[2025 Yantai Attraction] Travel Guide for Kunyu Mountain (Updated May)

#timetotravel 🏔🥾👣Kunyu Mountain - October 2020 Enjoying hiking 🥾 with nature. I had an amazing time here with my friends. If you are someone who likes hiking or trekking, this is a great place for you to visit. 💵💰The place is basically free, but if you want to take the shuttle bus to the top, you have to pay for it and if I remember correctly, it only costs 10 yuan per person. #china #Shandong #yantaicity #mupingdistrict #kunyumountain #timetotravel #instatravel #trip

🏞️ Entering Kunyu Mountain is like stepping into a living landscape painting. 🏞️ The lush mountains and misty clouds make you feel like you're walking on air. Here, you can forget the troubles of the world and let your soul be cleansed. 🌸 In spring, Kunyu Mountain is adorned with colorful wildflowers. Walking along the mountain paths, you'll be surrounded by blooming cherry blossoms, apricot blossoms, and peach blossoms, with a faint floral fragrance in the air. 🌞 In the hot summer, Kunyu Mountain's forest becomes a natural summer resort. The mountain streams flow gently, and the cool breeze is a great escape from the city's heat. Here, you can enjoy the coolness and tranquility of nature. 🍁 In autumn, the leaves of Kunyu Mountain gradually turn red, creating a stunning scene. Walking in the mountains, you feel like you're in a red fairy tale world. Take your camera and capture the rare beauty of autumn.

| A great place for forest oxygen bar hiking and photography. Located at the border of Weihai City and Yantai City in Shandong Province, Kunyu Mountain is not only a historic cultural mountain but also a picturesque paradise. It boasts rich forest resources and clear streams, making it an ideal summer resort. Kunyu Mountain is renowned for its unique natural scenery and profound historical and cultural heritage, such as the famous Taoist holy site - Taibo Peak, and numerous ancient ruins. **【Itinerary】** Day 1: First Encounter with Kunyu Mountain - **Morning:** Arrive at the foot of Kunyu Mountain. You can choose to take the scenic bus or hike up the mountain. Enjoy the beautiful scenery of the primeval forest and breathe in the fresh air along the way. - **Noon:** Have lunch at a farmhouse at the foot of the mountain and taste authentic farmhouse dishes. - **Afternoon:** Visit Taibo Peak, tour the Taoist temple, and learn about Taoist culture. - **Evening:** Return to the foot of the mountain and check into a nearby homestay or hotel. Day 2: Explore the Beauty of Nature - **Morning:** Get up early and head to Jiulong Pool, where waterfalls cascade and the sound of water is soothing, making it a great place for photography. - **Noon:** Picnic in the mountains and enjoy the fun of outdoor life. - **Afternoon:** Explore Kunyu Mountain National Forest Park, which is rich in flora and fauna, perfect for hiking and photography enthusiasts. - **Evening:** After descending the mountain, head to the local town to experience the local nightlife. **【Food Recommendations】** - **Sea Cucumber Stewed Chicken:** Made with fresh local sea cucumbers and chicken, slow-cooked to perfection, and delicious. - **Kunyu Mountain Grilled Fish:** Made with local river fish and special seasonings, the fish is tender and aromatic. - **Wild Vegetable Pancakes:** Made with fresh wild vegetables collected from the mountain, unique in taste, healthy, and delicious. **【Transportation Guide】** - **Self-driving:** It takes about 1.5 hours from downtown Yantai and about 2 hours from downtown Weihai. - **Public Transportation:** - Take a long-distance bus directly to Kunyu Mountain from Yantai Bus Station, which takes about 2 hours. - There are also direct buses to Kunyu Mountain from Weihai Bus Station, with a journey time of about 2.5 hours. **【Practical Tips】** - The temperature difference between morning and evening in Kunyu Mountain is significant, so please bring appropriate clothing. - Some sections of the scenic area are rugged, so wear comfortable hiking shoes. - Try to avoid peak tourist periods to prevent overcrowding and affect your experience.

Visiting this mountain in Yantai has cured my recent mental exhaustion due to the stress. Why not empty yourself into nature? This 'healing' treasure spot in Yantai— Kunyu Mountain National Forest Park Oxygenating hike The vegetation coverage in Kunyu Mountain National Forest Park is extremely high, and it's already a vision of lush greenery. The forest is dense, the ecology is beautiful, the climate is pleasant, and the concentration of negative oxygen ions in the air is very high, making it a true natural oxygen bar. During the process of mountain climbing and fitness, breathe in the fresh air of the mountains to your heart's content; it's incredibly healing. Enjoying the scenery The early summer in Kunyu Mountain never lacks beautiful scenery. Here, the green mountains stand alone, and the emerald pools are nestled within the dense forest, resembling a paradise. The Shimenli scenic area is lush with vegetation and fresh air, the Jiulong Pool scenic area offers the view of spectacular waterfalls, the Wuran Temple scenic area has clear and variously shaped pools that are refreshing and pleasing to the eye, the Yanxia Cave is surrounded by peaks and has picturesque scenery and magnificent temples, and the Yuegu Temple scenic area is full of historical relics, exuding a sense of history and culture. Being here is truly refreshing for both mind and spirit. For self-driving, you can navigate to 'Kunyu Mountain National Forest Park Shimenli Scenic Area' separately in the navigation software.

Once you enter the scenic area, you can see the small waterfall in the mountain stream, the stream is clear and the koi swimming around are very cute. The forest trails are lush and the air is fresh, making it very suitable for summer activities, such as playing in the water, camping, and Citywalk.

Mount Kunyu National Forest Park is located within the jurisdiction of Muping District, Yantai City, Shandong Province, at the eastern end of the Jiaodong Peninsula, covering an area of 48 square kilometers. It features a warm temperate monsoon climate and a maritime climate. The main peak, Taibao Top, has an elevation of 923 meters. Within a hundred miles, the mountains stretch on, with deep forests and secluded valleys, ancient trees reaching the sky, numerous clear springs and waterfalls, and scattered cultural relics and historic sites. Mount Kunyu National Forest Park is the birthplace of the Quanzhen School of Taoism in China and the cradle of the Jiaodong Revolution. It is reputed as the 'Ancestral Mountain of the Immortal Mountains on the Sea', with the saying 'Among the immortal mountains on the sea, Penglai belongs to Kunyu, and Kunyu is the ancestor of Penglai.'

It's not in Western Sichuan, but in Yantai and Weihai | A must-go for outdoor trips in October October begins, with stable weather The autumn sun is bright, the autumn clouds are lazy The leaves turn yellow, the spring water is slightly cool The scenery in the mountains makes autumn even more charming Always thought that osmanthus trees were a "specialty" of the South But found a few along the fragrance of osmanthus during a mountain hike The beauty of Yantai and Weihai is not just the seaside Kunjian Mountain may be a beauty only known to the people of Jiaodong Even during the National Day holiday, it is popular here but without traffic jams or crowding Kunjian Mountain. Jiulong Pool 40 yuan Plenty of parking spaces, no parking fee Date of photography: October 1st Kunjian Mountain is divided into five scenic areas, with Yantai Muping and Weihai Wendeng each having a part of it, among which Wuran Temple, Jiulong Pool, and Shimenli are the charged scenic areas Yanxia Cave and Yuegu Palace are free scenic areas The picture is taken of "Jiulong Pool", which is the one with the most hiking among the 5 scenic areas, not very difficult, you can see waterfalls, play in the water, many children are catching fish in the water, it takes about 3 hours to walk through the entire scenic area leisurely. There is no open space, not suitable for picnics. Wuran Temple has very few mountain climbing routes, a large area for playing in the water, very suitable for a relaxed family outing, with many open spaces, suitable for picnics, lying flat. Shimenli is mainly for hiking, with a total distance of about 5 kilometers, in autumn you can see large areas of pink muhly grass, cultural museums of folk old objects, and forest culture museums.

Kunyushan Forest Culture Museum is the first natural museum in China with forest culture as its theme. Its theme is "Knowing Nature, Respecting Nature, and Living in Harmony". The theme museum is divided into two floors, with a total of six exhibition halls. In addition, there are interactive experience areas, outdoor activity areas and other functional areas. The exhibition content is super rich. It is an excellent place to popularize historical knowledge and natural sciences. 🔴Must-see during your visit The 🔹Butterfly🦋 exhibition hall displays more than 200 butterfly specimens of various species, taking you into the colorful world of butterflies 🔹Petrified wood that records and witnesses billions of years of geological and species evolution 🔹Fossils of ancient creatures such as the "Crinoidea", "Liaoxi Manchurian Turtle", and "Pan's Beipiao Acipenser" that lived hundreds of millions of years ago 🔹Bird paradise, showing more than 40 species of bird specimens, all of which are rare birds unique to the forest 🔹The home of cave dwellers, the exhibition room is presented in the style of a cave, allowing you to experience the living conditions of cave dwellers in person 🔹Insect world, learn about tiny insects through display boards and specimens🦗, and discover the great mysteries of the insect world 🔹Dream Forest🌲 Theater, imitating natural scenes, with the help of sound, image and other artistic effects, makes you feel as if you are in the forest

Walking into the Kunyu Mountain National Park, the cascading rocks cling to the narrow path, only a few people pass, the tourists have to move slowly, and then stop to look around.