7. Liyu Village

Liyu Village is ringed by mountains on three sides with beautiful natural scenery. With a forest area of more than 5,000 mu and a forest coverage rate reaching 95 percent, the place has a negative oxygen ion content of 190,000 per cubic centimeter, 10 to 20 times higher than other places.

It is a well-known longevity village and was listed among the "China's model villages of rural tourism" by the China National Tourism Administration in 2015.

Location: Dailang town, Daiyue district, Tai'an, Shandong province

Liyu Village. [Photo/VCG]

8. Dadoushan Village

Located at the southern foot of Mount Tai, Dadoushan Village is a tourist hotspot due to its mountains and forests, old houses, rivers, and original folk customs.

A thousand-year-old pagoda tree, with a diameter of some 1.3 meters, still grows in the village despite a severe lightning strike.

Location: Daiyue district, Tai'an, Shandong province

Dadoushan Village. [Photo/WeChat account: SDTXTA]