Taizhou is situated in the coastal central section of Zhejiang and enjoys a long history. 5,000 years ago, the ancestors began to settle there. It was called Huipu Town during the reign of Qin Dynasty (221─207 B.C.) and Huipu County since 85 B.C. in the Western Han Dynasty. In 257 A.D., Wu Kingdom of the Three Kingdoms Period set up Linhai Shire there. In 621 A.D.during theTang Dynasty it was named as Haizhou, and renamed Taizhou in the following year. 

The culture of Taizhou started from the Eastern Jin Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, Zheng Qian, a famous scholastic official, was devoted to development of local education and culture. Entering the Southern Song Dynasty, Taizhou became a cultural and educational center. Taizhou boasts of many talents and historical figures. 96 persons from Taizhou have been listed in Chinese historic books. 

Taizhou is the birthplace of southern China operas. "Taizhou Luantan", a southern China opera genre, took shape here during the Qing Dynasty. Taizhou also boasts diversified folk arts, such as Dragon-contest, dragon lantern dance and boat racing. The "needle-pierced boneless lantern" from Xianju County, which firstly appeared during the Tang Dynasty, is praised as "the Best Lantern of China".

Taizhou is also a good place for tourists with many scenic spots that combine both natural beauty and historical puff.

Taizhou Ancient City Wall

The Taizhou Ancient City Wall is over 6,000 meters long. Built in Eastern Jin Dynasty, it is reputed as "the Great Wall of South China".

Mt. Tiantai

Mt. Tiantai, the birthplace of both Tiantai-sect of Chinese Buddhism and Southern-sect of Chinese Taoism, has some remarkable scenic spots such as Guoqing Temple, Shiliang Waterfall, Chicheng Hill, Hanshan Lake and Huading Peak. The Guoqing Temple, the ancestral temple of Tiantai-sect of the Japanese and Korean Buddhism, is where over 3.00 million Tiantai-sect Buddhists in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia pilgrimize. Shiliang Waterfall is listed as one of the top 10 scenic spots of Zhejiang. 

Yandang Mountain

In the southeast of Taizhou, only 60 kilometers away from Taizhou's Huangyan Airport via expressway is the famous Yandang Mountain, a wonder of Nature in Zhejiang Province. 

Yandang Mountain rises 1,150 meters high in Leqing County twenty-five kilometers from Wenzhou City in southeastern Zhejiang Province. In Chinese, Yandang means "reed marsh for wild geese" and in autumn wild geese do gather in the marshes around the lake at the top of the mountain. The mountain became known in the early Tang Dynasty and enjoyed greater fame during the northern Song Dynasty, when many temples, pavilions, and other buildings were put up here. The Yandang scenery is dominated by crags, valleys, and waterfalls, and there are said to be about four hundred scenic sights in the five scenic areas that cover some four hundred square kilometers on the mountain. These -- Spirits Peak (Lingfeng), Spirits Crag (Lingyan), and Great Dragon Pond (Dalongqiu) on the southeast part of the mountain -- are considered the "three wonders of Yandang."

Spirits Peak (Lingfeng)

Towering behind Spirits Peak Temple (Lingfengsi), this 270-meter-high peak is also called Husband and Wife Peak (Fuqifneg) because at night it looks like a couple in each other's arms. The Goddess of Mercy Cave (Guanyindong) down the slope is among the most famous of the Yandang Caves. Spirits Peak is surrounded by grotesque peaks and cliffs, which are particularly striking at night.

Spirits Crag (Lingyan)

This screen-shaped crag is otherwise named Screen Clouds Peak (Pingxiazhang). Spirits Crag Temple (Lingyansi) at the base of the cliff, one of the eighteen ancient Yandang temples, was built in 979 in the Northern Song Dynasty. The temple faces two peaks, the Heavenly Pillar (Tianzhu) and the Fluttering Flag (Zhanqi), and to its left is Heavenly Window Cave (Tianchuangdong). Behind the temple are Dragon's Nose Cave (Longbidong) and Little Dragon Pond Cascade (Xiaolongqiupubu). Among the other peaks surrounding Spirits Crag are Double Eagles (Shuangying), Jade Maid (Yunv), and Solitary Beauty (Duxiu).

Three-terraced Falls (Sanzhepu)

Beside Orchid Terrace (Lanhuatai), the falls consist of three levels. Water from the upper and middle levels pour down the rock to a pond; you can observe the falls from behind by following a path built around the pond.