What are the famous attractions in Shandong?

National key scenic spots: Mount Tai, Qingdao Laoshan, Jiaodong Peninsula Coast, Boshan, Qingzhou

National historical and cultural cities: Qufu, Jinan, Qingdao, Liaocheng, Zoucheng, Linzi

Provincial-level historical and cultural cities: Tai'an, Jining, Qingzhou, Zibo, Penglai, Weifang, Linyi, Linqing, Juxian, Yantai, Huimin

China's famous historical and cultural villages: Zhang Zhujiayu Village, Guanzhuang Township, Qiu City

1. Mount Tai (Tai'an City) is the first scenic spot in China to be rated as a world natural and cultural heritage by UNESCO. It is a natural mountain park and a microcosm of Chinese history and culture.

2. Qufu (Qufu City) Confucius Temple, Confucius Forest, Confucius Mansion (World Cultural Heritage) The Confucius Temple is a place to worship Confucius. It was established by Lu Aigong one year after the death of Confucius.

Jinan Baotu Spring Park

3. Baotu Spring (Jinan City) is located in Jinan City, adjacent to Quancheng Square in the east and Wulongtan Park in the north.

It is the top of the seventy-two springs in Jinan, the "Spring City"

4. Daming Lake (Jinan City) is formed by the confluence of many springs in Jinan. The famous saying "It is surrounded by lotus and willow on three sides. "City Mountain Color Half City Lake" describes the beauty of Jinan here.

5. Laoshan Scenic Area (Qingdao City), Laoshan is a famous Taoist mountain, standing high above the sea on the coast of the Yellow Sea, with endlessly changing scenery. With an altitude of about 1,133 meters, it is the only mountain on the Chinese coast with an altitude of more than 1,000 meters. It has the title of "the most famous mountain in the sea".

6. Penglai Pavilion Scenic Area (Yantai City) is known as the "Wonderland on Earth" and is the place where the legendary "Eight Immortals" crossed the sea.

7. Chengshantou Scenic Area is located at the easternmost end of the Shandong Peninsula, also known as the "end of the sky". It is 94 nautical miles away from South Korea.

8. Liugong Island Scenic Area

Shandong has a wide variety of delicacies, the more famous ones include Boshan famous crispy pot, spring rolls, Texas braised chicken, etc.

Famous attractions in various parts of Shandong include:

Introduction to Qufu tourist attractions. The Confucius Temple is located in Qufu City. It is the place where Confucius was worshiped in the past. The Confucius Temple is large in scale and majestic. The whole temple is 1 km long from north to south. It covers an area of ??327 acres, has more than 400 halls and verandas, and 9 courtyards in the front and rear. It is the largest ancient building complex in my country second only to the Forbidden City. There are more than 3,000 stone tablets in the Confucius Temple, the most precious of which are 22 stone carvings from the Han, Wei and Six Dynasties. Confucius Mansion: Located in the center of Qufu, also known as Yanshenggong Mansion, it is the place where the direct descendants of Confucius live. The current Confucius Mansion is basically a building from the Ming and Qing dynasties, covering an area of ??240 acres, with 463 halls, halls, pavilions, etc., and nine courtyards. The Confucius Mansion is divided into the front hall, the middle residence and the back garden. The front hall is the official office, the middle residence is the inner chamber and the back garden, and the last entrance is the garden, also known as Tieshan Garden. Konglin: Located in the north of Qufu City, covering an area of ??more than 30 acres, it is the oldest, largest, most complete, and the only large-scale clan-specific cemetery that combines wood and stone in my country. It has more than 60 buildings, pavilions, There are more than two thousand stone figures and beasts in the halls, halls and squares, thousands of steles and numerous underground cultural relics.

Introduction to Zoucheng Tourist Attractions Mencius Temple: Located in the south of Zoucheng City, Shandong Province, it is also known as Yasheng Temple. It is a place for worshiping Mencius. It covers an area of ??650 acres. The courtyard is divided into five fronts and has various temples. There are 64 rooms in the hotel, which is large in scale. Meng Mansion: Located at the south gate of Zoucheng City, it is the place where the descendants of Mencius lived and handled affairs. It has seven courtyards and more than 100 rooms including pavilions. The Meng Mansion is bounded by the lobby, with the government office in the front and the inner residence in the back. The Meng Mansion currently contains cultural relics such as court ornaments, imperial edicts, titles, jewelry and antiques, and clan archives presented by the emperor. Menglin: Located at the western foot of Siji Mountain in the northeast of Zoucheng City, it is the cemetery of Mencius and his descendants. There are more than 10,000 cypress, oak, pine, poplar and other tree species. The Shinto is about 1,500 meters long and has a Xiang Hall. Respecting saints is like respecting emperors.

Introduction to Tai'an tourist attractions Mount Tai: Mount Tai is located in the middle of Shandong and in the north of Tai'an. It is known as the "Soul of China" for its majestic natural scenery and unique and rich cultural connotations; Mount Tai is also known as Dongyue. In ancient times, the east was regarded as the place where all things change and the first spring occurs. Therefore, Mount Tai has the reputation of "the longest of the five mountains" and "the only one of the five mountains". Many kings from past dynasties came to Mount Tai to hold Zen ceremonies. Wherever they went, they built temples, statues, and carved stone inscriptions, leaving behind a large number of cultural relics and historic sites in Mount Tai. Mount Tai is also a place of Buddhism and Taoism, so temples and scenic spots are scattered throughout the mountain. Therefore, Mount Tai not only has majestic and magnificent mountains, but also has many cultural relics and historic sites. It is also a famous Taoist mountain. At the end of 1987, the world protected natural and cultural resources

Introduction to Jinan tourist attractions Daming Lake: Located in the north of Jinan City, the area accounts for almost a quarter of the old city, of which the water area is 46.5 hectares, and there is a Pavilion (North Pole Pavilion), two gardens (Xia Garden, Qiuliu Garden), four temples (Jiaxuan Temple, Tiegong Temple, Nanfeng Temple, Huiquan Temple), ten pavilions (Yuhan Pavilion, Yuanyang Pavilion, Xiao Canglang Pavilion, Octagon Pavilion, Jiuqu Pavilion, Wanghu Pavilion, Haoran Pavilion, Lake Center Pavilion, Lixia Pavilion and Yuexia Pavilion). Baotu Spring: Located in the urban area of ??Jinan, it is the first of the 72 famous springs in Jinan. The spring pool is square in shape, about an acre in size. There are stone fences around the spring. There are three gushes in the pool, lined up in a row. It jumps out of the water about 30 centimeters high; beside the spring there are ancient buildings such as Guanlan Pavilion, Laihe Bridge and Luoyuan Hall.

Introduction to Weifang Tourist Attractions Shihu Garden: Located in the middle of Weifang District, Weifang City, this is the private garden of Ding Shanzhai, a landlord in the late Qing Dynasty. The Weifang City Museum is now located in this garden, and there are Shihu Gardens in the garden. There are buildings such as the Thatched Cottage, Chunyu Tower, Reading Hall, and Biyunzhai, as well as authentic calligraphy and paintings by celebrities such as Zheng Banqiao. Qingyun Mountain Folk Amusement Park: Located on Qingyun Mountain, one kilometer east of Anqiu City, covering an area of ??3,000 acres, the park has five districts, two countries, and one village. Here you can experience the beauty of the south of the Yangtze River and the high loess slopes. Tianshan Ranch, Qilu Folk Customs. Kite Museum: The Kite Museum in Weifang covers an area of ??1,200 square meters and has 12 large and small exhibition halls. It has more than 1,400 Chinese and foreign kites and materials from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the present day.

Introduction to Yantai Tourist Attractions Zhifu Island: Located in the northern part of Zhifu District, it is more than 5 kilometers long from east to west and only more than 500 meters wide from north to south. It is shaped like Ganoderma lucidum. The highest peak is 300 meters above sea level. There are many historical sites on the island, including a large-scale one. The grand Yangzhu Temple covers an area of ??20 hectares and has a construction area of ??1,000 square meters. It is composed of a mountain gate, a main hall, an apse, and east and west corridors. Penglai Pavilion: Located on Danya Mountain northwest of Penglai Stone, the entire building complex covers an area of ??more than 32,000 square meters. It mainly includes Luzu Hall, Sanqing Hall, Penglai Pavilion, Tianhou Palace, Dragon King Palace, Amituo Temple, etc. On both sides of it are Guanlan Temple Pavilion, Binri Tower, Wind Shelter Pavilion, Wobei Pavilion, Jiang Gong Temple and other buildings. Penglai Pavilion is one of the nine sun viewing places in China. The sun viewing place is located on the top of Danya Mountain. Kunyu Mountain National Forest Park: Located in the eastern part of the Jiaodong Peninsula, it covers an area of ??4,745 hectares. The park is criss-crossed with strange rocks, streams, springs, clear pools, and waterfalls. In addition, it also opens up Taizunding, Yanxia Cave, Jiulong Pond, Yuegu Hall, There are five scenic spots in Wuran Temple. Mou's Manor: It is the largest and best-preserved landlord's manor in northern my country. It has more than 480 halls, covers an area of ??20,000 square meters, and six courtyards. The main building is large in scale and rigorous in structure. .

Shandong Province has a long history, numerous cultural relics and historic sites, and beautiful mountains and rivers, forming a unique tourist landscape. There are about 493 natural and cultural tourist spots in the territory, and more than 13,000 ancient buildings and ancient sites, including 27 national key cultural relics protection units and 379 provincial key cultural relics protection units. The long history, splendid culture and beautiful natural scenery constitute a rich and distinctive natural and cultural landscape, which together form the unique style of Shandong tourism.

Shandong tourism integrates beautiful natural landscapes, rich history and culture, and distinctive local characteristics, forming its own unique style.

It has basically formed a "Landscape Sage" tourist area extending from Jinan, Tai'an, and Qufu to Zoucheng; a seaside scenery tourist area integrating Qingdao, Yantai, and Weihai; centered on Weifang City, with kites, Yangjiabu woodblock New Year paintings, Folk customs tourism area with folk customs as the main body; Qi culture tourism area with Zibo Qi Ancient City, Shimakeng and Pu Songling’s former residence as the main body; Dongying Yellow River Estuary tourist area with the wonders of the Yellow River entering the sea and original natural features as the main body; Water Margin as the main body The story is the main line; the "Water Margin" tourism line focuses on Liangshan and Yanggu.

Shandong Entertainment Introduction: Shandong is located in the developed eastern coastal area. It was developed and opened earlier and the entertainment culture is quite developed. There are theaters, bars, nightclubs, etc. in major cities. The three coastal cities on the Jiaodong Peninsula (Qingdao, Yantai, and Weihai) attract countless Chinese and foreign tourists to "catch the sea" every summer. The marine entertainment projects are rich and colorful, and there are no dangers. In recent years, many modern marine aquariums and water play projects have been built in coastal cities.

Shandong’s folk entertainment projects are equally exciting, among which the annual Weifang International Kite Festival is the most famous.

Introduction to shopping in Shandong: Jingdong vegetables: It is a famous specialty of Rizhao. It was named "Jingdong vegetables" because it was brought to the capital to be eaten by the emperor. Its main raw material is the heart of high-quality Chinese cabbage produced in Rizhao, which is cut and dried in the sun. The main ingredients are high-quality soy sauce and Shaoxing wine. The strips of Beijing winter vegetables are long and thin, with a brown color, a pleasant fragrance, and a delicious taste. They have unique shapes, colors, and tastes, and can be stored all year round. They are a delicacy for meals and an excellent seasoning for cooking dishes.

Fulaiqing: Produced in Changhong Ridge at the southern foot of Fulai, Ju County. Fulaiqing is carefully made from the first green buds in spring. It has thick and tender green leaf buds, pure quality, rich fragrance and durability. When brewed, the soup is slightly green and transparent, sweet and refreshing, and has a long aftertaste. It contains a variety of vitamins and minerals and has the effects of refreshing the mind and improving eyesight, reducing inflammation and relieving coughs, lowering alcohol and preventing cancer.

Squid eggs: processed from the egg glands of the golden squid, a specialty of Rizhao. They are milky white in color and shaped like eggs. They are one of the rarest treasures in the sea. They were always offered as tribute to the imperial court until the Qing Dynasty. They are rich in many nutrients. It is a kind of trace element and tastes delicious. It has the effect of not being cold when eaten in winter and not being hot when eaten in summer.

Rizhao peanuts: characterized by large and plump kernels, sweet and delicious, oily but not greasy, excellent quality, and are very popular at home and abroad. Rizhao has a long history of peanut cultivation and rich production experience. Rizhao is the national peanut commodity export base, processing more than 100,000 tons of peanut products annually, such as peanut butter, refined peanut oil, milky white peanuts and other high-quality products.

Prawn: Rizhao prawns are large in size, with thick, tender meat, delicious taste and rich nutrition. They are treasures for high-end banquets. At present, Rizhao prawns are artificially and scientifically cultured, with an annual output of about 3,400 tons. Headless prawns, rice with shrimps and claws, etc. are all exquisite seafood.

Clams: Clams are top-grade clams and are known as “the most delicious in the world”. The clams have delicious meat with a protein content of 13.19 and extremely high medicinal value. Rizhao has rich clam resources along the coast and is suitable for clam cultivation. There are 75,000 acres of tidal flats. In recent years, artificial cultivation of clam seedlings has been successful

Xi Shi Tongue: a rare sea clam produced in Rizhao Sea. It has a handsome shell shape, a flat axe-foot shaped like a tongue, and is as white as jade. It is known as Known as the "Xi Shi Tongue", the clam shell has a plump body, fresh and tender meat, delicious taste, clean and unique, and extremely rich in nutrients, which is unmatched by other shellfish. In 1959, when Chai Liqing from Caowang Village of Lanshan Office went to Beijing to attend the Model Heroes Conference, he presented Xi Shi tongue to Chairman Mao on behalf of the people of Rizhao. Currently, Xi Shi tongue is being cultivated artificially.

Three-hole beer: Three-hole beer is carefully brewed using internationally advanced brewing technology, high-quality imported raw materials and the "Saint-Nishan" mineral water that gave birth to a generation of saints. It is known for its white and delicate foam.

Stele stickers: Stele stickers, Nishan inkstones, and regular script are collectively known as the three treasures of Qufu. Qufu is rich in stele resources and is one of the main producing areas of stele stickers in my country. There are more than 5,000 stone inscriptions from all dynasties since the Western Han Dynasty. It is one of the places with the highest concentration of stone steles in my country. Among them, there are a large number of tablets hidden in the Confucius Temple and Confucius Mansion.

Nishan Inkstone: Nishan Inkstone is a famous inkstone in my country. One of them has blue and black pine patterns all over the stone, called Songhua Inkstone, which is a treasure among Nishan inkstones.

The "Qufu County Chronicle" revised during the reign of Emperor Qianlong once recorded: "The stone from Nishan has exquisite texture, hard texture and yellow color, and can be used as an inkstone."

Regular script carving: The material of regular script carving is regular script wood unique to Confucius, and the traditional products are walking sticks and Ruyi. The regular wood carved from Qufu regular script is solid and pliable, straight but not horizontal. It can be carved into a stick and will not break sharply. The branches can be broken into a stick, which is naturally bent and looks like a dragon or snake, which is quaint and cute. These two items have always been tributes paid to the emperor by the Confucian government and local officials in Shandong. During the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, a carved cane and a pair of Ruyi were among the birthday gifts given to Cixi by the governor of Shandong.

Kongfujiajiu: Kongfujiajiu is the only national-quality grain wine in Shandong Province. Its product varieties are complete and the structure is reasonable. It has 4 major series and more than 60 varieties, including high, medium and low grades, and low, medium and high grades, which can meet the needs of consumers at different levels. The wine is made from high-quality sorghum as raw material, high-temperature wheat koji as fermentation agent, Qufu high-quality underground mineral water, and traditional techniques. It has the three characteristics of "smell, drink, and aftertaste" and "scent, taste, and body". It has a strong cellar aroma, mellow and sweet, soft and sweet, and a long aftertaste.

Souvenirs: "Anqiu Peach" Weihai Big Peanut Golden Thread Jujube Crisp Zaoyi County Pomegranate

Penglai Chinese Strange Stone Museum: Penglai Chinese Strange Stone Museum is a place specializing in the business of ornamental stones Mainly, it also deals in other commodities such as jewelry, seafood, tourist crafts, antiques, calligraphy and paintings. Since its opening in 1993, Penglai Chinese Stone Museum has insisted on relying on tourism and being market-oriented. On the basis of the wholesale and retail business of rough processing of natural stones and antiques, calligraphy and paintings, pearls and jades, and various landscape bonsais and garden landscape shapes. We have also added sales counters for seafood, tourist crafts, and daily necessities that can highlight the local characteristics of Penglai and showcase the rich product resources and product advantages of the Penglai area. The products sold have been expanded to more than 20 varieties in 5 categories, and have achieved good social benefits and Economic benefits. The Penglai Chinese Stone Museum is located in the Penglai Pavilion Tourist Area, a famous tourist destination at home and abroad, covering an area of ??200 square meters. The branch museum is located on the west side of the main entrance of Penglai, with a business area of ??40 square meters. The Chinese Stone Museum is adjacent to the beach in the east, Minggang Pier in the west, and only 1 km away from the city's long-distance bus station. The museum is surrounded by large parking lots and more than 100 hotels and guesthouses. The transportation is convenient and the environment is elegant, making it the best place for tourists. Place to shop.

Jinan Sausage: Jinan Sausage is a famous product of Jinan City, Shandong Province. It has a long production history, unique flavor, is easy to store, and is convenient to eat. It is very popular. Ingredients: 100kg pork, 400g large-flowered clove noodles, 200g amomum noodle, 150g amomum noodle, 150g cinnamon noodles, 150g fresh green onion, 1kg fresh ginger, 1kg sesame oil, 1kg clear sauce, 12kg production method: 1. Deboned and skinned fresh pork, cut into small cubes, add Sichuan peppercorn noodles, large flower clove noodles, Amomum villosum noodles, lower cinnamon noodles, coriander noodles, fresh green onions, fresh ginger, sesame oil and clear sauce, stir evenly to make meat Fill the stuffing into the pig's small intestine. 2. After filling, dry it for about 20 days. When the dried sausage does not bend when you pick it up, cook it. 3. It usually takes 15 minutes to cook in summer and 25 minutes in winter. Master the fire and avoid big fires. After cooking and cooling, it is the finished product.

Introduction to Shandong folk customs: 1. Luxi cockfighting: called calling chicken in ancient times, commonly known as biting chicken, it is a rare ornamental chicken species unique to my country. It has a strong body, well-developed muscles, agile movements, and is good at fighting. When fighting, it bites, kicks with its claws, and beats with its wings. It has a character that would rather die than surrender. According to historical records, Heze cockfighting has a history of 2,300 years

2. Drum and Yangge: It is a traditional folk dance in Binzhou. It originated in the Yangxin and Huimin areas. It has a history of more than a hundred years and is widely spread among the people in Binzhou. Huimin County even made it Carry forward and create "Daguzi Yangge". The main accompaniment instruments of Guzi Yangko are drums and gongs. Mainly based on the rhythm of the big drum, it is divided into "three points", "five points" and "seven points" yangko. The dance is rough and bold, the rhythm is strong, and the scene is magnificent. It fully demonstrates the strong physique and courageous spirit of the working people of Binzhou, and can be called a wonder of the folk art garden.

3. Bohai drum: It is an art form created by Wei Zunchang, a drum artist in Hejia Village, Zhanhua County, on the basis of Xihe drum. It combines the melodies of Donglu drum, Peking opera, Hebei Bangzi and other operas and folk arts. Integrating into it is unique to Binzhou. The singing style of Bohai drum is high-pitched and euphemistic, simple and pretty, with a balance of hardness and softness, and a rich and emotional voice. It is especially famous for singing the "Three Kingdoms Duan". The Bohai drum melody is ever-changing. According to the needs of the performance content, the singing is sometimes upright and exciting, with ups and downs, and sometimes it is gentle and lingering like flowing water and clouds. It sounds endless and charming and lingers for three days. The reputation of Bohai Dagu has not gone away, and it is unique in the Chinese music scene.

4. Binzhou taboos: There are many taboos in Binzhou, mainly in rural areas, and they are mostly superstitious. On New Year's Eve, it is forbidden to make loud noises, hit or scold children, and do not say "broken" or "finished" when making dumplings. On the fifth day of the New Year, it is forbidden to say "water shortage". On the first day of the first lunar month, avoid splashing water outside the door. Married girls are not allowed to spend the Spring Festival at their parents' home.

In the first month, there is no needlework or grinding. Avoid emptying the pot and put a steamed bun or a ladle of water after the meal. When a new daughter-in-law visits her parents' house for the first time, it is taboo to return to her husband's house in the afternoon. Within three years of marriage, a new daughter-in-law is forbidden to spend the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and the filling day at her parents' home, eat Laba cakes from her parents' home, have children at her parents' home, and avoid strangers being in the same room when giving birth. If you borrow a bucket and cannot return an empty bucket, you must carry a bucket of water or carry one on each shoulder. Generally, borrowed medicine pots are not given away, and the owner has to pick them up by himself. Do not pour the medicine dregs at the door, but pour them far away. Avoid going out on “gangster days”. Avoid traveling far away to spend the night on the first and fifteenth day of each month. Avoid bringing heavy filial piety when visiting a patient, and avoid visiting in the afternoon or evening. When people are celebrating, they should avoid wearing filial piety clothes. The spout of the teapot should not be facing the guests. It is taboo to insert chopsticks straight into the rice bowl. The wedding date cannot be set on the birthday. Marriage taboos are in conflict with the zodiac signs. Avoid getting married in your zodiac year. Avoid encountering funerals on the way to get married and try to avoid them. It is forbidden to turn the abacus over in a store and close the door, which is called a closed door. Avoid using the word "fan" or "bastard" when boating, and avoid drying shoes on the boat with their soles turned upside down. If you are one hundred years old, avoid saying one hundred years old, and call it ninety-nine.

5. Taixia Folk Custom of Mount Tai: Make a wish and return a wish: This folk custom is an ancient custom within hundreds of miles around Mount Tai. According to the annals of Tai'an County in the Republic of China: "Mount Tai is the first of the five mountains, and the temple of the Holy Field is there. It responds to requests and does not make sense. When people go up the mountain to pray, they usually go to the Bixia Temple on the top of the mountain to Bixia Yuanjun - --The old lady of Taishan prayed. "The greedy seek wealth, the sick seek peace, the farmer seeks longevity, the poor seek longevity, the childless seek heirs," and made a promise to Yuan Jun. Once the wish is fulfilled, one must fulfill the promise. If the goal is not achieved, pray again, and then fulfill the wish after you are finally satisfied.

There are many ways to make a wish. There are those who offer gifts, those who hang robes and send plaques, those who donate money to build temples, and those who plant trees.

Xiang Society: The Xiang Society is a spontaneous organization for people to offer incense, composed of religious men and women from the same village or from all over the country. There is a society leader, or a society leader. A large-scale and long-standing incense society is called an "old society" and is the leading unit of other incense societies.

Incense burning: The preparation for incense burning is very complicated. Contact members, collect membership fees and purchase sacrifices, etc. Incense can be divided into "spring fragrance" and "autumn fragrance". Since Emperor Dongyue's birthday is on March 28th in the lunar calendar, and Bixia Yuanjun's birthday is on April 18th, the incense is most abundant during this period. Once you are ready, you can start going up the mountain to offer incense. The process of offering incense is " Start the journey, burn temples along the way, go to the fire, stay overnight, climb the mountain, call the number (report in front of the Taishan Empress Hall), go to the top, hold the frame, make offerings, offer incense, go down the mountain, return incense, make a return trip, ride safely, and thank the mountain. ”

There are three main types of incense paper that are burned on the mountain: one is yellow straw paper (locally called fire paper); the other is large-denomination ghost coins with the Jade Emperor as the president and Dongyue Emperor as the president. ; The third is Yuanbao, made of tin foil, mounted paste, gold and silver in pairs. There is a "Bixia King's Seal" in Bixia Temple. Those with money can ask Taoist priests to stamp the seal on the paper to increase its effectiveness.

Seeking children: Most people go to the mountains to seek children, from all over the world. If a boy wants to survive, tie a golden boy to the Bixia Temple; if a girl wants to survive, tie a golden girl to a baby. And you can make a wish to Grandma Taishan for this purpose.

Birth etiquette and customs: There used to be a complete set of birth procedures within a few hundred miles of Daixia. The first is to choose an auspicious day.

If you want to have a child, your wife must come forward and bring gifts to the local "goddess" to choose an auspicious day and arrange a child-seeking ceremony; the second is to prepare for the ceremony, mainly purchasing incense, candles, fire paper, offerings, etc. On the table are two bowls of steamed buns, two plates - fish and eggs, and two fruit plates - dates and chestnuts. There are three incense burners lined up in front of the offerings. The red cloth strip is marked with the address and husband's name of the person seeking a child. Put it into a paper box folded from fire paper and carry the offering table to the mother's house; the third is to hold a ceremony. The woman who begs for a child lights nine sticks of incense and inserts it on the incense burner. She kneels in front of the altar with the mother-in-law, and the mother-in-law prays to the Taishan old woman to deliver the child, and then burns the red cloth strips. Then the god's mother refills the incense, and then the woman seeking a child tells her her wish for a child, and then offers incense. And take a date and a chestnut each and eat them. Kneel down with Mother God until all the incense burns out. The fourth is to return one's wishes. If you really have a child, it is best to go to the Taishan Grandma's palace nearby, Taishan Bixia Temple, to fulfill your vows. If the request for a child fails, then try again, but "the request for a child cannot be more than three."

Shi Gandang: The Shi Gandang belief originating from Mount Tai exists in most parts of our country and even abroad. Stone tablets or stone figures with the words "Taishan Shigandang" will be erected at key points on roads and bridges or built into the walls of houses to avoid evil spirits and suppress disasters. According to reports, Japan, Singapore and other countries also have this custom.

Festivals and customs: At the foot of Mount Tai, in addition to traditional Chinese festivals such as the Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Qiqiao (seventh day of July), Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival and other festivals, there are also Tiankuang Festival and Buddha Bathing Festival. The Tiankuang Festival originated from the Song Zhenzong's enthronement of Mount Tai. In 1008 AD, the Book of Heaven descended on Mount Tai on June 6 of the lunar calendar, so Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty enshrined Zen in large numbers. In order to thank God, he not only built the Tiankuang Hall in Dai Temple, but also designated June 6 as the Tiankuang Festival. This festival has now been extended to become a festival for married girls to return to their parents' homes to visit their parents, or a day to dry clothes and books. The Buddha Bathing Festival is held on April 8, which is said to be the birthday of Buddha Sakyamuni. On this day, the Buddha statue was bathed in water. This festival near Mount Tai has added content to celebrate the birthdays of Emperor Dongyue and Bixia Yuanjun. The trinity has been very grand since ancient times.

Birthday of Emperor Dongyue: The birthday of Emperor Dongyue is March 28. Since the Song Dynasty, Taishan Temple Fair has been held at this time every year to honor Emperor Dongyue. The location is Dongyue Temple, which is Dai Temple. In addition to prayer activities, economic activities have been added to serve worshipers from all directions.

Taishan Temple Fair: Yuanjun’s birthday is April 18th, which is close to the birthday of Emperor Dongyue. By the late Qing Dynasty, Bixia Yuanjun's religious influence exceeded that of Dongyue Emperor. Therefore, temple fairs often last longer and include the content of worshiping Bixia Yuanjun. During the "Cultural Revolution", the Taishan Temple Fair was canceled for a time. The current Taishan Temple Fair runs from May 6th to 12th. In addition to normal religious activities, the temple fair mainly includes business activities, tourism, and cultural entertainment. By then, people from all over the world came in droves. Recently, the number of foreign businessmen and tourists has been increasing.

6. Folk customs in Penglai, Shandong: During the Dragon Boat Festival, moxa tiger is often posted on one door and gourd on the other door. Folks call paper-cut door flower gourds "poison-collecting gourds" or "disaster-disaster gourds." The lower part of the gourd's waist is decorated with a tiger head, which is a simplified moxa tiger; the upper part of the waist is decorated with a scorpion, symbolizing the five poisons absorbed. The seven-star sword behind the gourd represents cutting the calamus thinly to serve as a sharp sword. "Qing Jia Lu" quotes the small preface of Wu Manyun's "Jiangxiang Jie Wu Ci" as follows: "Pujian, cut off the Pu sword and use it to kill ghosts; when drunk and dancing, old ghosts should also retreat."

7. Heze sheep fighting: According to legend, it originated during the Three Kingdoms period. Once, Cao Cao was defeated by Yuan Shao and retreated to Caozhou. His men and horses were exhausted and his morale was low. Cao Cao was at his wits' end when he suddenly saw two sheep confronting each other, very majestic. He was so energetic that he summoned his subordinates to watch. It only inspired the excitement of the crowd and boosted morale. Cao Bing then turned back and defeated Yuan Shao. Under Cao Cao's initiative, sheep fighting started in Caozhou. There are usually two types of sheep fighting: "free style" and "standard style". In free style, after the referee blows the whistle, the two sheep are let go and collide with each other hard. No matter how many rounds, until one side is defeated, it is a round. The "standard style" is to pull away from each other and resist each other until one party is defeated and becomes a game. Usually two out of three games are the best. Heze's sheep fighting is unique in the country. Since 1984, Heze has held seven national sheep fighting competitions. During the Asian Games, it was designated as a performance event in Jinjing.

In December 1991, he participated in the performance at the "Hundred Wonders of China" Expo held in Guangzhou and was listed as one of the "Hundred Wonders of China" and was highly praised by domestic and foreign tourists.

8. Zibo Iron Flower: On the day of the Lantern Festival, there is a festive atmosphere everywhere in Zibo, Shandong. No matter it is day or night, no matter where you go, you will feel the impact of the wave of joy. Blacksmithing is a unique and simple folk entertainment in Zibo area, which is said to have originated in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, the iron smelting industry here was particularly prosperous. After the molten iron was melted, Venus splashed everywhere, which triggered people's creative inspiration, so a magical and spectacular folk activity---Tiehua was born. Making iron flowers is highly technical, and those who make them all use all their unique skills to make them bloom all over the sky.

9. Jinan Pharmaceutical Fair: Jinan Pharmaceutical Fair has emerged in the early Qing Dynasty and is one of the three largest pharmaceutical fairs in the country. Its scale is larger than that of Qizhou, Hebei (today's Anguo) and Yuzhou, Henan (today's Anguo). Yu County) is slightly smaller. In the old days, there was the Yaowang Temple to the west of the south gate of Baotu Spring in Jinan. Legend has it that April 28 of the lunar calendar was the Yaowang’s birthday. Every year on this day, pharmacists, farmers and the public would come to the Yaowang Temple to offer sacrifices, and the temple would host a troupe of actors to perform. There was a crowd of spectators. Pharmacists and farmers came here to sell various Chinese herbal medicines and proprietary medicines. Other merchants also brought various commodities to trade. There were tens of thousands of buyers and sellers, thus forming a temple fair with Yaowang Temple as the center. , because the temple fair was mainly about buying and selling medicinal materials, it was later called the "Medicine Market Fair". The number of people attending the meeting increased year by year, and the venue was moved from the south gate of Baotu Spring to the area around Shanshui Gou, Sanhe Street, Zhengjuesi Street, Shuanglong Street, Qianmen Lane, and Jitan Lane. After the Jinan National Pharmaceutical Association was established in 1931, the pharmaceutical market meeting started on March 20 of the lunar calendar, and the meeting period was generally 10 to 15 days. Those who attended the Jinan Pharmaceutical Fair were mainly farmers and dealers from Northeast China, North China, South China and other provinces and cities as well as Shandong. Drug dealers from Incheon, South Korea and other places also came to attend the fair that year. After the July 7th Incident, the pharmaceutical market declined year by year. It was not until the liberation of Jinan that the pharmaceutical market gradually recovered. Within a dozen years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the pharmaceutical market flourished, with hundreds of thousands of people attending the meeting every year. In 1966, the "Cultural Revolution" began, and the Jinan Pharmaceutical Market, which had a history of hundreds of years, was suspended. In the late 1970s, the Qianfoshan Temple Fair in Jinan was restored. Drug dealers and farmers came to the Qianfoshan Temple Fair, and the trade in Chinese herbal medicine became part of the Qianfoshan Temple Fair.

10. Customs in Jiaodong in the Qing Dynasty: For newlyweds, people often judge the bride’s skillfulness based on the window grilles she cuts. Therefore, a girl should learn paper-cutting as seriously as sewing and embroidery before getting married. As the saying goes: "Twenty-eight ladies embroider Luo shirts, and their skillful cutting patterns are passed down by hundreds of families." Therefore, Jiaodong women are very skilled in paper-cutting. When cutting fine window grilles, in addition to a smoked pattern on the top, there are only two or three layers of thin red paper on the bottom, so the cut patterns are delicate and not out of shape. This paper-cut "Butterfly Loves Flowers" is in the form of a lantern. The patterned tassels are punctured (also called hairing) to increase the shades of color, making the paper-cut look rich and gorgeous.

11. Caozhou Lantern Festival: On the evening of the 15th day of the first lunar month every year, the main streets in Heze City are decorated with lanterns, lit flowers and firecrackers, and a grand lantern festival is held. At that time, people can be seen supporting the old and the young, wandering in the sea of ??lanterns with colorful flowers and ribbons, pointing and praising, watching the lanterns and guessing, singing and laughing. This is the traditional Caozhou Lantern Festival. A folk song praises: "The fifteenth month of the first lunar month is bright, and the lanterns enter Caozhou. Step by step, the glow is colorful, and it is like entering the fairyland of clouds." The Caozhou Lantern Festival began to flourish during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, with a highly respected person as the leader. , make preparations. There are many types of lanterns, which can be roughly divided into three types: static lanterns, moving lanterns and "message lanterns". All kinds of lanterns are exquisitely crafted and highly appreciated by both elegance and vulgarity. The colors are strong and the stripes are rough. Either still or moving, the meaning is endless, showing the life interest and character traits of the people in southwestern Shandong.

12. Jinan folk custom of stepping on lotus roots in Minghu Lake: Jinan is rich in lotus roots, and Minghu lotus roots are particularly famous. Before the liberation of Daming Lake, except for the area around Lixia Pavilion and the boat channel, which were purely waterways, the rest of the water surface was criss-crossed with paddy fields. On the paddy field, "there is a patch of lotus in the east and a patch of cattail in the west. The earthen dam blocks the water, and the pampas grass covers the lotus. It is endless as far as the eye can see. Because the water is deep and the mud layer is thick, only lotus roots, pulao, etc. can be planted, and they have to be picked. Lotus roots can only be stepped into the water with your feet. Therefore, stepping on lotus roots in Minghu Lake has become a traditional custom in Jinan.

o: pgt; When stepping on the lotus root, the person stepping on the lotus root wears a leather impermeable "jumpsuit". The texture of the leather jacket softens when exposed to water, allowing the wearer to use it freely with his hands and feet in the water. I saw human heads or the tops of leather jackets sinking and floating on the water, very rhythmically. This is a lotus root climber using his feet to explore for lotus roots underwater. After finding the lotus root branch, you also need to find a suitable lotus root node, then step on it hard, and a fresh lotus root will be broken off from the root. Then use your feet to pick the lotus root out of the water, grab a piece of black mud on the lotus root, and apply it to the outside of the break. To avoid getting water in. Because there is air in the lotus root, it can float on the water, otherwise it will sink in the water. Finally, the lotus roots floating on the water are collected and sold in the market.

13. Jinan Qianfo Mountain Temple Fair: It is a custom in Jinan that during the Double Ninth Festival on September 9th of the lunar calendar every year, people go to Qianfo Mountain to climb mountains and stand on the "Chrysanthemum Appreciation Rock" to admire the chrysanthemums. Since the Yuan Dynasty, September 9th has been designated as the Qianfoshan Temple Fair. The area near Qianfo Mountain is rich in persimmons, especially the Big Box Persimmon, which is the most famous. During the temple fair, the Big Box Persimmon is ripe and on the market. People rushing to the temple fair return home buying more persimmons, so the Qianfo Mountain Temple Fair is known as the "Persimmon Fair". During the annual temple fair, there are more than 1,000 fixed and mobile stalls on both sides of the more than one kilometer mountain road from the foot of the mountain to the Xingguo Zen Temple on the mountainside, selling daily necessities, local specialties, snacks, arts and crafts, etc. Folks from inside and outside the province Art groups performed acrobatics, circus, singing and dancing, etc. at the temple fair, which attracted huge crowds and a lively atmosphere.

Things to note when traveling in Shandong: 1. Climate: Shandong has a large temperature difference between morning and evening in this season, with temperatures around 16 to 26 degrees. You should pay attention to the appropriate amount of clothing to prevent colds. Especially when visiting Mount Tai, you should wear slightly thicker windproof and warm clothes because the temperature difference between the top of the mountain and the bottom of the mountain is as high as 8-10 degrees Celsius. In addition, the climate in Shandong is changeable, so please bring rain gear as some scenic spots may not be visited due to weather reasons.

2. Food: Shandong cuisine belongs to Shandong cuisine. Shandong cuisine has a heavy taste and is accustomed to using seasonings such as soy sauce and salt. Therefore, the taste is very different from Cantonese cuisine. If requested, light food will be arranged as much as possible. . Drink more purified water and eat fresh fruits to prevent acclimatization. Avoid eating unclean snacks on the roadside (especially seafood and barbecue). When using seafood, try to serve it with vinegar.

3. Road problems: Shandong has a total area of ??156,700 square kilometers, and the distance between scenic spots is very long. For the safety of tourists, the Shandong Traffic Management Bureau has stipulated that the maximum speed of tourist buses should not exceed 90/km (thousands of kilometers per hour). Don’t misunderstand that it’s because the car is not good enough that it runs slowly...). Therefore, if you want to visit all the scenic spots in Shandong, you will have to spend a long time in the car, which can take up to 5 hours of driving. Therefore, tourists who suffer from motion sickness should try to bring their own motion sickness medicine. But Shandong's highways are the best in the country, so there will be no bumps.

4. Security issues: Although the public security in Shandong is relatively good, Shandong is in the peak tourist season and there are many crowds in tourist attractions and hotels, so you must keep your valuables safe and ensure your personal property and personal safety. In addition, some areas in Shandong have strong awareness of protection, so please listen to the tour guide's precautions during travel.

5. Medications: Please prepare personal medicines and daily necessities such as Po Chai Pills, motion sickness (shipping) medicine, cold medicine, hemostatic patches, etc.