Taixu Palace is located in the northern suburbs of Qixia City, and was constructed by Qiu Chuji, the founder of the Quanzhen Longmen School of Taoism in China, a renowned Taoist scholar, health scientist, and literary figure, who used his former residence to build the Taoist temple in 1191 AD. It has a history of more than eight hundred years. Due to its location in Bindu Village, it is commonly referred to as the ‘Bindu Palace’. Emperor Zhangzong of the Jin dynasty bestowed the name ‘Taixu Temple’, which was one of the famous Taoist forests at the time. The Yuan dynasty’s imperial concubines revered Qiu Chuji as their master and bestowed upon him 6,000 volumes of ‘Daozang’. For a long time, Taixu Palace in Qixia has been famous because of Qiu Chuji, and Taoist culture has been passed down through generations because of Taixu Palace. The newly repaired Taixu Palace is adjacent to the Yanqing 204 national highway in the west, connected to the Anli Reservoir, known as the ‘Jiaodong Tianchi’, with a capacity of 80 million cubic meters in the east, backed by Gongshan in the north, and connected to the urban area in the south. Here, there is not only a water park for tourists to relax and play, but also ‘Taixu Palace’, as one of the influential origins of Chinese Taoist culture, its grand scale of Taoist architecture and comprehensive Taoist facilities are unprecedented in the country, making it one of the important tourist attractions in Qixia. Opening hours are from 08:00 to 17:00 all year round. Preferential policies include: Children: Height 1.4 meters (inclusive) and below, free; Elderly: 60 years old (not inclusive) and above with valid ID, free; Military personnel: Active duty soldiers with their own officer’s certificate, free; Disabled persons: With their own valid certificates, free; High-level talents: Yantai Talent Card, Youth Talent Card, and Shandong Talent Card, free; Yantai unpaid blood donation honor personnel: With valid certificates, free; Firefighters: With valid certificates, free; Retired non-commissioned officers: With valid certificates, free; ‘Three relatives’ personnel: Families of martyrs, families of military personnel who died in duty and families of military personnel who died of illness with valid certificates, free; Retired military cadres: With valid certificates, free. Additional information: The above information is for reference only, and the actual information disclosed by the scenic spot on the day prevails. Service facilities include a parking lot: Qixia Taixu Palace parking lot, reference price: free; Address: Taixu Palace scenic spot; Spaces: 50.
Qixia Taixu Palace
Taixu Palace is located in the northern suburbs of Qixia City, and was constructed by Qiu Chuji, the founder of […]
