Since the Spring and Autumn Period, Laoshan has gathered a group of alchemists who have been engaged in health preservation and self-cultivation for a long time. In the chronicle of the Ming Dynasty, there was a record that "Wu Wang Fuxi tasted Lingbao and traveled to Laoshan". By the end of the Warring States Period, Laoshan Mountain had become a famous "Fairy Mountain in the East China Sea" in China.
Taoist temple
Taoism in Laoshan Mountain flourished in Yuan and Ming Dynasties and remained prosperous for a long time in Qing Dynasty. Known as "nine palaces, eight views and seventy-two temples". These temples and temples are scattered among the peaks, valleys, cliffs and valleys of Laoshan Mountain, where incense is flourishing and believers gather, making Laoshan a famous Taoist mountain in its heyday.
In the early days of liberation of Qingdao, there were 14 palaces, 9 temples, 17 temples, 16 temples, 59 Taoist temples in 3 caves and more than 200 Taoist priests in Laoshan. The larger ones are Taiqing Palace, Shangqing Palace, Yuqing Palace, Juxian Palace, Hualou Palace, Shen Qing Palace, Tong Zhen Palace, Dailao Hall, Taihe Hall, Ming Dow Hall, Ningzhen Hall, Baifu Hall, Woyun Hall, Zhuwei Hall, Xiuzhen Hall, Mingxia Cave, Baiyun Cave, Taiping Palace and Guandi Temple.
By 1959, there were 7 well-preserved Taoist temples in Laoshan Mountain, 8 were generally intact, 8 were partially leaked, 7 were seriously leaked, 2 were partially collapsed, 3 were completely collapsed and 3 were demolished. * * * There are 86 Taoist priests and 3 Taoist priests.