79: Taiqing Hike / Laozi Laoshan, Shandong Province, China

Access to Laoshan is easy as the mountain is located a short 20 km from the city center of Qingdao. We can hop on the 104 bus (1 RMB) and it takes us directly to the Laoshan Tourist Center where the buses depart for both Jufeng and Taiqing all day long. Make sure you sit on the right side of the bus as the bus route to Taiqing is ABSOLUTELY gorgeous with endless ocean views! If you get off at the first bus stop, you can access the path we took up the canyon! We were pleasantly surprised by the many attractions along the path including waterfalls, fruit trees, temples, tea fields, vegetable patches, pagodas, caves, and incredible panoramas. This is a hike not to be missed, but it's not for the faint of heart. The path is steep, but accessible as it is all well maintained stairs. It's a good idea to read up on Taoism prior to hiking so you have a better understanding of what you are experiencing especially when you finish at the Taiqing Palace Taoism Temple. It' rich in history and symbols. We hope you enjoy this video and if you do, please share it with friends, hit the like button and write us a comment. Don't forget to hit the notification bell so that you are always the first informed of a newly uploaded video! #sailing #sailboat #sailingprojects #taiqing #laozi #laoshan #china NEW TO OUR CHANNEL? We are Eileen and Brown Councill. Welcome to our channel and a glimpse into our life adventure! 2020 was a year of uncertainty and change (for all of us, right?), but we overcame the challenges and decided it was time to chase our dream, to sail around the world! Did I mention that we had very NO sailing experience? Before leaving Qingdao, China, our home of 4 years, we sold almost all of our earthly possessions and started our international search to find the right sailboat that we would call "home." After 5 months of unanticipated twists and turns, we found what we were looking for, a used Leopard 44' Catamaran located in St. Lucia. So, here begins our journey, filled with unmatched excitement and honestly, a bit of trepidation as well. We have much to learn as we travel the world on our floating home and we intend to document that journey and share it with you. We are so glad you have decided to join us, and we hope that you will find our story so compelling that it will inspire you to chase your dreams too! As a viewer, we consider you to be part of our family and look forward to getting to know you. Don't hesitate to comment on our videos and ask questions. We will do our best to answer every correspondence! All we ask is that you have patience with us as we work really hard to improve our camera/video techniques and ability to tell a story. Hopefully, you will be as BLOWN AWAY from watching, as we are in experiencing and producing our adventures! HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT US? If you wish to support our video efforts, all we ask is that you SUBSCRIBE, give a THUMBS UP, SHARE our videos with your friends, AND COMMENT! WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET TO KNOW US MORE DEEPLY? It would be an honor and pleasure to deepen our relationship with you as a Patron. Please click on the following link to see how: https://www.patreon.com/sailingblownaway WOULD YOU LIKE TO FOLLOW OUR JOURNEY? https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/6040796987916288 WHERE CAN YOU FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Instagram - @sailingblownaway Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SailingBlownAway Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/eileen.dietrich/ YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/sailingblownaway