The Weishan Island Scenic Area is located in the southeast of Weishan Lake. It covers an area of 9 square kilometers. There are 14 administrative villages on the island with a population of 15,000. Weishan Island is endowed with beautiful natural scenery and is rich in cultural heritages. It has been named ‘Harmonious Home of Heaven and Man’ by the China Environmental Culture Promotion Association and ranked first on the reputation list of ‘Top 100 Ecological Water-friendly Beauties in China’. Every midsummer, the 100,000 mu of wild lotus around the island blooms in succession, presenting a magnificent sight. Weishan Island has a long history and many historical sites. The historical relics include the tomb of Weizi, the tomb of Zhang Liang in the Han Dynasty, and the tomb of Mu Yi in the Spring and Autumn Period. Weishan Island is a famous anti-Japanese base and the cradle for revolutionary armed forces such as the Railway Guerrilla Force, the Weihu Brigade, and the Canal Detachment. The Railway Guerrilla Force Memorial Park located on the island has been named ‘Jining Patriotism Base’ and ‘Shandong Provincial National Defense Education Base’. As an old revolutionary base area, Weishan Island is listed as one of the 12 ‘key red tourism areas’, 30’red tourism boutique routes’ and 100’red tourism classic scenic areas’ in the country. Weishan Island is rich in products and is known as ‘producing a dou of gold at sunrise’. There are 78 species of fish and 87 species of aquatic plants. More than a hundred kinds of famous lake delicacies made mainly from fresh water fish in Weishan Lake, such as ‘Floating Fish Balls in Soup’, ‘Soft-Shelled Turtle by the River Bank’, and ‘Farewell My Concubine’ are well-known far and wide. Entering the fishing village on Weishan Island, tasting the fishermen’s meals made by fishermen themselves and enjoying the beautiful scenery of the lake and mountains will surely make you linger and forget to return. Weishan Island has a unique location and convenient land and water transportation. It is adjacent to Zaozhuang City and ‘Guanshi Pomegranate Garden’ in Yicheng in the east, the ancient city of Peixian in the west, Xuzhou, an ancient city in Jiangsu Province in the south, and Zoucheng and Qufu, the hometowns of Confucius and Mencius in the north. The Beijing-Shanghai Railway, Longhai Railway, Beijing-Fuzhou Expressway, National Highway 104 and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal pass by the island. It takes about a day to tour the entire scenic area. Opening hours: Open all year round from 08:30 to 17:30. Service facilities: Parking lot: [Weishan Island Scenic Area]. Reference price: Large vehicles (more than 20 seats) 10 yuan/time per vehicle; medium and small vehicles 10 yuan/time per vehicle. Reduction policies: 1. Military vehicles, police cars, administrative law enforcement vehicles, fire engines, ambulances, engineering rescue vehicles, municipal service vehicles and other vehicles performing official duties and with obvious signs set on the vehicle body as required; 2. Special vehicles for the disabled (holding disability certificates.). Address: Weishan Island Town, Weishan County, Jining City, Shandong Province (boarding entrance to the island). Parking spaces: 500. 1. Free parking within 30 minutes. 2. Each time is calculated as (30 minutes – 24 hours). If it exceeds 24 hours, the fee will be accumulated.
Weishan Island Scenic Area
The Weishan Island Scenic Area is located in the southeast of Weishan Lake. It covers an area of 9 s[...]
