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- Administrative area
- County-level city · 县级市
- Part of
- Taizhou
- Chinese name
- 温岭市
- Local areas
- County-level city guide
The worked chambers of Changyu
Changyu Dongtian lies in Xinhe Town (新河镇). Its groups of chambers were created through quarrying stone slabs. The complex includes Baxianyan (八仙岩), Shuangmendong (双门硐), Chongguo Temple (崇国寺) and Yeshan (野山). Natural rock within the chambers has also been carved into human, animal and other forms.
A fishing settlement built in stone
At Shitang, stone houses, walls and paths follow the hillside above a fishing port. Their shapes and levels respond to the terrain rather than a regular street grid. The Taizhou gazetteer records migration from southern Fujian (闽南) during the Ming dynasty, alongside distinctive fishing-community customs, women’s dress and everyday objects.
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AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Shitang Town石塘
Shitang in coastal Wenling is known for stone houses, carved stone windows and stepped lanes arranged across hillsides beside the sea.
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The karst hillside riddled with grotto entrances at Changyu Dongtian scenic area, Wenling · 温岭长屿硐天景区，山体上分布的硐穴入口 Source-recorded photograph date: 30 October 2008 (original upload date).Wenling Changyu Dongtian national scenic spot长屿硐天
Changyu Dongtian is a landscape of chambers cut by generations of stone quarrying in Wenling. The walls, corridors and open voids reveal extraction rather than natural cave formation. Guanxi Cave adds a large carved stone bowl…
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Getting there
Wenling is about 35 km in a straight line from central Taizhou. Search for 温岭市 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Shitang Town and Wenling Changyu Dongtian national scenic spot are both listed here. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Photo: Wenling Changyu Dongtian national scenic spot · Likaihua · CC BY-SA 3.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.
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