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Mount Tai is a mountain of unparalleled historical and cultural significance located north of the city of Tai’an, in Shandong province. Rising abruptly from the vast plain of central Shandong, the mountain’s peak, Jade Emperor (also called the Peak of Shandong) reaches 5,069 feet. As one of the “Five Great Mountains” (the Five Great Mountains being Mount Tai, Mount Hua, Mount Heng, Mount Heng, and Mount Song), Mount Tai is associated with sunrise, birth, and renewal, and is often regarded as the foremost of the five peaks. Majestic Mount Tai has been a holy place of worship for over 3,000 years and serves as one of the most important ceremonial locations of China. According to historical records, Mount Tai earned its reputation as a sacred place during the Zhou Dynasty prior to 1000 BC when it was visited by emperors who came to offer sacrifices and meditate. Across the centuries, a total of 72 emperors have made the pilgrimage to Mount Tai.
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Mount Tai Scenic Area
Mount Tai is a mountain of unparalleled historical and cultural significance located north of the city of Tai’an, in Shandong province. Rising abruptly from the vast plain of central Shandong, the mountain’s peak, Jade Emperor (also called the Peak of Shandong) reaches 5,069 feet. As one of the “Five Great Mountains” (the Five Great Mountains being Mount Tai, Mount Hua, Mount Heng, Mount Heng, and Mount Song), Mount Tai is associated with sunrise, birth, and renewal, and is often regarded as the foremost of the five peaks. Majestic Mount Tai has been a holy place of worship for over 3,000 years and serves as one of the most important ceremonial locations of China. According to historical records, Mount Tai earned its reputation as a sacred place during the Zhou Dynasty prior to 1000 BC when it was visited by emperors who came to offer sacrifices and meditate. Across the centuries, a total of 72 emperors have made the pilgrimage to Mount Tai.
Geologically, it is a tilted fault-block mountain, higher to the south than north, and is the oldest and most important example of the paleo-metamorphic system representative of the Cambrian Period in eastern China. Besides the Jade Emperor Peak, other distinctive rock formations are the Heaven Candle Peak, the Fan Cliff, and the Rear Rock Basin. Over 200 species of animals and 122 species of birds inhabit this great mountain landscape. The large-scaled fish, Varicorhinus Macrolepis, is found in the cool running water. Considered a delicacy in the Qing Dynasty(1644-1912), it is one of the five most famous edible fishes in China.
Mount Tai was listed in the World Heritage List by UNESCO in 1987.
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