brief introduction
The towering, majestic, heavy and beautiful natural landscape of Mount Tai often makes people lament, and there are countless places of interest and stone carvings on cliffs, making Artest a rare historical and cultural tourist attraction in the world.
Mount Tai scenic spot is divided into five areas: beauty, seclusion, strangeness, Austria and spaciousness. Among them, the beautiful scenic spot is surrounded by mountains and waters, and the ancient temple is deep, which is located on the route around the mountain between the middle road and the west road at the southern foot of Mount Tai. Surrounded by greenery, the secluded place is one step at a time, which is dizzying. It is located between Daimiao Road and Nantianmen. From Nantianmen to Tianjie, although the terrain is flat, there is a hole in the sky and the scenery is particularly pleasant. This part is called the wonderful area. The shadow of Mount Tai is Houshiwu, where trees are lush, birds are singing and flowers are fragrant, and it is known as the Olympic District. The open area is located in Dazhong Bridge, across Heilongtan, along Xixi Bridge to Zhongtianmen, with paved roads and deep streams.
accretion of culture
The scenery of Mount Tai symbolizes hope and good luck because the East is the source of life. Ancient Han ancestors often regarded the majestic and peculiar Dongyue as a god, and worshipped the mountain god as the object of praying for good weather. Therefore, Mount Tai, located in the east, has become an auspicious mountain and a temple of gods. The "son of heaven" who is destined by heaven regards Mount Tai as a symbol of national unity and strength. In order to thank God for his kindness of "giving life", he will also go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the gods. During the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, Wang Shangxiang built the East Capital at the foot of Mount Tai, and Zhou Tianzi built Qilu with Mount Tai as the boundary. Legend has it that before the Qin and Han Dynasties, 72 generations of kings came to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the gods. Since then, emperors such as Qin Shihuang, Han Wudi, Han Wudi Zhang, Han Andi, Sui Wendi, Wu Zetian,, Qing Kangxi and Qianlong have all come to Mount Tai to worship, carve stones and make contributions. From Qin and Han Dynasties to Ming and Qing Dynasties, emperors visited Mount Tai for meditation 27 times. Emperors of past dynasties consolidated their rule with the help of the divine power of Mount Tai, and the sacred status of Mount Tai was promoted to an unbounded realm.
Accompanied by the emperor's meditation activities and magnificent scenery, cultural celebrities of past dynasties flocked to Mount Tai to compose poems, leaving thousands of poems and stone carvings. For example, Confucius' Autumn Lingge, Guan Jing, Cao Zhi's Fei Long Pian, Li Bai's Ode to Mount Tai and Du Fu's Wang Yue have all become China's masterpieces handed down from generation to generation. The murals of the Song Dynasty in Tian Li Hall and the painted Luohan statues in Lingyan Temple are rare treasures. Mount Tai's stone carvings and inscriptions are masterpieces of China's calligraphy art, and all kinds of authentic cursive seal cutting have arrived from Yan, Liu, Europe and Zhao. They are the exhibition halls of China's calligraphy and stone carving. Taishan is rich in cultural heritage, with 97 existing ancient sites and 22 ancient buildings, which provides important physical materials for studying the history of ancient architecture in China.
Mount Tai is one of the cradles of ancient culture in the Yellow River Basin. A long time ago, the surrounding area of Mount Tai was developed by human beings, as evidenced by Dawenkou culture at the southern foot of Mount Tai and Longshan culture at the northern foot. Earlier, there were fossils of Xintai people 50 thousand years ago and Yiyuan people 400 thousand years ago. During the Warring States period, the Great Wall, about 500 kilometers long, was built along Mount Tai to the Yellow Sea, and the site still exists today. Mount Tai's scenic spots related to Confucius activities include Confucius Landing Place, WangWuKuJi Square, Confucius Little World, Confucius Temple, Zhan Lu Terrace, Huqiugou and so on. Mount Tai is a sacred mountain range and cultural treasure house, with the reputation of "the first of the five mountains" and "the exclusive respect of the five mountains". It is a symbol of political power and becomes a sacred mountain.
Taishan has a long history of religion, and Buddhism was introduced into Taishan in the middle of the 4th century. In 35 1 year, the eminent monk Langgong went to Daiyin in Taishan for the first time to establish Langgong Temple and Lingyan Temple. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the larger temples on Mount Tai were Huangsi, Shenbao Temple and Zhao Pu Temple. The famous Taishan Mountain Valley is a Buddhist classic "Diamond Sutra" carved by northern Qi people. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, Lingyan Temple flourished, and Li Jifu, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, called Mount Taishan Lingyan Temple one of the "four wonders" in the world. Taishan Taoism had alchemists living in Daiyin Cave as early as the Warring States Period. After the Qin and Han Dynasties, there were many temples, among which Chi (An), Laojun Temple, Doumu Palace (Longquan Temple), Temple, Houshiwu Temple and yuanshi county Tianzun Temple have been preserved to this day. Among them, Wang Mu pond is the earliest, which was built 220 years ago. Bi Xia Temple has the greatest influence. Mount Tai is the birthplace of the myth and legend of the Queen Mother. As early as the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Wang Mu established the Pond Taoist Temple. Located at the eastern end of the mountain road at the southern foot of Mount Tai, Wang Muchi was called "Qunyu Temple" in ancient times, also known as "Yaochi". During the Three Kingdoms period, the Queen Mother of Dongdu stayed, and Tang Li Bai wrote Chao Drinking Pool.