The Penglai Pavilion is situated on the seashore cliff at the north of Penglai City, Yantai of Shandong Province.It is one  of the four famous ancient towers in China. It was first constructed in 1070 of the Song Dynasty (960-1279).

It is said that the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty (221-206BC) heard that a sort of pills of immortality were made here and immortals appeared here too during the 3rdcentury BC. In order to look for these so-called pills of immortality, the emperor then ordered Xu Fu to lead many young people to go to the place. Subsequently, Taoism of China regarded the place as the Holy Land. The imperial courts of the past dynasties established many Taoist temples here successively, and the Penglai Pavilion is one of them.

The Penglai Pavilion is a two-storied   wooden pavilion with a double-eaves roof. The first floor is some pictures from both  domestic and abroad countries while the  second floor is the sculpture of the eight    immortals. It’s said that after eight  immortals got drunk in this pavilion, they  started crossing the sea. In order to show  their power, they refused to use ships but  took out their magic weapons instead. Here  comes the idiom, that the Eight Immortals  Showing Their Own Magic Power when Crossing  the Sea, which means to show their own   abilities. The sculpture is so vividly that   tourists prefer to take pictures here.

The Penglai Pavilion is the best place to view two of the Ten Scenes of Penglai Pavilion in the Air and Fishing and Singing on Yuliang. The Pavilion high up in the air casts its invert reflection in the blue sea. with mist wrapping up the mountainside ring upon ring. It is just like a fantastic mirage written in water. Standing in the Pavilion with mist and clouds floating beneath. visitors will feel like immortals hovering over the waves against wind. Under the Pavilion. reefs rising above the sea surface are called Yuliang.  Fishing on the reefs. happy and pleased with themselves.