Recent Articles



































Laoshan



         


Laoshan (ch. 崂山; pinyin Láoshān) is a famous mountain in Shandong province, China. It lies about 30km east of the city of Qingdao, and is an important tourist destination.

[Top]

History

Laoshan has been an important center of Taoism in China for many centuries.

In 412 the Chinese Buddhist pilgrim Faxian landed at Laoshan on his return from India.






  View Live Article   This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License