Tourism Tourist attractions in Shandong include: Jinan, the capital city of Shandong since Ming dynasty, renowned for its 72 Famous Springs. Baotu Spring, a culturally significant artesian karst spring, declared as "Number One Spring under the Heaven" () by the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty. Daming Lake, the largest lake in Jinan, whose water is from the area's springs. Marco Polo described its beauty in his works. Thousand Buddha Mountain, renowned for its numerous Buddha images which have been carved out of the hill's rock faces or free-standing structures erect since the times of the Sui dynasty and its Xingguochan Temple. Fuxue Confucian Temple of Jinan. Lingyan Temple, one of the four most famous temples () in Tang dynasty, in which there is 11th century Pizhi Pagoda and the Thousand Buddha Hall which houses a Ming dynasty bronze Buddha statue as well as 40 painted clay statues of life-size luohan from the Song dynasty. remnant of Great Wall of Qi, the oldest existing Great Wall in China, which is built in 685 BCE and stretches from Jinan to Qingdao. Penglai, a town on the north of the Shandong peninsula famed in Taoism. Qingdao (a former German port city), is a beach resort city on the south of the peninsula that has German-era heritage architecture and is also famous for its Tsingtao beer. Ba Da Guan, made up of eight streets named after the eight great military forts of ancient times. Zhan Qiao, a long strip pier stretches into the sea and was the first wharf at Qingdao. Laoshan, a scenic area and Daoist center to the east of Qingdao. Qingzhou, an ancient trading and administrative center with some famous archaeological discoveries. Weihai, a former British port city important in the second Sino-Japanese War has British-era heritage architecture. World Heritage Sites: Temple and Cemetery of Confucius, and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufuthumb|The northern quarters of the Cemetery of Confucius Tai Shan, sacred mountain, in Tai'an Weifang has numerous natural and historic sites, such as Shihu Garden (from the Late Ming and early Qing dynasty), Fangong Pavilion (from the Song dynasty), fossil sites (including dinosaur fossils, in Shanwang, Linqu), Mount Yi National Forest Park and Mount Qingyun. Yangjiabu has painted New Year woodcuts, which are also famous all around China.
Tourism Tourist attractions in Shandong include: Jinan, the capital city of Shandong since Ming dynasty, renowned for its 72 Famous Springs. Baotu Spring, a culturally significant artesian karst spring, declared as "Number One Spring under the Heaven" () by the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty. Daming Lake, the largest lake in Jinan, whose water is from the area's springs. Marco Polo described its beauty in his works. Thousand Buddha Mountain, renowned for its numerous Buddha images which have been carved out of the hill's rock faces or free-standing structures erect since the times of the Sui dynasty and its Xingguochan Temple. Fuxue Confucian Temple of Jinan. Lingyan Temple, one of the four most famous temples () in Tang dynasty, in which there is 11th century Pizhi Pagoda and the Thousand Buddha Hall which houses a Ming dynasty bronze Buddha statue as well as 40 painted clay statues of life-size luohan from the Song dynasty. remnant of Great Wall of Qi, the oldest existing Great Wall in China, which is built in 685 BCE and stretches from Jinan to Qingdao. Penglai, a town on the north of the Shandong peninsula famed in Taoism. Qingdao (a former German port city), is a beach resort city on the south of the peninsula that has German-era heritage architecture and is also famous for its Tsingtao beer. Ba Da Guan, made up of eight streets named after the eight great military forts of ancient times. Zhan Qiao, a long strip pier stretches into the sea and was the first wharf at Qingdao. Laoshan, a scenic area and Daoist center to the east of Qingdao. Qingzhou, an ancient trading and administrative center with some famous archaeological discoveries. Weihai, a former British port city important in the second Sino-Japanese War has British-era heritage architecture. World Heritage Sites: Temple and Cemetery of Confucius, and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufuthumb|The northern quarters of the Cemetery of Confucius Tai Shan, sacred mountain, in Tai'an Weifang has numerous natural and historic sites, such as Shihu Garden (from the Late Ming and early Qing dynasty), Fangong Pavilion (from the Song dynasty), fossil sites (including dinosaur fossils, in Shanwang, Linqu), Mount Yi National Forest Park and Mount Qingyun. Yangjiabu has painted New Year woodcuts, which are also famous all around China.