County-level city in Shandong, People's Republic of China
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Qingzhou (青州, Qīngzhōu) is a city in Shandong Province in Eastern China. In China, this city is mostly famous for being surrounded by beautiful (and typically "Chinese-looking") mountains, including Tou Shan (Camel Mountain) and Yunmen Shan (Cloud Gate Mountain), which includes an ancient collection of Buddhist grottoes under national protection. They are about 4 km southwest of the city center.
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An ancient pavilion built in Song Dynasty. It was a private garden of Fan Zhongyan who was the most notable poet and prosiast in an age of lively literature prosperous.
Including at least two large and historic mosques. The oldest one is the Zhenjiao Mosque (真教寺). It can date from eight centuries ago, which is one of the three most well-known mosques in Yuan Dynasty.
A Ming Dynasty garden. It turned to be a combination of park and zoo, and is used as a performance area for citizens in the dawn and nightfall.
青州博物馆
Features some of the Buddhist statues unearthed in 1996/1997.
Camel Mountain/Cloud Gate Mountain
Includes an ancient collection of Buddhist grottoes under national protection. The mountain is located approximately 4 km southwest of the city center.
仰天山国家森林公园
A natural park with marvelous surface features. It is covered by virgin forest, through which crystal rivers are flowing, and dotted with quantities of natural rock cavities. What makes this park more amazing is the so-called thousand Buddha's cave, which is considered as the first cave for the Buddhas. This is because of the huge volume of the cavern and the 1048 Buddhas in it that are in different postures and look extraordinarily vivid.
The ancient city of Qingzhou has a long history, with a history of more than 2,200 years. Since the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty, there have been six ancient cities, including Guangxiancheng, Guanggucheng, Dongyangcheng, Nanyangcheng, Dongguanweizicheng, and Manchurian Zhufangqicheng, which have been the political, economic, military and cultural center of the whole Shandong region for more than 1,000 years. It mainly includes Dongyang City Beiguan Historical and Cultural Block, Nanyang City Yuyuan Historical and Cultural Block and Dongguan Historical and Cultural Block. The open area covers an area of 1.4 km², mainly concentrated in ancient Nanyang City. It is an ancient city with distinct regional characteristics of Ming and Qing architectural styles. There are mainly more than 100 ancient streets and alleys in the area, such as Beimen Street, Ouyuan Street, Dongmen Street, Beiying Street, Nanying Street, Sanfu Street, Donghuamen South Lane, etc.; there are Qingzhou Fugongyuan, Fucaimen, Kuixing Building, Wuyuan, Beihai Family - Feng's Memorial Hall, Memory Ancient City Cultural Exhibition Hall, Ouyang Xiu Memorial Hall, Li Cheng Memorial Hall, Qing. There are more than a dozen scenic spot exhibition halls such as the State Folklore Museum and the Fantasy Jurassic Experience Museum; there are a large number of government buildings, traditional residences, classical gardens, cross-street archways, etc. There is 1 national key cultural relic protection unit and 5 provincial cultural relic protection units. Tourist services, special homestays, bars, catering and tourism facilities are perfect, rich in business forms, Internet celebrity blocks, theme performing arts areas with distinct characteristics, many old specialties, and normalized performances of non-heritage projects. It is a cultural tourist destination with strong local characteristics.
Southeast corner of Yaowang Shan Rd & Hengwangfu Rd intersection. Sometimes referred to as Holiday Inn though it is not. Comfortable 4-star hotel with prices of about ¥350 for a standard double. 20-storey building with views in all directions.
500 m south of the crossing of Fenghuang Shan Rd & Yang Tian Shan Rd. 5-star hotel situated 4 km south of the city at the foot of the mountains in the country side. The hotel is vast, and rather cold and empty in the winter. It has a Chinese and a Western restaurant, fitness, swimming pool and even a shooting room. No bar however. To start hiking, one needs to walk for 20 minutes along a road.
It is a one-stop comprehensive shopping center integrating shopping, catering, leisure, business, culture, art, experience and other functions.
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90% of the taxis in Qingzhou are green and gold Hyundai Elantras. The older blue taxis are slowly being replaced.6 per each extra kilometer.
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