park in Chengyang district, formerly Chengyang Century Park, turned into a sculpture park to mark the 2008 Olympic sailing events held at Qingdao.
Qingdao Polar Ocean Park 青岛极地海洋公园 4A scenic area · on the map
An ocean park on the Fushan Bay shore in Laoshan district, built around an aquarium hall of polar and marine animals that includes penguins, polar bears, dolphins and belugas.
Qingdao TV Tower 青岛电视塔 4A scenic area · on the map
A 232 m lattice broadcasting tower completed in the mid-1990s on Taiping Hill, inside Julin Park, with an observation deck.
Qingdao Wine Museum 青岛葡萄酒博物馆 4A scenic area · on the map
An underground museum devoted to wine on Yan'an 1st Road in Shibei district, opened in 2010 and described as the first wine-themed underground museum in mainland China.
Qingdao Yinhai International Yacht Club 青岛银海国际游艇俱乐部 4A scenic area · on the map
A yacht marina and club on the eastern stretch of Qingdao's seafront, with docks and berths, dry docks, a sailing training base, launch ramps and a clubhouse.
Rose Town, Jimo 玫瑰小镇 4A scenic area · on the map
A rose-growing park and visitor area on farmland in Lingshan subdistrict, which opened to visitors in 2015 after rose planting began there in 2012.
Shaohai Scenic Area, Jiaozhou 少海风景区 4A scenic area · on the map
A lakeside wetland park on the edge of Jiaozhou.
Tiantai Hot Spring Resort 天泰温泉度假区 4A scenic area · on the map
A hot-spring resort in Wenquan on the Jimo coast, with hotel accommodation.
Tsingtao Beer Museum 青岛啤酒博物馆 4A scenic area · National heritage site
A museum in the original red-brick buildings of the Tsingtao brewery, founded here in 1903 by German and British merchants and listed as a national heritage unit.
World Animal Natural Ecology Museum, Qingdao Binhai University 青岛滨海学院世界动物自然生态博物馆 4A scenic area · on the map
A natural-history museum on the campus of Qingdao Binhai University, with more than 4,000 animal specimens from Africa, the Americas and elsewhere, including king cheetah, white rhinoceros, giant panda, golden eagle and crested ibis.
Zhushan National Forest Park 珠山国家森林公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A forested granite mountain park on Xiaozhu Mountain, whose main peak, Dading, reaches 724.9 m and which continues the Laoshan range.
Badaguan 八大关 National heritage site
A district of villas and tree-lined streets between Huiquan Bay and Taiping Bay, laid out mostly in the 1930s, with some 200 buildings in the styles of more than twenty countries.
Chaoliandao Lighthouse 朝连岛灯塔 National heritage site
A German-era lighthouse on Chaolian Island, a small island in the Yellow Sea about 31 km off the Laoshan coast, built in 1902–03 and the oldest surviving lighthouse in Qingdao.
Dazeshan Stone Inscriptions and Zhizang Temple Tomb Pagodas 大泽山石刻及智藏寺墓塔林 National heritage site · on the map
Zhizang Temple is a Buddhist temple on the slopes of Dazeshan, a hill area in northern Pingdu better known for its grapes, and it is surrounded by more than 300 stone inscriptions and steles from the Northern Song to the late Qing, most of them Ming and Qing.
Jimo Ancient City Site 即墨故城 National heritage site · on the map
The site of Jimo, a walled city that was a regional centre on the Shandong peninsula from the Eastern Zhou period to the 6th century and is linked to General Tian Dan's 'fire-ox' victory over the state of Yan.

Rizhao 14 sites

Daqing Mountain, Wulian 大青山 4A scenic area · on the map
Daqing Mountain is a forested hill area of about 30 km² south-west of Wulian town, with gorges, caves, waterfalls and a pagoda, plus a hotel and play facilities on the upper slopes.
Dengshan Scenic Area 磴山 4A scenic area · on the map
Dengshan is a forested hill about 3 km from the coast in Hushan town, Lanshan District, with springs, bamboo groves and the Hongyun Temple.
Fulai Mountain 浮来山 4A scenic area · on the map
Fulai Mountain is a wooded hill about 300 m high west of Ju County town, with a temple complex around Dinglin Temple, traditionally the home of Liu Xie, author of the literary treatise The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons.
Fulaiqing Tea Resort 浮来青旅游度假区 4A scenic area · on the map
Fulaiqing is a tea-themed leisure resort in Xiazhuang town, Ju County, built around a large organic tea garden and a tea-culture hall, with a museum on the 'South Tea to the North' project that began in the 1950s.
Heihushan Hunting Ground 黑虎山狩猎旅游区 4A scenic area · on the map
Heihushan is a company-run hunting ground and holiday resort in the hills of Wulian County, on the west shore of Shimuzi Reservoir.
Liujiawan Tidal Flat Park 刘家湾赶海园 4A scenic area · on the map
Liujiawan is a beach park on the coast of Taoluo town, with about 5.4 km of shoreline backed by a coastal forest belt.
Longmengu Mountain Resort 龙门崮 4A scenic area · on the map
Longmengu is a 16 km² mountain-and-lake resort in Sanzhuang town, centred on a flat-topped crag, or gu, 416 m high.
Rizhao Ocean Park 日照海洋公园 4A scenic area · on the map
Rizhao Ocean Park is a modern marine park on Bihai Road in the Shanhaitian resort area, made up of an aquarium and a four-seasons flower-and-bird garden.
Rizhao Seaside National Forest Park 日照海滨国家森林公园 4A scenic area · on the map
This is a coastal forest of black pine, metasequoia and locust trees planted on former salt flats from 1960, covering about 8 km² along some 7 km of sandy shoreline north of Rizhao.
Tiantai Mountain Sun Culture Area, Rizhao 天台山 4A scenic area · on the map
Tiantai Mountain is a wooded hill, 258 m high, in Taoluo town, built up as a sun-culture park around five low peaks.
Wanpingkou Seaside Scenic Area 万平口海滨风景区 4A scenic area · on the map
Wanpingkou is Rizhao's main seafront leisure area, built around a sandy beach of roughly 4 km, a lagoon, several plazas, a wedding park and an RV camp.
Wengweng Paradise 嗡嗡乐园 4A scenic area · on the map
Wengweng Paradise is a bee-themed leisure park in the hills of Longshan town, Ju County, which the Rizhao tourism bureau describes as Shandong's first bee-culture experience park.
Wulian Mountain 五莲山 4A scenic area · on the map
Wulian Mountain is a granite mountain area of about 73 km² in Wulian County, made up of Wulian Mountain itself, neighbouring Jiuxian Mountain and the Longtan gorge and lake.
Yaowangcheng Site 尧王城遗址 National heritage site · on the map
Yaowangcheng is a settlement of the Longshan culture, among the largest known in Shandong, where excavations since 1934 have found triple city walls, house foundations, burials and sacrificial platforms, and more than 10,000 objects.

Tai'an 20 sites

Baifo Mountain and Grottoes 白佛山 4A scenic area · National heritage site
A 370 m hill on the western side of Dongping, the county seat, whose cliff grottoes are centred on a Shakyamuni statue about 6.7 m high, carved in 587 in the Sui dynasty and protected as a national unit.
Chunqiu Ancient Town 春秋古镇 4A scenic area · on the map
A newly built town in classical northern Chinese style in Feicheng's Xincheng area, on more than 400 mu (roughly 27 hectares) with about 150,000 square metres of floor space.
Culai Mountain Forest Hot Spring Wellness Valley 徂徕山森林温泉康养度假谷 4A scenic area · on the map
A hot-spring and wellness resort in the foothills of Culai Mountain, where a Tai'an government article of 2025 says the springs stand on the site of the Tang-dynasty 'Qianfeng bath'.
Dongping Lake 东平湖 4A scenic area
Shandong's second-largest freshwater lake, described as the surviving water of the 'eight hundred li' Liangshan marsh of the novel Water Margin and a key point on the eastern route of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project.
Fantawild Adventure, Tai'an 泰山方特欢乐世界 4A scenic area · on the map
A theme park of the Fantawild chain on the north-eastern side of Tai'an, opened in 2010 and built around science-fiction and fantasy themes.
Kunlun Mountain Scenic Area, Dongping 昆仑山景区 4A scenic area · on the map
A hill-and-lakeshore scenic area at Nantangzi village on the western shore of Dongping Lake, not to be confused with the Kunlun mountain range.
Sun Tribe 太阳部落 4A scenic area · on the map
A theme park in Manzhuang town built around prehistoric life and the Dawenkou culture of the Tai'an area.
Taishan Baotailong Tourist Area 泰山宝泰隆旅游区 4A scenic area · on the map
A tourist area in Qiujiadian town, east of Tai'an, built around the Tai'an Underground Dragon Palace, a show cave with stalactites, flowstone and stone columns.
Tianyi Lake 天颐湖 4A scenic area · on the map
A lakeside leisure area in Manzhuang town, south of Tai'an, that operates as the Taishan Flower Sea scenic area and has a Ferris wheel.
Wubu Stone Village (Huodamen) 五埠岭伙大门 4A scenic area · on the map
A hill village of dry-stone houses, with more than 200 courtyards of the Ming, Qing and Republican periods and the nickname 'first stone village of Shandong'.
Xinfu Mountain (Lotus Mountain) 新甫山 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain scenic area on Xinfu Mountain, also called Lotus Mountain from its nine peaks, which rises to 994 m north-west of Xintai.
Yan Hui Temple and Yan Forest, Ningyang 宁阳颜子庙 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
A memorial temple and family burial grove for Yan Hui (Yan Zi), Confucius's favourite disciple, who is venerated as the 'Restored Sage' (Fusheng).
Chaoyang Cave, Taoshan 陶山朝阳洞石刻造像 National heritage site · on the map
A natural limestone cave on the north-west cliff of the main peak of Taoshan in Hutun town, in three chambers whose walls hold Buddhist and Daoist statues and more than 80 carvings and inscriptions from the Song dynasty to the Republic.
Dai Temple 岱庙 National heritage site
The principal temple of the god of Mount Tai, in the old town of Tai'an at the southern foot of the mountain, where emperors held sacrifices to the mountain.
Dawenkou Ancient Stone Bridge 大汶口古石桥 National heritage site
A long stone-slab bridge over the Dawen River on the southern edge of Dawenkou town, first built in the Longqing reign (1567–72) of the Ming dynasty.
Dawenkou Site 大汶口遗址 National heritage site
The type site of the Neolithic Dawenkou culture, beside the Dawen River in Daiyue District.
Hongding Mountain Cliff Sutras 洪顶山摩崖刻经 National heritage site · on the map
Buddhist sutra texts carved in large characters on rock faces of Hongding Mountain, covering close to 1,400 square metres and including dedications dated 563–564 in the Northern Qi dynasty, regarded as the earliest cliff sutras in Shandong.
Jiliang Mountain Rock Carvings 棘梁山石刻 National heritage site · on the map
Buddhist rock-cut figures on Sili hill (also called Jiliang Mountain) in Daimiao town.
Site of the Culai Mountain Armed Uprising 徂徕山抗日武装起义旧址 National heritage site · on the map
A memorial site in the Culai Mountain area for the armed uprising of the winter of 1937–38.
Tomb of Xiao Daheng 萧大亨墓地石刻 National heritage site · on the map
The tomb of Xiao Daheng (1532–1612), a Tai'an man who served as Ming minister of war and minister of justice.

Weifang 32 sites

Qingzhou Ancient City 青州古城 5A scenic area · National heritage site
A restored Ming and Qing-style old town in the centre of Qingzhou, on the site of several successive walled cities, with the open section mostly in the old Nanyang city.
Bailang Oasis Wetland Park 白浪绿洲湿地公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A long riverside wetland park on the upper Bailang River, running about 6.7 km from the Bailang River reservoir in the south to Baotong Street in the north on the western side of Weifang's urban area.
Changshan Culture Museum Park 常山文化博物苑 4A scenic area · on the map
This museum park lies on the northern slope of Changshan, the hill south of Zhucheng where the Song poet Su Shi came to pray for rain in 1075 while serving as the local magistrate.
China Gem City, Changle 中国宝石城 4A scenic area · on the map
A large gem and jewellery trading centre in Changle, the county known for its sapphires, laid out as a tourist area that includes the China Sapphire Museum.
Happy Sea Beach, Weifang 欢乐海沙滩 4A scenic area · on the map
An artificial sand beach about 1,600 m long on the Bohai Bay coast in Weifang's Binhai district, opened in 2012 as the city's first sea-side beach.
Jinbao Paradise, Weifang 金宝乐园 4A scenic area · on the map
A combined zoo, amusement park and botanical garden in the southern part of Weifang's urban area, opened in the 1990s on the site of a former swamp.
Jingzhi Liquor City, Anqiu 景芝酒之城 4A scenic area · on the map
A liquor-culture visitor area built around the Jingzhi distillery in Jingzhi town, south-east of Anqiu.
Jiulongyu, Qingzhou 九龙峪 4A scenic area · on the map
A hill resort and amusement area on the southern edge of Qingzhou, with seasonal flower fields (cherry and rape blossom in spring, sunflowers and lavender in summer, chrysanthemums in autumn), rides such as a roller coaster and carousel, a small zoo, a high-level walkway and a winter snow-and-ice park.
Judian Lake, Shouguang 水上王城·巨淀湖 4A scenic area · on the map
A lake and wetland scenic area in north-west Shouguang on the remains of the ancient Judian marsh, now about 12,000 mu (some 800 hectares) of shallow water fed by four rivers and described locally as Weifang's largest natural wetland.
Lancui Lake Hot Spring Resort, Linqu 揽翠湖天沐温泉度假村 4A scenic area · on the map
A hot-spring and leisure resort on the eastern edge of Linqu, with a hotel, indoor and outdoor hot-spring pools, meeting rooms and restaurants.
Linhai Ecological Expo Park, Shouguang 林海生态博览园 4A scenic area · on the map
A large wetland park built on saline-alkali land near the Bohai coast in north Shouguang, with lotus ponds, a long wetland water channel and lakes.
Qingshan Xiushui, Changyi 青山秀水 4A scenic area · on the map
A leisure park made from an abandoned quarry in Changyi, developed by the Jinbao group and opened to the public in July 2015, described locally as Weifang's first scenic area built on a reclaimed mine.
Qingyun Mountain Folk Park, Anqiu 青云山民俗游乐园 4A scenic area · on the map
A hillside theme park on Qingyun Mountain in south-east Anqiu, billed locally as the first folk-custom park of Shandong.
Red Sorghum Town, Gaomi 红高粱小镇 4A scenic area · on the map
Red Sorghum Town is a tourism complex in the Dongbei Township area of Gaomi, the home district of the Nobel laureate Mo Yan, whose novel Red Sorghum Family was adapted as a Zhang Yimou film and as a TV series that began shooting in Gaomi in 2013.
Shihu Garden 十笏园 4A scenic area · National heritage site
A small private garden built in 1885 in the old Weicheng district, covering about 2,000 square metres and named 'Ten Tablets' after its modest size.
Shimenfang Scenic Area, Linqu 石门坊 4A scenic area · on the map
A hill scenic area west of Linqu county town, known for its autumn colour: more than 3,000 mu (about 200 hectares) of natural woodland of smoke trees and maples turn red among pines and cypresses in October.
Shouguang Polar Ocean World 寿光极地海洋世界 4A scenic area · on the map
A marine-themed aquarium and leisure complex in Shouguang, with displays of sea and polar animals and scenery, an underwater tunnel and a children's play area.
Shouguang Vegetable High-tech Demonstration Park 寿光蔬菜高科技示范园 4A scenic area · on the map
A national-level agricultural science and technology park on the east side of Shouguang, established in 2000 as the home of the Shouguang International Vegetable Sci-tech Fair, which is held every spring.
Taihe Mountain, Qingzhou 泰和山 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain scenic area of about 20 square kilometres in the south-western hills of Qingzhou, combining forest, valley scenery and religious sites.
World Kite Park, Anqiu 世界风筝公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A kite park in Anqiu, part of the Qilu Jiudi tourist area, which received the title 'World Kite Park' from the international kite federation in March 2024.
Yangjiabu Folk Art Grand View Garden 杨家埠民间艺术大观园 4A scenic area · on the map
A folk-art park in Hanting district, built on the site of the old Ming and Qing village of Yangjiabu, whose woodblock New Year prints and kites are both national intangible cultural heritage.
Yangtianshan National Forest Park, Qingzhou 仰天山国家森林公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A forested mountain park in the hills of south-west Qingzhou, known as a summer retreat and for its spring locust-blossom season.
Zhucheng Dinosaur Gully and Dinosaur Halls 诸城恐龙文化旅游区 4A scenic area · on the map
Dinosaur Gully is the fossil site south-west of Zhucheng where giant hadrosaur bones were recognised in 1964, and it is now protected under shelters; its fossil corridor is about 500 m long and 30 m deep, with nearly 10,000 bones exposed in the slope.
Zhucheng Dinosaur Museum 诸城恐龙博物馆 4A scenic area · on the map
Zhucheng Dinosaur Museum stands in Dinosaur Park on the north-western side of the city, in a pyramid-like building beside a lake.
Zhucheng Zoo 诸城动物园 4A scenic area · on the map
Zhucheng Zoo is a municipal zoo on the south-eastern side of the city, with animals such as giraffes, zebras and ostriches and a petting area where visitors can feed alpacas.
Dongjiazhuang Han Pictorial Stone Tomb, Anqiu 安丘董家庄汉画像石墓 National heritage site · on the map
A large Eastern Han tomb built from 224 stone blocks, 103 of them carved, found in 1959 and later re-erected in Anqiu town.
Dongzhen Temple 东镇庙 National heritage site · on the map
Dongzhen Temple stands at the foot of Mount Yi (Yishan), the 'Eastern Guardian' among China's five guardian mountains, where emperors and officials sent sacrifices; a shrine to the mountain was ordered in 594, in the Sui dynasty, and the temple moved to this site in the Song.
Fangzi German and Japanese Buildings (Fangci Town) 坊子德日建筑群 National heritage site
Fangci Town in Weifang's Fangzi district grew from 1898 as a railway and coal-mining town under German and then Japanese control.
Former Residence of Wang Jinmei 王尽美故居 National heritage site · on the map
This is the former home of Wang Jinmei (1898–1925), a founder of the Chinese Communist Party and an early organiser of its Shandong branch, in the village where he was born.
Longxing Temple Site, Qingzhou 青州龙兴寺遗址 National heritage site
Longxing Temple was a Buddhist temple in Qingzhou, founded in the Northern and Southern Dynasties period and later lost.
Tuoshan Grottoes 驼山石窟 National heritage site
Tuoshan, or Camel Mountain, rises south-west of Qingzhou and carries five main grottoes with 638 Buddhist statues, carved from the Northern Zhou to the Tang along the mountain's eastern edge near the summit.
Weixian Internment Camp Site Museum 潍县西方侨民集中营旧址博物馆 National heritage site
The site is an American Presbyterian mission compound founded in 1882, which the Japanese turned into an internment camp during the Second World War, holding more than 2,000 foreign civilians, including 327 children.

Weihai 16 sites

Liugong Island 刘公岛 5A scenic area · National heritage site
Liugong Island is a pine-covered island of 3.15 km² at the mouth of Weihai Bay, the base of China's Beiyang Fleet in the 1890s and the place where the fleet was defeated in 1895, later used by Britain as a naval base.
Weihai Huaxia City 威海华夏城 5A scenic area · on the map
Huaxia City is a large themed scenic area in Huancui District, built from 2003 over abandoned quarries on Longshan and rated 5A in 2017.
Chengshantou Cape 成山头 4A scenic area · on the map
Chengshantou is the rocky cape at the eastern tip of the Shandong Peninsula, with the sea on three sides and eroded coastal cliffs.
Chishan Fahua Temple and Scenic Area 赤山 4A scenic area · on the map
Chishan Fahua Temple is a Tang-style Buddhist temple at the foot of Red Mountain near Shidao, rebuilt in the late 1980s on the site of a temple founded in 823 by the Silla general Jang Bogo, where the Japanese monk Ennin stayed in 839.
Furudonghai Cultural Park 福如东海文化园 4A scenic area · on the map
Furudonghai ('fortune like the Eastern Sea') is a modern cultural-tourism complex of 1,700 mu (about 1.1 km²) inside the Silver Beach resort, themed on fortune culture, the eastward voyages and Dongyi culture.
Huancuilou Park 环翠楼公园 4A scenic area · on the map
Huancuilou Park is a hill park in the middle of Weihai, named after the Huancui Tower, with wooded paths, viewpoints over the city and sports courts.
Likou Mountain 里口山 4A scenic area · on the map
Likou Mountain is a range of hills with peaks above 400 m on the south-western edge of Weihai, made a provincial scenic area in 2004 and described by the city as an urban mountain park.
Nahaixiang Seaside Resort 那香海 4A scenic area · on the map
Nahaixiang is a coastal leisure area on Huanhai Road in Rongcheng, with a long sandy beach, a pine belt and resort buildings behind it.
Rushan Silver Beach Resort 乳山银滩 4A scenic area · on the map
Silver Beach is a seaside resort district on the south coast of the Shandong Peninsula, named for its pale sandy beaches, which the Rushan government puts at 21.7 km.
Weihai International Bathing Beach 威海国际海水浴场 4A scenic area · on the map
The International Bathing Beach is a sandy beach about 2.8 km long on Weihai's north coast, between Majia Mountain and Yandun Mountain and backed by a pine belt.
Weihai Seafront Park Belt and Qiaoxiang Cruise 海滨生态公园风景带·侨乡号游轮 4A scenic area · on the map
This 4A listing combines a waterfront park belt on Weihai's seafront with the Qiaoxiang, a sightseeing ship that sails on Weihai Bay.
Weihai Tianmu Hot Spring Resort 天沐温泉度假区 4A scenic area · on the map
Tianmu is a hot-spring and conference resort in Zoujiachuang village, Zhangjiachan town, Wendeng District, set in wooded hills.
Xianguding Hill Park 仙姑顶 4A scenic area · on the map
Xianguding is a Daoist-themed hill park on Huanshan Road, south of central Weihai, with a temple complex, statues and small lakes among the hills.
British Buildings of Weihaiwei 威海英式建筑 National heritage site · on the map
Two surviving buildings from the British lease of Weihai (1898 to 1930), a former Chinese Regiment building and a colonial official's residence dated 1900 and 1901, stand in a compound at 1 Beishan Road in central Weihai.
Liucun Stone Tombs 留村石墓群 National heritage site · on the map
Liucun Stone Tombs are a group of Yuan-dynasty tombs faced in granite blocks, in fields west of Liucun village in Rongcheng's Ningjin sub-district, built for the Cheng family who moved here from Luoyang.
Shengjingshan Cliff Inscriptions 圣经山摩崖 National heritage site · on the map
Shengjingshan is a wooded mountain in Gejia town, Wendeng District, where cliff inscriptions dating from the Jin to Yuan dynasties are protected as a national heritage unit.

Yantai 31 sites

Nanshan Scenic Area, Longkou 龙口南山旅游景区 5A scenic area · on the map
Nanshan is a large scenic area run by the Nanshan Group in the hills south of Longkou, best known for a seated tin-bronze Buddha of about 380 tonnes that stands above a long flight of 360 steps.
Aishan Hot Spring Resort 艾山温泉度假村 4A scenic area · on the map
Aishan Hot Spring Resort is a hot-spring complex beside the village of Aishantang, at the foot of Mount Ai north of Qixia town, with open-air pools and resort accommodation.
Changdao: South and North Changshan Islands 长岛南北长山 4A scenic area · on the map
Nanchangshan and Beichangshan, two linked islands in the Bohai Strait, make up the main sightseeing area of the Changdao archipelago.
Changyu International Wine City 张裕国际葡萄酒城 4A scenic area · on the map
Changyu International Wine City is the winery-tourism area of Changyu, which began making wine in Yantai in 1892, in the Yantai Economic-Technological Development Area.
Changyu Wine Culture Museum 张裕酒文化博物馆 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
The museum stands on the original premises of Changyu, founded in Yantai in 1892 by the overseas Chinese businessman Zhang Bishi and regarded as the start of modern winemaking in China.
Cishan Hot Spring Town 磁山温泉小镇 4A scenic area · on the map
Cishan Hot Spring Town is a hot-spring resort on the lower slopes of Cishan hill in the western part of the Yantai development zone, with hot-spring bathing, accommodation, restaurants and meeting rooms.
Daheishan Island 大黑山岛 4A scenic area · National heritage site
Daheishan is a volcanic island at the western end of the Changshan Islands in the Bohai Strait, about 70 minutes by ferry from Penglai.
Daji Mountain, Laizhou 大基山 4A scenic area · on the map
Daji Mountain is a forested valley and peak (478 m) on the south-east edge of Laizhou that has long been a Taoist retreat associated with the Quanzhen master Qiu Chuji, and temple halls around Daji Lake, including the Taiqing Palace, were rebuilt from the early 2000s.
Haichang Fisherman's Wharf 海昌渔人码头 4A scenic area · on the map
Despite its name, Haichang Fisherman's Wharf is a modern waterfront leisure development on a small land-tied island in Laishan district, with the sea on three sides and buildings in Victorian and Georgian-inspired style.
Haiyang Tourist Resort 海阳旅游度假区 4A scenic area · on the map
Haiyang Tourist Resort stretches along the seafront south-east of Haiyang town, centred on a long sandy beach backed by pine woodland, hotels and villas.
Jinshatan (Golden Sand Beach) Seaside Park 金沙滩海滨公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A long seaside park on Bajiao Bay (also called Taozi Bay) in Yantai's Development Zone, with a wide bathing beach of fine pale sand backed by a belt of coastal woodland.
Junding Winery 君顶酒庄 4A scenic area · on the map
Junding Winery is a winery estate that settled in Penglai in 2007 and is named by the Shandong tourism department among Yantai's leisure wineries for wine tourism.
Kunlong Hot Spring 崑龙温泉 4A scenic area · on the map
Kunlong Hot Spring is a hot-spring resort in Longquan town, on the northern foot of Mount Kunyu, with indoor and outdoor pools, a spa, a hotel and water-play areas.
Laiyang Cretaceous National Geopark 莱阳白垩纪国家地质公园 4A scenic area · on the map
This national geopark south of Laiyang protects Cretaceous rocks about 140 to 65 million years old that have yielded dinosaurs, dinosaur eggs, pterosaurs and large numbers of insects, which is why Laiyang is known as the home of Chinese dinosaurs.
Luoshan Gold Culture Tourist Area, Zhaoyuan 罗山黄金文化旅游区 4A scenic area · on the map
The Luoshan Gold Culture Tourist Area is built around the Zhaoyuan Gold Museum, at the foot of Luoshan in a city whose gold-mining history local media put at about 2,000 years.
Mou's Manor 牟氏庄园 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
Mou's Manor is a clan estate of three groups of linked courtyard houses in the Jiaodong style, with more than 480 rooms on over 20,000 m², built by the Mou family from the Yongzheng reign of the early Qing dynasty to the 1930s.
Mount Kunyu 昆嵛山 4A scenic area
Mount Kunyu is a forested granite range at the eastern end of the Shandong peninsula, rising to 923 m at Taibo Peak and regarded as the birthplace of Quanzhen Daoism in the 12th century.
Ole Bao Dream World, Penglai 蓬莱欧乐堡梦幻世界 4A scenic area · on the map
A theme park on the Penglai coast that opened in the mid-2010s, built in a European style and laid out in seven themed zones with more than 40 rides and attractions.
Penglai Polar Ocean World 蓬莱海洋极地世界 4A scenic area · on the map
A marine park close to Penglai Pavilion, run by the same tourism group as the Eight Immortals and Sanxian Mountain parks.
Taixu Palace, Qixia 太虚宫 4A scenic area · on the map
Taixu Palace is a large Daoist temple complex on the shore of Changchun Lake, built on the former home of Qiu Chuji, the Daoist master born in Qixia who founded the Dragon Gate branch of Quanzhen Daoism.
Yangma Island 养马岛 4A scenic area · on the map
Yangma Island is a low island of about 14 km² off the north coast of Muping, linked to the mainland by a bridge, with sandy and rocky shores and a long coastal park along its rocky edge.
Yantai Hill 烟台山 4A scenic area · National heritage site
Yantai Hill is a small hill on the waterfront in the city centre, named after the beacon tower built on it in 1398 to warn of pirate raids, which gave the city its name.
Ding Family Residence, Longkou 丁氏故宅 National heritage site · on the map
A Qing-dynasty courtyard compound built by the Ding family of Huang County, nicknamed 'Ding Baiwan' (Ding the Millionaire) and once counted among Shandong's richest families.
Fujian Guild Hall, Yantai 烟台福建会馆 National heritage site · on the map
The Fujian Guild Hall, also called the Tianhou Palace, is a Qing-dynasty guild hall and temple to the sea goddess Mazu (Tianhou) built by merchants from Fujian, in southern Fujian style with a gate hall, main hall, rear hall and opera stage, and richly carved in wood and stone.
Houji Island Lighthouse 猴矶岛灯塔 National heritage site · on the map
Built in 1882 under a British engineer on a small uninhabited island in the Bohai Strait, this is the first lighthouse in the Miaodao (Changshan) archipelago and, according to the national heritage administration, the first modern lighthouse around the Bohai Sea.
Muping Museum (Former Charity Home) 牟平区博物馆（恤养院旧址） National heritage site · on the map
The former Muping Charity Home, a complex dating from 1933 that was listed as a national heritage unit in 2019, is now the main building of Muping District Museum.
Qi Jiguang's Hometown and Ancestral Temple, Penglai 戚继光故里 National heritage site · on the map
Qi Jiguang, the Ming general famed for defending the coast against raiders, came from Dengzhou, now Penglai, and this 19,000 square metre compound in the old city centre preserves his family's quarter: the family residence, a weapons hall and the three-courtyard ancestral temple, built in 1635 as the Biaogong Temple and open to the public since 1985.
Wulin Christian Church, Penglai 武霖基督教圣会堂 National heritage site · on the map
Built in 1872 by the American Southern Baptist missionary Tarleton Crawford, this brick-and-timber chapel with an attached bell tower is described as the oldest surviving church in Shandong.
Yantai West Battery 烟台西炮台 National heritage site · on the map
A Qing-dynasty coastal fort on the summit of Tongshen Hill, begun in 1876, enlarged in 1887 and fitted with Krupp guns in 1899 under German engineers; the guns were removed after the 1901 Boxer Protocol.
Yunfengshan and Tianzhushan Cliff Inscriptions 云峰山、天柱山摩崖石刻 National heritage site · on the map
A group of Northern Wei cliff inscriptions by the calligrapher Zheng Daozhao and his son, which mark the shift of Chinese script from clerical to regular style.
Zhaotuan Landmine Warfare Site 赵疃地雷战遗址 National heritage site · on the map
Zhaotuan is a hill village in Haiyang where, during the Second Sino-Japanese War, local militia used home-made stone and iron mines against Japanese and puppet-regime troops stationed nearby, a campaign that the 1962 film Landmine Warfare drew on.

Zaozhuang 16 sites

Taierzhuang Ancient Town 台儿庄古城 5A scenic area · National heritage site
Taierzhuang is a Grand Canal port town that was badly damaged in the 1938 battle and rebuilt in old canal-town style between 2009 and 2013, covering about 2 km².
Baodugu National Forest Park 抱犊崮国家森林公园 4A scenic area · on the map
Baodugu is a flat-topped crag about 584 m high and the centre of a national forest park in Shanting District.
Guanshi Pomegranate Garden 冠世榴园 4A scenic area · on the map
Guanshi Liuyuan is a large pomegranate orchard in the hills of Yicheng District, which local records trace back to the Western Han.
Moon Bay Wetland Park (Yueliangwan) 月亮湾湿地公园 4A scenic area · on the map
Moon Bay is a lakeside national wetland park in Chengtou town, Shanting District, where the town has added a water-screen film show and other evening attractions.
Mozi Science and Technology Culture City 墨子科技文化城 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
This district in central Tengzhou is organised around the Longquan Pagoda, an octagonal nine-storey brick-and-stone pagoda about 43 m high that the national heritage list dates to the Ming dynasty.
Railway Guerrillas Scenic Area 铁道游击队景区 4A scenic area · on the map
This is a memorial park and film-set complex on a hill in Xuecheng District, dedicated to the Railway Guerrillas, a local armed unit that fought Japanese forces on the railways around Zaozhuang.
Taierzhuang Battle Memorial Hall 台儿庄大战纪念馆 4A scenic area · on the map
This museum opened in 1993 to commemorate the Battle of Taierzhuang of March–April 1938, which Chinese accounts describe as the first major Chinese victory over Japanese forces in the war.
Weishan Lake Red Lotus Wetland 微山湖红荷湿地 4A scenic area · on the map
This wetland on the shore of Weishan Lake, in Tengzhou's Binhu town, is known for wild red lotus and reed beds; Tengzhou's government puts the reeds at about 30 km² and calls it a national wetland park.
Xiantanshan Hot Spring Town 仙坛山温泉小镇 4A scenic area · on the map
Xiantanshan Hot Spring Town is a hot-spring resort in the wooded hills of Xiwangzhuang town, on the south-eastern edge of Zaozhuang.
Xiong'er Mountain Geopark 熊耳山国家地质公园 4A scenic area · on the map
This national geopark in Beizhuang town, Shanting District, centres on a limestone mesa 509 m high, one of the flat-topped crags typical of southern Shandong.
Yingtai Eco Hot Spring Resort 盈泰生态温泉度假村 4A scenic area · on the map
Yingtai is a hot-spring resort in Hongxu town, south of Tengzhou city, which the Zaozhuang tourism authorities list among the city's winter hot-spring destinations.
Yiyun Stone Village 翼云石头部落 4A scenic area · on the map
Yiyun Stone Village is a hillside village of stone-slab houses in Shancheng subdistrict, Shanting District, restored in the old style after the original Xinglongzhuang village was relocated.
Biyang Ancient City Site 偪阳故城 National heritage site · on the map
These are the earthen walls of Biyang, a small Zhou-period state that a coalition of rival states destroyed in 563 BC.
Xue State Ancient City 薛国故城 National heritage site · on the map
The Xue ancient city was the capital of the state of Xue, which local accounts date from the Xia dynasty to the Warring States and where Lord Mengchang of Qi was later enfeoffed.
Zhongchenhao Kiln Site 中陈郝窑址 National heritage site · on the map
Zhongchenhao is a village in Zouwu town, Xuecheng District, where a long-running pottery kiln site is protected as a national heritage unit; the list dates the kilns from the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Qing.
Zhongxing Coal Mining Company Site 中兴煤矿公司旧址 National heritage site · on the map
This is the former base of the Zhongxing Coal Mining Company in Shizhong District, which the local government says was founded in 1878 and was China's first national joint-stock company.

Zibo 25 sites

Zhoucun Ancient Commercial City 周村古商城 5A scenic area
A preserved merchant quarter in Zhoucun District, built around Dajie (Main Street) and the silk-market and silver-market streets, with more than 50,000 sq m of Ming and Qing buildings in a 60-hectare area.
Bashan Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Tourism Area 岜山中医药健康旅游景区 4A scenic area · on the map
A traditional Chinese medicine themed visitor area in Bashan village, Yucheng town, on the northern edge of Boshan, named as one of the first demonstration bases for TCM health tourism in Shandong.
Boshan Ceramics and Glass Art Centre 博山陶瓷琉璃艺术中心 4A scenic area · on the map
An arts complex on Yanshan Park North Road in central Boshan, the district long known for its pottery and glass.
China Ancient Cart Museum 中国古车博物馆 4A scenic area · National heritage site
This museum on the east bank of the Zi River stands on the Neolithic Houli site, where a pit of buried Spring and Autumn period chariots and horses was uncovered in 1990 during construction of the Jinan–Qingdao expressway.
Guojing Liquor Culture Expo Park 国井酒文化博览园 4A scenic area · on the map
A visitor park built around the Guojing liquor distillery on the north-eastern edge of Gaoqing town.
Hongye Shiyan Scenic Area, Boshan 红叶柿岩 4A scenic area · on the map
A canyon park close to Boshan, with about 95 per cent forest cover, a stone-built Ming–Qing village, a red-leaf forest that colours in autumn and a pool called Wucai Tan.
Kaiyuan Cave, Boshan 开元溶洞 4A scenic area · on the map
A karst cave in the hills of Yuanquan town, south-east of Boshan, named after Tang-dynasty Kaiyuan-era inscriptions cut into its rock.
Mati Lake National Wetland Park 马踏湖国家湿地公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A wetland park of reed beds, canals and lotus ponds on a low plain in Qifeng town, north-eastern Huantai, with about 10 sq km of core wetland.
Pu Songling Former Residence and Liaozhai City 蒲松龄故居·聊斋城 4A scenic area · National heritage site
Pu Songling (1640–1715), author of the ghost and fox tales 'Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio', was born and lived in Pujiazhuang, now part of Zichuan.
Qi Culture Museum, Linzi 齐文化博物院 4A scenic area · on the map
A large museum complex in Linzi, developed from the earlier Qi State History Museum, that tells the story of the state of Qi, whose capital stood here for centuries.
Qishan Scenic Area, Zichuan 齐山 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain scenic area of about 36 sq km south of Taihe town, billed as themed on Qi culture, with a 7.5 km walking route past a waterfall, a cliff-top spot called Tangsanzhai, an old plank road and a cave called Qimen Cave.
Swan Lake Slow City, Gaoqing 天鹅湖国际慢城 4A scenic area · on the map
A leisure area of lakes, reed wetland and farmland beside the Yellow River in northern Gaoqing, admitted to the international Cittaslow ('slow city') network in 2019.
Tanxishan Scenic Area, Zichuan 潭溪山 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain resort on the Zibo–Qingzhou border, in the Ezhuang area of Taihe town, with about nine sq km open to visitors, more than a hundred natural sights and a highest peak of 867 m.
Wang Yuyang's Hometown, Huantai 王渔洋故里 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
The hometown of Wang Yuyang (Wang Shizhen, 1634–1711), a Qing-dynasty poet who rose to be Minister of Justice, in the old town of Xincheng, Huantai.
Yiyuan Rong Cave Group 沂源溶洞群 4A scenic area
A cluster of Ordovician limestone caves on the southern slope of Lushan, in Nanlushan town north-west of Yiyuan, several of which are open to visitors.
Yuanshan National Forest Park 原山国家森林公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A hilly forest park of about 1,700 hectares on the south-western edge of Boshan, approved as a national forest park in 1992.
Zibo Ceramics and Glass Museum 淄博陶瓷琉璃博物馆 4A scenic area · on the map
A large city museum in Zibo's cultural centre devoted to the ceramics and coloured glass (liuli) for which the city is known.
Ancient Linzi 临淄齐国故城 National heritage site · on the map
Linzi was the capital of the state of Qi for centuries, and its ruins in Qidu town cover about 15 sq km, with a large city and a smaller palace city at its south-western corner.
Chenzhuang–Tangkou Site and Gaoqing Western Zhou Museum 陈庄—唐口遗址 National heritage site · on the map
A small site museum at Chenzhuang village in Huagou town, Gaoqing, beside the Chenzhuang–Tangkou archaeological site, which is listed nationally with dates from the Western Zhou to the Warring States.
German and Japanese Buildings of the Zibo Mining Group 淄博矿业集团德日建筑群 National heritage site
A group of German- and Japanese-style stone and brick buildings in Hongshan, Zichuan, built from 1904, when German interests opened the Zichuan coal mine, and extended after Japan took over the mine in 1914.
Huicun Ancient Tower 洄村古楼 National heritage site · on the map
A courtyard complex of stone-based towers in Huicun village, Kunlun town: a four-storey main tower about 20 m high in the north, two two-storey pavilions about 15 m high on either side and a single-storey hall to the south, built of local stone and grey brick.
Linzi Tombs (Eastern Zhou Horse Pit) 临淄墓群（东周殉马坑） National heritage site · on the map
The Linzi tombs are more than 150 aristocratic burials from the Zhou to Han dynasties scattered around the Qi capital, many of them marked by earth mounds.
Wenchang Pavilion, Qingcheng 青城文昌阁 National heritage site
A three-storey Qing-dynasty pavilion, also called Kuixing Lou, standing at a crossroads in the old county town of Qingcheng, Gaoqing.
Xitian Temple Buddha, Linzi 西天寺造像 National heritage site · on the map
A Northern Wei stone Buddha about 5.6 m tall, the national heritage unit known as the Xitian Temple statue, which stands north of Xiguan village in Qidu town, Linzi, and which the district government describes as the largest and most complete movable single-stone Buddha in east China.
Yan Wenjiang Temple 颜文姜祠 National heritage site · on the map
A temple complex at the foot of Phoenix Mountain in Boshan, dedicated to Yan Wenjiang, a legendary filial daughter-in-law who, in the story, fetched spring water from afar for her husband's parents.

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