A Brief Introduction of Mount Taishan

 
Mount Taishan, with a scenic area of 250 square km, is located in the middle of Shandong Province. It is one of the birthplaces of the ancient culture along the Yellow River, and is regarded as the first of the Five Sacred Mounts. Mount Taishan is celebrated for the precipitous peaks and the miraculous sceneries. In Chinese history, emperors of the past feudal dynasties would take journey to Mount Taishan, which was considered the symbol of heaven, to worship and offer sacrifices to the heaven.

Writers and artists left numerous pieces of poems and calligraphy works when they toured Mount Taishan. Currently, there are 22 groups of buildings, 97 ancient remains and historical sites, 819 pieces of stele, 1,800 pieces of carved stones, which provide plenty of valuable evidences to make research on Chinese ancient history and calligraphy. Mount Taighan is not only a mountain of scenery, but also a mountain of culture. 

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