Shou Mountain (Longevity Mountain) rises behind the city and provides hiking trails with panoramic views over Xingcheng, the coast, and Juhua Island offshore. The mountain carries a Ming Dynasty beacon tower at its summit, one of a chain of fire-signal stations that relayed alerts from the northeastern frontier to Beijing in minutes — a logistical achievement that modern observers underestimate.
The trails are well-maintained and graded; the summit is accessible in about ninety minutes from the trailhead at the mountain's base. A Daoist temple partway up the route has been in use since the Ming Dynasty and is still active. The summit views are best in early morning or late afternoon, when the light catches the water below. Hot springs at the foot of the mountain, operating since the Tang Dynasty according to local sources, are available at several bathhouses in the adjacent resort area.