What are the better tourist places in Haiyang?
The main attractions in Haiyang are:
Haiyang Wanmi Beach Bathing Beach
The coast of Wanmi Beach stretches for more than 20 kilometers with fine sand, stable waves, With a gentle slope and clear water, it is one of the best beaches in China. The bottom of the beach is entirely sandy, and the sand grains are even and as flat as a blanket. It is a natural bathing beach. People in the industry praised it as "Beihai, Guangxi to the south, and Haiyang, Shandong to the north." In 1984, Hu Yaobang, the former General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, visited this place and happily wrote the title "Haiyang 10,000-meter Beach Bathing Beach". The coastal protective forest covering an area of 1,600 acres is laid out in strips along the 10,000-meter beach. The beach echoes the pine forest and becomes a green barrier. The beach here can be used for sunbathing and beach volleyball; the sea water can be used for swimming, surfing, and boating; and the green pine forest can be used for resting and playing. Along the coast to land, the terrain transitions from beaches to small plains and hills, and then gradually rises, where villas, apartments, and sanatoriums can be built. Watching the sunrise, watching the sea tide, and exploring the sea here are full of endless reverie.
Zhaohu Mountain Forest Park
Zhaohu Mountain is located in the low mountain part of Jiaodong low mountains and hills. It is a branch of the Laoshan Mountain System and is 8 kilometers away from Haiyang City. The mountain stretches in the northeastern part of Haiyang City. The main peak, Zhaohu Mountain, is 549.7 meters above sea level. The mountain is steep, with dangerous peaks and deep valleys. Zhaohu Mountain is a large kingdom of animals and plants. There is a vast sea of forests and various forest wonders, with a vegetation coverage rate of 92%. The forest features change strangely and in different colors throughout the four seasons. There are more than 600 kinds of herbaceous plants, 14 kinds of plants belonging to the first and second level of national protection, and more than 180 kinds of animals and birds such as wolves, painted foxes, golden eagles, Chinese mergansers, etc. are found here. The park is surrounded by mountains, with dense forests, beautiful scenery, twists and turns and long valleys. There are springs in the mountains and water in the ditches. They are not dry all year round and there is no pollution. The garden is a "virgin land hidden in the boudoir that no one knows about". Zhaohushan Forest Park is rich in landscape resources. There are natural landscapes such as geography, forests, hydrology, and celestial phenomena, as well as cultural landscapes such as historical sites, myths and legends. The natural landscapes and cultural landscapes are harmonious, complement each other, and are fascinating. At present, Zhaohushan Forest Park has planned six major scenic spots, including Wolong Lake Scenic Area, Zhaohushan Scenic Area, Longmen Gorge Scenic Area, Frost Leaf Valley Scenic Area, Yunding Bamboo Sea Scenic Area, and Mountain Village Scenic Area.
Mengda Temple
Mengda Temple is located in the Zhaohushan National Forest Park Scenic Area in Haiyang City, Shandong Province. It is one of the lower courtyards of Shaolin Temple. Also known as "Oriental Glazed World". In the eighth year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, led his imperial army to conquer Korea. He passed through Guanyang County (now Haiyang) and stayed in this temple at night. He dreamed that Bodhidharma came to the altar and taught Buddhism. After waking up from the dream, he burned incense and made a wish. After the victory of the Eastern Expedition, he spent a lot of money to expand the temple and named it "Mengda Temple". According to Haiyang County Chronicles, the architectural scale of Mengda Temple is unique in Jiaodong area and it is a holy place of Eastern Buddhism. In April 2005, the Shandong Civil Affairs and Religious Affairs Bureau approved the reconstruction of Mengda Temple. Mengda Temple will become a major landscape in the Haiyang tourist route "The Classic of Mountains and Seas".
Congma Chanyuan
Congma Chanyuan scenic spot is known as the "Holy Land of Buddhism", "Treasure Land of Feng Shui" and "Utopia". It is located 20 kilometers northeast of Hai Duong City in the embrace of Qifeng Mountain with an altitude of 400 meters. It was first built in the late Sui Dynasty and early Tang Dynasty. It has been through the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has been famous for more than a thousand years and has become a famous Buddhist holy place in Jiaodong. Yuchi Jingde, the founding general of the Tang Dynasty, once passed through this place on an expedition. Hearing the holy name of Congma Temple, he came to offer incense. As a result, he won a complete victory during the expedition and returned in triumph. Yuchi Jingde was deeply impressed by the outstanding people and holy monks of Congma Temple, so he invested in the expansion of Congma Temple and stationed troops and generals in Qifeng Mountain. Now the "Dianjiang Terrace" and "Yinmagou" used by General Yuchi Jingde ” and “horse-tying posts” are still well preserved. So far, there are more than 40 well-preserved monuments in Congma Temple, each with a moving story that is touching. In the scenic area: there are seven peaks of Mohan in the east, towering rocks in the north, fairy caves in the west that lock smoke, gurgling water in the south, and towering bamboos in it. In the west of Gu, there are the largest Chess Cave, Shengong Immortal Cave, Tiger Head Hump, Snail Rock, Qiuzi Cave, Tiger Cave, Eight Immortals Terrace, Goshawk Stone, monks’ martial arts field, Xingfu Garden and many other scenic spots.