1, introduction of scenic spots
Mayang Island, Muping Island, Yantai City, Shandong Province. Located 9 kilometers north of Muping District, with an area of 13.52 square kilometers. Mayang Island, also known as Elephant Island, was named after the legend that Qin Shihuang raised horses here during his eastern tour. Mayang Island is called "Oriental Hawaii" because of its beautiful mountains and seas and pleasant climate.
The island has beautiful scenery, pleasant climate, no severe cold in winter and no heat in summer, making it an ideal place for leisure and holiday. Now a provincial-level tourist attraction has been built. In the autumn of 2 19 BC, the first emperor of China drove eastbound, passed Yantai Zhifu and continued eastbound along the coast. Suddenly, he saw an island in the sea. The island is rich in aquatic plants and beautiful horses. Qin Shihuang named it "Gongyangma Island" and ordered all localities to send horses to raise horses and train them for royal use, hence the name "Yangma Island".
2. Tourist attractions
There are many scenic spots on the island, such as racetrack and bathing beach, as well as more than 40 special convalescent reception facilities. It is a comprehensive tourist resort integrating sports, entertainment and seaside leisure. By 2008, it has become a national tourist attraction of AAAA in China.
Tianma Square is the only large square in the overall planning of Mayang Island tourist resort. Located at the entrance of Mayang Island, it is directly connected to Mayang Island Bridge in the south, including 6 scenic spots such as Tianma Garden and Qin Huang Garden, and 8 scenic spots such as Horse Culture Corridor and Music Fountain.
There is an ancient temple in Miaojiang on the east and west sides of Mayang Island, and there is a theater in front of it. Legend has it that these two temples are temples of the sea, carved by the goddess Poseidon.
Yang Xinyuan Deep Sea Hot Spring Bathing Center is located at the eastern end of Mayang Island, with a building area of 6,800 square meters. It is the first deep-sea hot spring in China and the largest open-air hot spring in East China.
Qin Huang Sports and Entertainment Center mainly provides horse racing and acrobatic performances. At the same time, the center is also equipped with parking lots, hotels, tourist goods and photography services. Provide one-stop service for tourists. There is a standard football field in the center. After the completion of the racecourse, several influential large-scale sports competitions, such as the national equestrian competition, the equestrian competition of the 6th National Games and the youth football competition, were held successively, and were listed as the national women's football training base.
The bathing beach is located at the southeast end of Mayang Island, with an area of 66,600 square meters. The beach here is wide, the sea is wide, the sand is soft, the seabed slope is slow and long, the waves are small and the water is stable, and the natural conditions are very superior, which is an excellent place for tourists to cool off. Located at the eastern end of Mayang Island, Jinxiu City Scenic Area is a modern large-scale amusement park integrating sightseeing, entertainment and catering. This wonderful palace has different design styles and elegant and unique shapes, showing the life of prehistoric people. There are horrible ghost villas, wonderful mirage, illusory sky world and other landscapes. The world's' rushing forward' and' crazy mice' are dizzying. There is Wang E Square in the central area, and more than 1000 ornamental pigeons have been introduced.
3. Traffic guide
Address: No.99 Tianmu Road, Muping District, Yantai, Shandong Province
Shanghai has convenient land and air transportation. Things that pass through the island before and after the roundabout. Tonghai Road is connected with Weiyan Highway and Binhai Road, 30 kilometers away from Yantai Railway Station and Port and 22 kilometers away from Yantai Airport. It is located at the intersection of Dalian, Qingdao, Yantai and Weihai, four coastal open cities. There are 10,000-ton berths at the western end of the island, and you can take a boat to Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Dalian and other coastal cities.