| Mount Lao | |
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| Laoshan | |
 View of Mount Lao from within the Laoshan National Park. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,132.7 m (3,716 ft) |
| Coordinates | 36°11′30″N 120°35′30″E / 36.19167°N 120.59167°E |
| Geography | |
  Mount Lao  Mount Lao Mount Lao (Northern China)  Mount Lao Mount Lao (China) | |
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 崂山 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 嶗山 | ||||||
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| German name | |||||||
| German | Lauschan | ||||||
Mount Lao, or Laoshan (simplified Chinese: 崂山; traditional Chinese: 嶗山; pinyin: Láo Shān), is a mountain located near the East China Sea on the southeastern coastline of the Shandong Peninsula in China. The mountain is culturally significant due to its long affiliation with Taoism and is often regarded as one of the "cradles of Taoism". It is the highest coastal mountain in China and the second highest mountain in Shandong, with the highest peak (Jufeng) reaching 1,132.7 metres (3,716 ft).[1] The mountain lies about 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the northeast of the downtown area of the city of Qingdao and is protected by the Qingdao Laoshan National Park that covers an area of 446 square kilometers.