Mt. Shengjing

    Shenjing Mountain scenic spot is located in the northwest area of Gejia Town, Wendeng City, 20 km away from downtown. The stretching peaks, green pines covered mountain, plain contiguous with Yellow Sea and Gaoshan Lake are like a ring winding around the mountains, forming a beautiful landscape.

    It is a continental climate of temperate zone. With an annual average temperature at 11.3℃ and clear seasons and no tough winter or summer,it is an ideal place for tourism and summer vacations.

    As the cradle of Quanzhen branch of Taoism, Shengjing Mountain is also famous for its rich religion culture. According to the record in historic books a lot of temples and nunneries were founded here in Tang and Han Dynasties. And in Jin Dynasty, a Taoist priest named Wang Chongyang came from Xianyang of Shanxi and sermonized in Shengjing Mountain, creating "Quanzhenism".One of his seven disciples—Qiou Chuji,was awarded by Chengjisihan and appointed to be in charge of national Taoism, which became the State's religion.

    The main peak of Shengjing Mountain has an attitude of 385 m. On mountaintop stands a giant stone 15.6m long, 6 m high with Taoist lection carved on it, about 5 thousands words, 146 lines, 10 cm long for each word. Many other Taoism relics such as Huenyuan Hall, Sanqing Hall, Sanguan Hall, Zhongxian Tomb, Chaoyang Cave, Liaojun Temple, Longwang Temple, Shanshen Temple, Donghua Palace, Donghua Cave, Yuhuang Pavilion, Tianmen, Woxian Stone are well preserved here.

    Every year, from May.20 to 22, a mountain festival is held here with folk art performances, calligraphy and stone inscription culture, economy and trade negotiation activities,attracting a lot of guests from Japan, South Korea, Hongkong Taiwan and Canada.

    Villa groups with medium and high-class guestrooms of multifunctional service are capable to cater over 200 people, service including dining hall, shopping, recreation and meeting rooms.

    With Shangze and Xilin roads to its east, 309 State highway in its south and the first-class special bus line of Weihai—Qingdao,Shengjing Mountain is easily accessible. The best seasons is from May to October.
The folk-custom activity—farmers' banquet (wild food) is enjoyable.

Distance from the city (km):20.0
Transportation: Buse shifts are provided each day from urban or Weihai to Shengjing Mountain.