Granny Shi

Granny Shi is a scenic area in Qingdao, China.

Visitor information

Also known as: 石婆婆
City: Qingdao
Coordinates: 36.1859055, 120.4526396

About Granny Shi

Grandma Shi's name is Ruiniang, whose real surname is Wang. She was a maid (also a wet nurse) in the family of Chen Di, the Minister of Rites during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. He was revered for his righteous deeds of risking his life to save orphans and raise them after the "Jingnan Campaign". After his death, he was worshiped as the "God of Mercy". Because his statue was made of stone, he was affectionately called "Stone Granny". In the fourth year of Jianwen (1402), King Zhu Di of Yan invaded Nanjing and Chen Di was killed. Ruiniang hid Chen Di's five-month-old son Chen Zhu and rescued him. He then fled with him, traveling to the outskirts of Nanjing and Zouxian County, Shandong Province, and was finally dispatched to Penglai County, Dengzhou Prefecture (today's Penglai City, Shandong Province). In Penglai, Ruiniang went through many hardships to raise Chen Zhu.

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Mount Lao (Laoshan) — 5A
Qingdao Olympic Sailing Centre & Underwater World — 5A
SHAOSHAN DRIPPING WATER CAVE — 5A
Qingdao Underwater World — 5A
Qingdao Old Town Cultural Tourism Area — 4A
Cao Cao's troop movement — 4A
kongshanbaiyundong — 4A
Xuanzhen Ancient Cave Ecological Tourism Resort — 4A

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How do I visit Granny Shi with a local guide?

Open the Qingdao page on MeetPanda, choose a local guide, and send your date. The guide buys tickets, plans the order with nearby sights and explains what you are seeing.