Rongchengchengshantou in Shandong is one of the top ten holy places to see the sea in China

Chengshantou, Rongcheng, Shandong

Chengshantou, also known as "the end of the sky", is located in Chengshan Town, Rongcheng City, Weihai City, Shandong Province. Because it is located in the Chengshan Mountains It is named after the easternmost point. Chengshantou is surrounded by sea on three sides and land on one side. It is only 5 nautical miles away from the main north-south international waterway and faces South Korea across the sea, only 94 nautical miles away.

It was approved as a national scenic spot in 1988. In October 2002, it was rated as an AAAA tourist area by the National Tourism Administration. In 2004, it was selected as a National Geographic Business Card due to its pleasant border scenery. In 2005, it was selected by the " China National Geographic" named it one of the "Eight Most Beautiful Coasts in China", ranking among the top three along with Yalong Bay in Sanya, Hainan, and Yehliu in Keelung, Taiwan; in 2011, it was approved as one of the first batch of national marine parks.

Chengshantou is located at the easternmost point of China's coastline. It is the earliest high point to see the sunrise over the sea and is also one of the reference points of China's adjacent sea. Surrounded by the sea on three sides and surrounded by green peaks on one side, the sea is vast and blue, the cliffs are majestic, the waves are flying, and the snow is flying. It is an ideal tourist resort. The geographical location at the east pole of Chengshan Mountain also makes welcoming the first ray of light a unique tourism project in the scenic spot.

The top of the mountain plunges straight into the sea, and the mountain wall near the sea is as sharp as a chip. The sea waves are rolling under the cliff and the water is turbulent. It is subject to the impact of strong winds, big waves and storm surges all year round. The maximum wave in the sea area is more than 7 meters high, making it a research ocean in China. It is a valuable scientific research base for meteorology, physical oceans, ocean energy, etc.

Chengtoushan also has a rare typical sand spit in China, unique sea stacks, sea caves and other sea erosion landforms on Hailu Island, as well as natural relics such as the Liukuang Red Bed, which are highly valued by domestic and foreign geologists. It has high scientific research value on geology, geomorphology and marine climate change.

Chengshantou integrates marine and coastal ecosystems, bay ecosystems, and island ecosystems into one area. It has such rich diversity of marine ecosystems, which is rare and rare along the coast of China. At the same time, due to its unique geographical location and the influence of water masses of different properties, it is the sea area with the richest marine biological species diversity in the northern seas of China.