Penglai District

A mythical coast at the northern tip of the Jiaodong Peninsula, where Penglai Pavilion, the Eight Immortals legend, and Changdao's island scenery are the main highlights.

Penglai District is under the jurisdiction of Yantai, Shandong, located at the northern tip of the Jiaodong Peninsula where the Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea meet, and also administers the Changdao Islands. The thousand-year-old Penglai Pavilion and the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea Scenic Area carry ancient myths, while Sanxian Mountain and the Former Residence of Qi Jiguang offer cultural highlights, and Treaty Port Vineyards showcases Yantai's wine region. Visitors can take a boat from Penglai Port to Changdao to see the coastal erosion landforms of Jiuzhangya and Crescent Bay, as well as the Miaodao Xianying Palace. May to October is the best time to visit, with summer being ideal for an island getaway, though ferry services can be affected by wind and waves. The gateway is Yantai Penglai International Airport.

Destinations

• Changdao Islands
• Yantai City & Penglai

Itineraries

• Jiaodong Peninsula Coastal Self-Drive Tour – Drive from Qingdao along the Yellow Sea, around the eastern tip of the peninsula to Penglai and Changdao, exploring bea…
• Dalian & Yantai Bohai Sea-Crossing Tour – Spend three days in Dalian and Lushun, then take an overnight ferry across the Bohai Sea to Yantai, Penglai, and Changd…
• Grand Shandong Loop Self-Drive Tour – Starting from Jinan, this loop covers central, southern, and coastal Shandong before returning via Qingzhou, connecting…
• Qingdao with Yantai, Penglai and Rizhao – The Qingdao Old Town, the coast and the southern Laoshan route, plus high-speed rail to Penglai and Yantai with one nig…