Taihe Mountain, located in the lush southwest mountainous area of Qingzhou, Miaozhi Town, is a lesser-known scenic spot with peaks and ridges, clear waters, and picturesque landscapes. It is a comprehensive scenic area that integrates forest, geomorphological, and cultural landscapes. The Taihe Mountain Scenic Area is mainly divided into two parts: Tianyuan Valley and Huanghua Creek. Tianyuan Valley, with ‘harmony’ at its core and themed around religious and military fortress cultures, is divided into religious cultural experience area, mountain fortress cultural leisure area, and forest ecological sightseeing area, creating a cultural and leisure travel destination.
The valley runs through Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, with the construction of Taihe Temple, Ten Thousand Buddhas Hall, Bixia Palace, and Confucian Temple, and features famous inscriptions centered on ‘harmony’ culture, making it a place for good wishes and spiritual tranquility. The site retains the military fortress ruins of Tang Sai’er, a well-known female rebel of the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, consisting of several attractions such as Jiji Ding, Yingxiang Mountain, Central Military Fortress, Horse Running Gully, Horse Drinking Bay, Command Platform, and Flagpole Ruins, leaving behind many beautiful historical legends. Huanghua Creek Scenic Area is surrounded by peaks, with a valley leading to a secluded place, having the momentum to penetrate the sky and the earth; clear streams converge into waves, thousands of waterfalls splash, forming the spirit of reaching the sea and passing through the clouds. On both banks, lilac reflects on the red cliffs, and a stream of yellow flowers reflects on the green pools. The steep cliffs, deep canyons, murmuring streams, and spectacular waterfalls make it the first heavenly waterfall valley in Shandong, forming a pattern of ‘one axis for overall view, two rings for integration, six areas for connection, twelve scenes for reflection’, based on natural resources of water, stone, mountain, and forest, to jointly build the theme landscape. According to the distribution of natural resources in the valley, it is divided into six scenic areas: Yuanqi Forest, Xiaoyao Jin, Pudu Boat, Enlightenment Mountain, Huanghua Slope, and Niutou Mountain, forming a great place for sightseeing and leisure vacations. Opening hours: Open all year round from 07:30 to 17:00. Preferential policies for children: free for children under 1.2 meters (inclusive); for the elderly: free for those aged 70 and above (inclusive) with valid identification; half price for those aged 60 (inclusive) to 70 (exclusive) with valid identification; for military personnel: free for active-duty military personnel, martyrs’ dependents, dependents of military personnel who died in service, dependents of military personnel who died of illness, retired military officers, non-commissioned officers (sergeants), and fire rescue personnel; for the disabled: free for severely disabled persons (including one accompanying person) with valid identification; for others: free for high-level talents holding ‘Shandong Talent Card’ and ‘Yuandu Talent Card’; for students: half price for full-time undergraduate students and below with valid identification. Additional notes: The above information is for reference only. Please refer to the information disclosed by Taihe Mountain Scenic Area on the day of visit for specific details. Service facilities parking lot: [Huanghua Creek First Parking Lot] Reference price: paid, subject to on-site disclosure; Address: P1 Parking Lot; Spaces: subject to on-site disclosure; small cars 10 yuan per time, buses 20 yuan per time, for reference only, subject to on-site disclosure at the scenic area.Bathroom:
