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Unlike the museum in Beijing and Xi'an, which wow visitors with their culture and historical exhibitions, Yantai Museum attract travelers for its architecture rather than the displays housed within it.

The buildings were originally built by merchants from Fujian Province, in south China as a place of worship to the Heavenly Goddess, protector of sailors. No wonder it followed the architectural style of Fujian, which is exquisitely carved and resplendently painted.

Construction began in 1884 and finished in 1906 with more than 20 years’ effort. It was designed and completed in Quanzhou, a city in Fujian Province, and shipped for a long distance of 3,500 miles to Yantai for assembly.  

The complex covers an area of 3,500 square meters, and is brightly decorated with exquisitely carvings, so much so that it has been renowned as "a treasure of carving art". The themes of these sculptures are mainly birds, flowers, animals and figures important in Chinese legends, which are also the main subjects of Chinese painting and sculpture.

These carvings not only add beauty and magnificence to the architecture, but portray scenes and legends. For example, the carving of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea vividly depicts the story that even those who have no knowledge of it will get a clue from the carving - Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea is a household legend in China.

The story was said to take place in Penglai Pavilion in the fairyland-like island of Penglai, around 65 kilometers northwest of Yantai, where the Eight Immortals Crossed the Sea using their formidable power. The Eight Immortals has become subjects of many artistic creations like painting, sculpture as the legend spreads.

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2011-05-23
Ticket 5 yuan Traffic Take Bus No. 32 to No. of the north four of mountain area of good fortune from Yantai, 200 meters get to king s Yi honour memorial museum promptly eastwards Introduce YiRong Wang, the intersection of word and straight child, Fushan of ...Read More
2011-05-23
Change into a museum of Laiyang now in Song Wan former residence, there are 46 houses, cover an area of 1054 square meters. Set up revolutionary history relic exhibition room, Song Wan memorial museum, past dynasties celebrity s memorial museum, room of ...Read More
2011-05-23
Ticket 50 yuan Traffic The city can take 3, bus No. 17 will go Introduce A abundant wine culture museum built the hall in 1992, is located in No. 56, road six of Zhifu district of Yantai of Shandong -In the courtyard of old site of Zhang Yu Company. This hall ...Read More

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by Pusti 2011-05-23
Traffic The ferry sits from Yantai or Peng Lai to reach Changdao Island, can come on foot Introduce The museum of navigation of Changdao Island is the first comprehensive museum about the navigation of China at present, the building location is set up on the temple island apparently in the palace. There are eight exhibition rooms in all in the navigation ...
by Privrata 2011-05-23
The celebrity of Haitian lies in the famous seashore view main road of Yantai on the square -No. 31 Middle Road of strand. The north leads to market library, international Convention and Exhibition Center, strand holiday inn, east mountain hotel, the first bathing beach, Yantai mountain of Yantai along the road, go to Yantai university district, sports park ...
by Kolina 2011-05-23
Introduce Yantai queen s temporary dwelling place, namely Fujian association, it is the North only Tianhou Palace with the south of Fujian Province style in China, also one of two Tianhou Palace listed in the list of Chinese Key Cultural Relic Unit under State Protection. It s time to build building it to 1884 one 1906, its building of components made in ...