The Zifangdong Cultural Tourism Ecological Park in Jinan is located in Zhonggong Town, Licheng District, Jinan City. It is about twenty kilometers away from the urban area of Jinan. The park adheres to the business philosophy of ‘inheriting classics and being practical for the world’. With the mission of promoting excellent traditional Chinese culture and national rejuvenation, it is built on the basis of the historical and cultural site of Zifangdong Scenic Area with a history of more than two thousand years of Taoist culture, and organically combines the cultures of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism in traditional Chinese excellent culture. The park covers an area of nearly 1,500 mu. Surrounded by mountains, with distant peaks overlapping and greenery, and fragrant fruits, the landscape and historical sites are integrated. Historical culture and traditional Sinology complement each other. It is truly a fairyland on earth and a cultural holy land. Entering the current Zifangdong park, one will have a feeling of hidden wind and gathered water, surrounded by fairy air and extraordinary. The park has well-preserved and restored many historical sites such as ‘Zifangdong Cave, Zifangdong Temple, the first yellow neem tree in China, Shuangbaihu Spring, Shenguidong Cave, Huangshigong Cave, and Mountain God Temple’. Subsequently, buildings such as ‘Mountain Gate Tower, Longyin Lake, Xiaocitang (inside are enshrined Shun Emperor, Min Ziqian, and Guo Ju, who are among the ‘Twenty-four Filial Piety’ figures in Jinan’s history), Sanqing Hall, Sanxian Pool, the world’s giant chessboard, the first Confucian Temple among the people, and Nine Dragon Wall’ have been constructed. In order to better promote Sinology culture of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, the park has invested heavily in building ‘Rulin Academy, Ciguang Academy, and Zifang Academy’ to respectively promote the cultures of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and can accommodate the accommodation and meals of hundreds of people at the same time. The simple and elegant teahouse, the unique vegetarian cuisine, and the customized health and cultivation apartment (which can provide accommodation for hundreds of people at the same time) allow modern people to fully experience the idyllic cultural health cultivation retreat. The planned ‘Memorial Hall of Ancestors of All Surnames of the Chinese Nation’ will fill the gap of high-standard ancestor worship culture in Qilu land. At the same time, it will also build the largest genealogy collection base in China among the people – the Zifangdong Chinese Genealogy Museum. With the continuous improvement of the park, the characteristic operation of ‘Impression of Zifangdong, cultural experience tour’ will surely enable tourists who come to visit and study in the park to understand Zhang Liang’s life wisdom of retiring after achieving success and fame in the process of participating in learning, experience the 5,000-year history of Chinese civilization, and appreciate the profoundness of Chinese culture. The park organically combines Chinese classical architecture and garden art, making the natural landscape and historical and cultural landscape blend seamlessly, forming a cultural tourism Sinology park with scenes in the garden and gardens in the scenes. The park will surely become the source and cultural base for promoting excellent traditional Chinese culture, and be favored by more and more traditional culture enthusiasts. It will become a unique destination for participating in learning and tourism and a unique cultural tourism park in Shandong Province and even in the country. Opening hours: Open all year round from 08:00 to 17:00. The specific business status is subject to the opening situation on that day.
Preferential policies:
Children: Free for those under 1.3 meters (excluding) in height. Children with height between 1.3 meters (including) and 1.5 meters (including) can purchase child tickets. The elderly: Free for those aged 70 years (including) and above with senior citizen card or ID card. Tourists who meet the following conditions simultaneously can make reservations: Age: From 60 years old (including) to 69 years old (including) (based on the actual age on the travel date). Special certificate: Tourists with senior citizen card and ID card can make reservations and use relevant valid certificates. Elderly tickets can be obtained. Students: Special certificate: Tourists with student ID card can make reservations and use relevant valid certificates. Student tickets.
