Cloud Nest Hotel

Shandong


Sadly the rooms aren't as grand as the attractive courtyard entrance suggests, and the shared bathrooms don't have showers, but the rooms with private bathrooms are decent enough, albeit rather small. Some English spoken. Close to the Peach Blossom Park cable car.


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Nearby Shandong attractions

1. Confucius Temple

0.05 MILES

Statues of Confucius, Mencius, Zengzi and other Confucian luminaries are venerated at this high-altitude temple.

2. South Gate to Heaven

0.15 MILES

The South Gate to Heaven is the third celestial gate, which marks the beginning of the summit area.

3. Archway to Immortality

0.17 MILES

This archway was once believed to bestow immortality on those dedicated enough to reach it. Emperors made sure to get off their huge litters to amble…

4. Azure Clouds Temple

0.2 MILES

The sublimely perched Azure Clouds Temple is dedicated to Bixia. The iron tiling of the temple buildings is intended to prevent damage by strong winds,…

5. Path of 18 Bends

0.24 MILES

Prosaically labelled '18 Twistings' on signposts, the gruelling Path of 18 Bends is an extremely steep 400m ascent to the mountain’s false summit;…

6. Qingdi Palace

0.24 MILES

This Taoist Qingdi Palace can be found right before you reach the fog- and cloud-swathed mountain summit.

8. Jade Emperor Temple

0.34 MILES

The cloud-swathed Jade Emperor Temple stands at the summit, the highest point of the Tai Shan plateau. Inside is an effigy of the Jade Emperor, who…