[2025 Laizhou Attraction] Travel Guide for Daji Mountain (Updated Apr)

Enter Mount Tai and enjoy the green peaks, spectacular sunrise, misty sea of clouds, magnificent sunset, and brilliant mountain flowers... Climb to the top of Mount Tai and see the beautiful world. The scenery is endless, majestic, beautiful, and spectacular. However, for Shandong, in addition to Mount Tai, there are other mountains scattered and distributed. It's just that they are not as famous as Mount Tai. Therefore, not many people know them. There is a forgotten famous mountain in Shandong, which was once one of the five famous mountains in the world, but now it is little known! Curious friends may ask, where is this forgotten famous mountain in Shandong? What different scenery is there? With these questions and curiosity, let's talk about the story of Daji Mountain today. Daji Mountain was formerly known as Donglai Mountain, which is recorded in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" and is listed as one of the five famous mountains in China, the other four famous mountains are Mount Hua, Shou Mountain, Taishi Mountain, and Mount Tai. The five mountains are the places where the Yellow Emperor often traveled and met with the gods. Donglai Mountain has 10 peaks with an altitude of more than 300 meters, and the main peak is 478 meters above sea level. "Yexian County Chronicle" records: "Yeshui comes out, and there is a deep valley in the middle called Taoist Valley, where Liu Changsheng practiced."

Daji Mountain Forest Park is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction, known since ancient times as 'the premier beauty of the county' and the birthplace of Taoism. The forest within the mountain is lush, and the air quality is exceptionally good, earning it the reputation of a 'natural oxygen bar'. There are 24 carved stones of various sizes in the scenic area, with the most famous being the carvings of Zheng Daozhao and Qiu Chuji. Daji Mountain is listed as 'China's fifth famous mountain' in the 'Records of the Grand Historian'. The historian Sima Qian mentioned in the 'Records of the Grand Historian': 'There are eight famous mountains in the world, three of which are in the barbarian lands, and five in China. The five mountains in China are Mount Hua, Shoushan, Taishi, Mount Tai, and Donglai, which are the mountains where the Yellow Emperor often traveled and met with the gods. Donglai Mountain is now known as Daji Mountain. According to records, from the pre-Qin period to the end of the Qing dynasty, generations of Taoist masters such as Wang Chongyang, Qiu Chuji, Liu Changsheng, An Qisheng, Cheng Gongxing, Kou Qianzhi, and Wang Daoyi, all chanted scriptures, studied, and practiced asceticism here. Attractions to visit: Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Taiqing Palace, Medicine King Hall, Beiji Pavilion, Daji Pagoda, Baiyun An, Swan Lake, Monkey Mountain, and the Animal Show. The scenic area is home to many small animals that roam freely, allowing visitors to feed them while climbing the mountain. There are also characteristic performances and folk activities to enjoy. The mountain is not high, making it suitable for children to visit.

Dajishan A summary of Yantai's Dajishan Self-driving, arrived at Dajishan parking lot at 8:35, parked and entered, there is a big bear photo check-in place as soon as you enter the scenic area, next to it is the Black Swan Lake (9 o'clock three kinds of intangible cultural heritage performances) 15 yuan sightseeing car (round trip) Those who can walk without children can walk around. There are many small animals inside. People who travel around Yantai and Qingdao can drive to play. It's a good place to get close to nature! There are small animals all over the middle of the scenic area. Free choice of path - because we took the animal route with children, the scenic area is large, we can't finish walking at all, there are flat roads, and there are steps, there are many tree shades, the weather today is also very powerful, not hot. Decided to go down the mountain at more than 11 o'clock.