Taian, Tai'an means "the country is peaceful and the people are safe". Within the territory is Mount Tai, the "first of the five mountains", which is the symbol of the Chinese nation, the epitome of the splendid Eastern culture, and the place where the idea of ??"unity of man and nature" rests. It was included in the World Natural and Cultural Heritage List in 1987.
Mount Tai has been regarded as a symbol of social stability, political power consolidation, national prosperity, and national unity since ancient times. Throughout the dynasties, no matter who became the emperor, the first important thing was to worship Mount Tai, and Mount Tai became a symbol of China. The only famous mountain that has been granted Zen status by the emperor.
Whether they are emperors, generals, or famous masters, they all admire Mount Tai. Confucius' "climbing Mount Tai and minimizing the world" has been passed down as a legend, and Du Fu's "will be at the top of the mountain and see all the small mountains at a glance", which has become an eternal masterpiece. There are more than a thousand poems and songs praising Mount Tai in the past dynasties.
Tickets: There are four entrances to the mountain in Taishan. The entrance ticket to the Red Gate (hiking) is 82 yuan in peak season; the ticket to Taohuayu is 102 yuan; the ticket to Tianwai Village is 102 yuan; the ticket to Tianzhu Scenic Area (by car) is 102 yuan .
Sunrise on Mount Tai
Sunrise on Mount Tai, rime and rain fog, Buddha's light on Mount Tai, and jade plate on the sea of ??clouds are known as the "four wonders" of Mount Tai. The other three wonders are all rare sights. Only the sunrise on Mount Tai can be seen as long as the emperor and the sky live up to his will. Therefore, going to Mount Tai to watch the sunrise has become the biggest attraction of visiting Mount Tai.
Food in Tai'an
Tai'an is the birthplace of Qilu culture and a gathering place of Shandong cuisine. Although Tai'an is a large city, various Shandong cuisine and snacks can be found everywhere with unique tastes. The Taishan snacks represented by Taishan Pancakes and Sanmei Tofu are the only ones you can find here. You definitely can’t miss them!
The Honor of the Five Mountains
Mount Tai, together with Hengshan, Huashan, Songshan and Hengshan, is known as the Five Famous Mountains. It ranks third in height but ranks first in the ranking. It is the only "Five Mountains". The reputation lasts for thousands of years.
Mount Tai is majestic and majestic, reaching up to the sky. Since ancient times, people have regarded this as a symbol of greatness and greatness, and admired it. Because it is located in the east, Mount Tai is called "Dongyue". The east is the place where the sun rises first. The ancients regarded the east as the place where all things change and the first spring occurs, so it is known as the "Honor of the Five Mountains".
Mount Tai has a very important geographical location in ancient times and is a strategic military location. Nearby is the birthplace of the splendid Qilu culture, the birthplace of Confucianism, and the birthplace of a large number of outstanding political, military, and thinkers in ancient times.
Taishan Fengchan
As early as the Stone Age 50,000 to 400,000 years ago, there were human activities in Mount Tai. Five thousand years ago, the northern and southern foothills of Mount Tai were areas where the Dawenkou Culture and Longshan Culture flourished.
Mount Tai has been regarded as a symbol of social stability, political power consolidation, national prosperity and national unity since ancient times. Therefore, emperors of all dynasties competed to respect it. It is said that in ancient times, 72 monarchs came to Mount Tai for hunting and offering sacrifices. From the emperors of Qin, Han Wu, Tang Zong, Song Zu to the Ming Dynasty, 12 emperors successively came to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices.
From the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, hundreds of emperors and envoys paid homage to Mount Tai in 4,000 years.
Especially since Qin Shihuang’s eastward tour to “climb Mount Tai and look around the East Pole” and conduct a large-scale Zen ceremony, emperors of all dynasties have either gone there in person or sent envoys to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices. The Dai Temple at the foot of Mount Tai is the place where the Zen ceremony is held and the Mount Tai God is worshipped. Literati and celebrities from past dynasties also came here in droves. Confucius, Sima Qian, Zhang Heng, Li Bai and Du Fu all left immortal works for it.
Relics and Monuments
Feudal emperors offered sacrifices to Zen, and literati and celebrities chanted inscriptions, leaving a large number of historical relics and monuments for Mount Tai, making this famous oriental mountain a towering place of culture and beauty. With its majestic yet delicate beauty, it has become more and more famous. It is known as the "Honor of the Five Sacred Mountains" to this day and has become a destination that people all over the world yearn for.
There are 97 old sites in Mount Tai, mainly the Wuzhutai Homo sapiens fossils, Dawenkou Culture and other sites. There are still 58 ancient buildings, 25 of which are relatively complete, with a total area of ??140,000 square meters.
Among them, the Dai Temple, Puzhao Temple, Queen Mother Pond, Hongmen Palace, Hutian Pavilion, Bixia Temple, Jade Emperor Summit and other ancient architectural complexes are the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancient Chinese nation and the epitome of China's thousand-year history and culture.
Mount Tai is one of the important birthplaces of ancient Chinese culture and a world-famous mountain integrating natural and cultural heritage.
Best time to travel
May is the golden season for climbing mountains and watching the sunrise. Taishan has a climate with four distinct seasons, each with its own characteristics.
Summer is exceptionally cool, with the average temperature in the hottest month of July being only 17°C. Even if you are hiking in the sweltering summer, you will still feel cool and comfortable under the shade of green pines and cypresses. You even need to bring warm clothing when you reach the top of the mountain.
Although May is the rainy season in Mount Tai, don’t give up climbing easily. At this time, you will often encounter the wonders of the sea of ??clouds on the mountain. You will be even more lucky if you catch the sunrise and the sea of ??clouds in the early morning. When the rain in May passes, the sky will clear up, the autumn air will be crisp, and there will be no clouds in the sky. You can enjoy the magnificent scenery of red clouds on the top of the mountain and sea of ??clouds and blue waves below. When night falls, the sunset at Daiding is more attractive than the sunrise. It is said that when the weather is good, you can see the Yellow River. Confucius said: Climb Dongshan and Xiaolu will be small; climb Mount Tai and small the world. In addition, you don’t have to worry about too many people in Mount Tai during the Golden Week in May. The management of the cable cars and winding roads on Mount Tai is definitely one of the few in the country.
Local Features: Four Wonders
Sunrise on Mount Tai The sunrise on Mount Tai is spectacular and touching. It is one of the wonders of Daiding and an important symbol of Mount Tai. As the first ray of light from the rising sun tore through the darkness before dawn, the eastern sky gradually turned from pitch black to fish belly white and red, until it turned dazzling golden, spraying out thousands of rays of rays of light. Finally, a fireball jumped out of the water, Soar into the sky.
The whole process is like a skilled magician, who can create thousands of colorful pictures in an instant, which is breathtaking. Dai Ding Guan Li has always been a destination for tourists, and has attracted many literati to sing its praises.
Rime and rain Rime and rain are unique natural landscapes in Mount Tai. The rime looks like frost but not frost, looks like ice but not ice, and blooms in the wind in various shapes. The pine branches and bushes are covered with fluffy ice hangings, like huge white corals. The palaces and pavilions are covered with soft gauze, and the ground is spread out with a white carpet.
The rain causes the rocks, ground, roofs, and trees to be covered with crystal clear ice, causing everything to suddenly condense into a world of ice.
Mount Tai Buddha’s Light Mount Tai’s Buddha’s Light is one of the wonders of Daiding. Whenever in the early morning or evening when the clouds are filled with fog, tourists stand on the top of a higher mountain and look along the light. They may see a halo of blue inside and red outside on the misty fog curtain, reflecting the entire figure or head. Inside, it resembles the colorful halo above the head of the Buddha elephant, hence the name "Buddha Light" or "Precious Light".
Taishan Buddha Light is a diffraction phenomenon of light, and its appearance is conditional. According to records, the Buddha's Light in Taishan mostly appears in the semi-clear and semi-foggy weather from June to August, and when the sun is shining slantingly.
Yunhai Yupan In summer, it clears up after the rain, and a large amount of water vapor evaporates and rises. In addition, when the warm air blowing from the sea in summer is controlled by high-pressure airflow at an altitude of about 1,500 meters above sea level, if there is no wind, At Daiding, you will see white clouds spreading for thousands of miles, like a huge jade plate suspended between heaven and earth.
Unity of Heaven and Man Mount Tai is regarded by kings of all dynasties as a holy land of "Unity of Heaven and Man". The God of Mount Tai and Lord Bixia were successively regarded as the gods who govern Mount Tai, ascending to the sky and descending to the earth.
The God of Mount Tai is also called the "Emperor of Dongyue". The mountain god originally had no title and was named after the mountain. When Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty sealed Mount Tai in the east, he first named Mount Tai "King of Tianqi" and then "King of Tianqi". Tian Qi Dasheng benevolent emperor". So Mount Tai changed from a mountain to a god, from a god to a king, and from a king to an emperor equal to the sky.
The God of Mount Tai has been praised to the highest degree by emperors of all dynasties. After Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty came to the throne, he reformed the Zen system and removed all the titles of the Taishan God. However, the title of Emperor Dongyue was still used throughout the generations.
Because the power of Mount Tai reaches the heavens and the underworld, emperors of all dynasties came to the mountain one after another and prostrated themselves at the feet of Emperor Dongyue, begging for blessings. Therefore, the idols of Mount Tai were also paid more attention to in the past dynasties. Grooming. The existing Taishan God in Dai Temple was rebuilt in 1984.
Bixia Yuanjun is also called "Taishan Jade Girl". According to Taoism, men are immortalized as "Zhenren" and women are immortalized as "Yuanjun".
The jade girl from Mount Tai, who ascends to the Qianxiang, descends to the earth, and becomes a girl from the Kun Dao, so she is called "The Fairy Jade Girl". And because the goddess is wearing a blue dress and a red skirt, she is also called the "Celestial Jade Girl Bixia Yuanjun" ".
Since Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty consecrated Mount Tai, the God of Mount Tai has experienced a decline, and was gradually replaced by the goddess of Mount Tai. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, she actually became the Empress of Mount Tai who "protects all living beings and responds to the nine states". Its Yuanjun temples are also spread all over the country, and folk religious activities of worshiping Yuanjun in Mount Tai have become more and more intense and have continued throughout the ages.
Accommodation introduction
There are two types of accommodation in Taishan: on Mount Tai and in Tai'an city. There are various levels of accommodation on the top of Mount Tai, from the three-star Shenqi Hotel, the one-star Xianju Hotel, to private small hotels. Accommodation is not a problem, and the prices range from high to low.
Water is often cut off in the mountains, so bathing is not possible. Some hotels use "water" to drum up business, but their credibility is questionable. You may have no place to stay when you go up the mountain at night, so you need to rent a military coat for 5-15 yuan/piece, which can keep you warm while watching the sunrise in the morning.
Taian City at the foot of Mount Tai is superior to those on the mountain in terms of price and hotel facilities. Moreover, the urban area of ??Tai'an is very small, so it is very convenient to get to Shanmen. If you are not rushing to watch the sunrise, it would be more comfortable to live in the city. You can also choose to climb the mountain at night and go to the top of the mountain in the early morning to watch the sunrise. Although there are fewer people climbing the mountain at night, it is very safe and there are stalls along the way.
Recommended accommodation on the top of the mountain
Reason for recommendation: The biggest advantage is that you can watch the sunrise and fully feel the atmosphere of Mount Tai. But the most inconvenient part is that the facilities are simple, the weather is cold, and good hotels are more expensive and have beds. Price: 30 yuan - 300 yuan. Suitable for: Backpackers
Recommended accommodation in the city and at the foot of the mountain
Reason for recommendation: The accommodation facilities at the foot of the mountain are more complete, with many moderately priced mid-to-high-end hotels, and they are close to the climbing point. It's also very close and surrounded by developed commercial facilities.
Price: 50 yuan - 810 yuan. Suitable for the crowd: business travelers
Catering introduction
There are many specialty foods on Mount Tai and in and around Tai'an City. They are roughly divided into two categories: flavor banquets and snacks.
Cabbage, tofu and water are collectively known as the "Three Beauties of Mount Tai". Mount Tai's tofu feast and wild vegetable feast have a long history. Emperors of all dynasties came to Mount Tai to "eat vegetarian food, cleanse themselves and nourish their nature" to show their piety. The tofu feast alone has more than 150 dishes.
Tai'an is also famous for its local flavors. The famous ones include Tai'an pancakes, fried red-scaled fish, white honey food, pickled melons, pickled tomatoes, Taishan dates, grilled sweet potatoes, etc. You must try them.
The food here is large and sufficient, especially since there are dumpling towns everywhere in Tai'an. Regardless of whether you are alone or not, you have to eat in groups of two or three. The dumplings are so big that single tourists cannot eat stir-fried vegetables after eating dumplings. . Visitors are reminded not to be greedy when ordering too much.
Entertainment Introduction
Although Taishan is not as noisy and fashionable as a big city, nor does it lack the rich flavor of a town, Taishan’s antique entertainment activities can always make you have fun and feel comfortable here. .
In recent years, many new entertainment venues have been opened in Taishan. Various stimulating and endless fun gadgets are now popular here. You can enjoy recreation and tennis as you like. , bowling, sauna and other various entertainment and health projects. But it is the traditional activities that have the most lasting appeal.
During the Dongyue Temple Fair in Tai'an, the streets are lively with stilts, dragons, lanterns and lion dances, strings, fish and drums. Shandong Bangzi and Laiwu Bangzi, which are very popular in Tai'an and Taishan, can be hummed by men, women and children. "Hand dragon dance, Taishan core, Wenhe fishing drum" are unique skills in Tai'an folk performing arts.
Shopping introduction
Feicheng peaches, Taishan chestnuts, and Ningyang jujubes are also known as the "three major specialties of Mount Tai"; agarwood lions, warm jade, and yellow-glazed porcelain gourds are also known as "Mount Tai Three Treasures".
In addition, Taishan ginseng, Taishan walnut, Taishan hawthorn, Taishan red jade apricot, Taishan beauty pear (commonly known as Xiaobai pear), Sancha red star apple, carrageenan and one of the "Eight Treasures of China" The red-scaled fish and so on are also famous.
Ginza Mall and Taishan Department Store are the best shopping malls in Tai'an. Ginza Mall is 50 meters north of the train station; Taishan Department Store is at the intersection of Caiyuan Street and Qingnian Road. The middle section of Caiyuan Street where it is located is for shopping for clothes and boutiques.
On the street opposite the back door of Dai Temple, you can buy some collectible stones and stone toys. At the west end of Caiyuan Street, 200 meters east of the train station, you can take a look at the Sihai Mall, which sells low-end clothes and boutiques.
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Mount Tai
Mount Tai stands majestically in central Shandong. It was called "Dai Mountain" and "Daizong" in ancient times, and was renamed "Mount Tai" in the Spring and Autumn Period. Mount Tai is adjacent to Qufu, the hometown of Confucius, and to the spring city of Jinan in the back. It covers an area of ??426 square kilometers. The main peak, Yuhuangding, is 1,547 meters above sea level. It is majestic and rises from the ground, and is known as "the best mountain in the world". It was included in the World Natural and Cultural Heritage List by UNESCO in 1987.
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Keyuan
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Jade Emperor Peak
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Dai Temple
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Zhongtian Gate
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Riguan Peak
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Eighteen Pans
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There is a local jingle of "Tight eighteen, slow eighteen, slow and slow eighteen". The three eighteen pans are less than one kilometer, but have a vertical height of more than 400 meters. When you reach the top of the mountain, the white clouds will wipe your sweat and the mountain breeze will purify your heart. The long journey of heaven and earth...
Tianjie
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