Mount Tai is also known as Daishan, Daizong, Daiyue, Dongyue, Taiyue, etc. With so many names, it is actually the most famous mountain in the country. The name Mount Tai was first seen in the Book of Songs, and "Tai" means great, smooth and peaceful. "Tongyi of the Five Classics" says: "Zong means chief, and it is said to be the leader of the mountains." Mount Tai stands abruptly in the ancient Qilu Kingdom on the edge of the North China Plain. Together with Mount Heng, Mount Heng, Mount Huashan and Mount Song, it is collectively known as the Five Mountains. Because it is located in the east, it is called Dongyue. Mount Tai is located in central Shandong, at the southern foot of Mount Tai, bordering the provincial capital Jinan to the north, the "holy city" Qufu to the south, Zibo, the "capital of Qi", to the east, and the Yellow River (36°15'3" north latitude, 117°6'0" east longitude). ). Mount Tai was formed in the Archaean Era. Due to the compressive pressure from the southwest and northeast, it folded and uplifted. After deep metamorphism, it formed the oldest strata in China, the Taishan Group. Later, due to changes in the earth's crust, it was divided by multiple sets of faults to form blocks. Mountain shape. It continues to increase at a rate of 0.5 mm per year. It faces the magnificent sea to the east and the long-running Yellow River to the west. It towers over the land of Qilu and has been the political, economic and cultural center of the East for thousands of years. Mount Tai has profound cultural connotations. Its ancient buildings are mainly in the style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, integrating architecture, painting, sculpture, rocks, and trees. It is a great and solemn symbol of Eastern civilization. For thousands of years, Mount Tai has become the sacred mountain where emperors of all dynasties worshiped the gods. As the emperors consecrated Mount Tai, Mount Tai was deified, so it also enjoys the title of "the longest of the five mountains". Scholars and celebrities from both Buddhism and Taoism came here one after another, leaving many places of interest in Mount Tai and Tai'an. Taoism calls the Second Small Cave Heaven, and names its mountain god the King of Heavenly Qi. Mount Tai's natural landscape is majestic and tall. It has thousands of years of penetration and rendering of spiritual culture and the contrast of human landscape, so it is called "the first of the Five Mountains". It is the epitome of the spiritual culture of the Chinese nation, and now it has become a precious heritage in the world. Mount Tai's scenic spots are centered on the main peak of Mount Tai, distributed in a radial pattern, and are composed of natural landscapes and cultural landscapes. From the sacrificial ground, through the Taicheng Dai Temple where the emperor resides, to the Jade Emperor's Peak, which seals the sky, it forms a ten-kilometer-long axis of underworld - human world - heaven. With thousands of years of cultural history of the Chinese nation, Mount Tai has become a symbol of the Chinese nation. The majestic Mount Tai is as famous as the Great Wall. From Sima Qian's famous saying: "Every man is destined to die, he may be heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than a feather." to "Don't bend down when Mount Tai is at the top." Du Fu "will stand at the top of the mountain and see all the small mountains at a glance."..., are constantly deepening. Our yearning for Mount Tai. Climbing Mount Tai is like climbing the Great Wall and has become a dream for many Chinese people. Mount Tai stands majestically in the middle of Shandong Province, north of Tai'an City, and is known as the "First of the Five Mountains". Mount Tai in Dongyue was called "Dai Mountain" and "Dai Zong" in ancient times, and was renamed "Taishan" 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 1,532.7 meters above sea level [2]. It is majestic and rises from the ground, and has the reputation of "the best mountain in the world". It was included in the World Natural and Cultural Heritage List by UNESCO in 1987.

Mount Tai is one of the Five Mountains. It was named "Daizong" in ancient times and was first called Mount Tai in the Spring and Autumn Period. It is in the middle of Shandong Province, on the east side of the Jinpu Railway. Because it is located in the east of my country, it is called Dongyue. With its majestic mountains and beautiful scenery, Mount Tai ranks first among the five mountains. Therefore, it was called "the leader of the five mountains", "the sole ancestor of the five mountains" and "the only one of the five mountains" in ancient times.

The most fascinating thing about Mount Tai’s Riguan Peak (Gongbei Stone) is that Mount Tai is a famous mountain in Chinese history that was awarded the title of Zen by the emperor. At the same time, Mount Tai is also a place where Buddhism and Taoism flourish, and it is a mountain worshiped by emperors of all dynasties. Wherever the emperors of past dynasties went, they built temples, statues, and carved stone inscriptions. In the Dai Temple, the green shadows of the cypress trees planted by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty are dancing; in front of the Red Gate Palace, Confucius' emotion of "climbing Mount Tai makes the world small" lingering; back on Mashan Mountain, the cowardly demeanor of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty as he reined in his horse is still present; clouds By the foot of the bridge, the five great pine trees enshrined by the Emperor Qin Shihuang are slender and tall; on the 18th road, literati Li Bai and Du Fu "laughed and photographed the red cliff and chanted new works", their ink is not exhausted, but the heroic spirit is still there; in Bixia Temple, the grand The Zen ceremony has just begun. In addition, there are Dai Temple, Puzhao Temple, Queen Mother Pond, Jingshi Valley, Bixia Temple, Riguan Peak, Nantianmen, Yuhuangding and other major places of interest.

[Edit this paragraph] The Myth of Mount Tai

Emperor Dongyue

Emperor Dongyue is the Taishan God worshiped by Taoism and inherited from folk customs. Mount Tai was called Dongyue in ancient times and has been worshiped by people since ancient times. Later, people personified it, gave it a surname and a taboo, and engaged it in marriage and children. The Weishu of the Han Dynasty states: "The king of Mount Tai in the East has a surname of Chang Long." Volume 397 of "Taiping Yulan" quotes Zhang Hua's "Natural History" as saying that the god of Mount Tai had a daughter and "married to the wife of the West Sea". "Book of Wei" Volume 52 "The Biography of Duan Chenggen" is also known as Taishan Shen Youzi and Duan Hui's classmate. Volume 18 of "Neng Gai Zhai Man Lu" by Wu Zeng of the Song Dynasty further stated that there were five Dongyue Youzi, "but the third son was granted the title of Wei Quan (or "Wei Xiong") General in the later Tang Dynasty, and was granted the title of Binling Marquis in this dynasty." The important thing is: Folks believe that Mount Tai is the destination of human souls after death, and the God of Mount Tai is the supreme master of ghosts in the underworld. This belief originated in the Western Han Dynasty. "The Deed of Filial Piety and Aid to the Gods" written in Weishu of the Han Dynasty says: "The grandson of the Heavenly Emperor of Mount Tai is the master of summoning human souls." "The beginning of all things in the East is the length of the master's life." In modern times, "tomb certificates" unearthed from tombs of the Eastern Han Dynasty also stated that "living people belong to west Chang'an and dead people belong to east Taishan" and "life belongs to Chang'an and death belongs to Taishan. Death and life are in different places and cannot prevent each other (hindering)." words. In addition, there are many records in historical records about people who went to Mount Tai after their death to serve as the Lord of Taishan Prefecture, the order of Mount Tai, and the recording of events in Mount Tai. The "Biography of Shen Qing" in Volume 37 of "Southern History" states that Shen Sengzhao was involved in the Tao of Heavenly Masters when he was young.

Ziyun records things for Mount Tai, and if they are included in Yousi, they must be signed by Seng Zhao. "

In order to establish Shinto teachings, the emperors of the past dynasties attached great importance to the worship of the God of Mount Tai, and even went to Mount Tai in person to offer Zen worship; on the other hand, they continued to worship the god of Mount Tai. "Tongkao of Documents" Volume 83: In the 13th year of Kaiyuan of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (725), the God of Mount Tai was conferred the title of King of Tianqi; in the first year of Dazhong Xiangfu (1008), after the ceremony of conferring Zen, the King of Mount Tai of Tianqi was conferred the title of King of Rensheng Tianqi by imperial edict; In the fifth year, the imperial edict was added to the title of Tian Qi Ren Shengdi. In Volume 74 of "Xu Wen Tong Kao": In the 28th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1291), the imperial edict was added to Dong Yue as Qitian (or "Tian Qi"). —Introducer's note) Taoism also worshiped the Taishan God very early. The "Dongxuan Lingbao Ancient True Shape Map of the Five Mountains" written by Dongfang Shuo in the Southern and Northern Dynasties said: "The Lord Taishan of Dongyue leads the group of gods five thousand nine hundred times." Humans govern death and life, are the commander-in-chief of hundreds of ghosts, and are the ones who worship the ancestors in the Blood Food Temple. The dead who worship evil spirits in ghost temples in the secular world will all be returned to Mount Tai to suffer punishment. ...The Lord of Mount Tai is dressed in a green robe, wearing a seven-pronged green and green crown, and wearing the seal of the Tongyang Taiming. He rides on a blue dragon and comes to welcome his son from a group of officials. "In AC Taoist fasting rituals, it is often prayed to as the earthly god in charge of ghosts. The second volume of "Taomen Customization" of the Southern Song Dynasty, "Shen Dongyue Zhuang", has "I would like to express my letter to the Dongyue Tianqi Ren Holy Emperor... "Fu Ming, report to the official, release the souls of the dead and come to the Dharma assembly, and the common people will be so refreshed that they will be reincarnated" and other words. As the title of the Taishan God was promoted from king to emperor, the authority given to it by Taoism also became greater and greater. Approximately The Ming Dynasty's "Dongyue Dasheng Treasure Repentance" said: "Dongyue Tianqi Dasheng Rensheng Emperor, in accordance with nature, was born at the beginning of chaos, established from Yin and Yang, controlled the territory of that area, and was as long as the sky. ... In accordance with the order of heaven, the son of the Yin Division... knows the short and long life of human beings, and sets up seventy-five divisions to weigh them with the palm of his hand. There are thirty-six mountains to punish evil spirits, forever Sui State Society, and a large shelter area for the people. "AE's "Yuanshi Tianzun said that Dongyue incarnates to save life and death, extricate sins, resolve grievances and save lives," says: "Marshal Taishan has been conferring the title of Dongyue Dasheng Tianqi Renyuan Holy Emperor for many festivals. Realm, governing all spirits. He holds the power of good and evil in the world, and oversees the right and wrong of the underworld. He judges seventy-two cases and divides the punishment into thirty-six mountains. He punishes rape and punishes evil, records death and injects life, transforms into the Holy Emperor of the Four Mountains, and nurtures all living things in the world. Group life. "AF has changed from the Yin King who only cares about ghosts to the great god who "controls the good and evil in the world" and "determines death and records life." In order to respect Emperor Dongyue, "The Complete Collection of Searching Gods of Three Religions? Dongyue Biography" even more fabricated it. A bizarre genealogy says: "In the past, the descendants of the fifth generation of the Pangu family were called the Hetian family, the Hetian family (son) was called the Xubo family, the Xubo family (son) was called the Xuanying family, and the Xuanying family's son was called the Jinlun King. King Jinlun's younger brother is called Shaohai, and Shaohai's wife is called Mi Lun Fairy. Mi Lun Fairy dreamed of swallowing for two days at night, and she woke up and became pregnant. She gave birth to two sons, the eldest was named Jinchan, and the second was named Jinhong. The Jinhong family is also the Emperor of Dongyue. The Jinchan clan is the Emperor of Donghua. The Jin Hong clan performed meritorious service in Changbai Mountain, and was granted the title of Tai Sui by the Fu Xi clan, a real person of Tai Hua, and the master of the Six Heavenly Immortals. So he took Sui as his surname, which was taboo. The Taisui area was the place where the Supreme Heavenly Lord was the capital before the Five Dynasties, and it is now the capital of Fenggao. "After this transformation, Emperor Dongyue became an ancient immortal in the "Sixth Book of Palm Immortals". This reflects the lofty status of Emperor Dongyue in Taoism.

In the old days, Dongyue was everywhere In Yue Temple, most Taoist priests offer incense. It is said that March 28 is the birthday of Emperor Dongyue. On that day, grand celebrations are held in temples. Mingtian Rucheng's "Xi Dynasty Joys" says: "March 28th. According to legend, it is the birthday of Emperor Qitian of Dongyue. There are five palaces in Hangzhou, and the one on Wushan Mountain is the most prosperous. The ladies answered the game and burned incense, or offered flowers and fruits, chanted sutras to pray for longevity, or bound themselves with shackles to ward off sins. The sound of bells and drums makes the sun vibrate. "Volume 17 of "Wanshu Miscellaneous Notes" written by Shen Bang of AH Ming Dynasty says: "(Wanping County, Shuntian Prefecture) There is an ancient temple in the east of the city, worshiping Dongyue God. It is large in scale and has gorgeous statues. During the imperial dynasty, it was commissioned to be built, and a temple household was established to guard it. On March 28th, which is commonly known as the day when the god is born, a national ceremony will be held, costing several hundred gold. Folks gather their neighbors in advance for an incense gathering every year. They collect a certain amount of money every month and hold the heads of their hands. Then they set up drums and flags, wore square-inch paper, and were named armored horses, and people came to greet them. The women's meeting also did the same. That day travelers blocked the road, and the sound of calling to the Buddha shook the ground. There is even a person who worships step by step, which is called worshiping the Incense Temple. "Volume 3 of "Qing Jia Lu" by Gu Tieqing of the Qing Dynasty says: "(March) 28 is the birthday of Holy Emperor Qiren of Dongyue Tian. The Xuanmiao Temple in the city has the Dongyue Emperor Hall. It is said that God has authority over the life and death of the people in the world, so the rewards are especially pious. Maybe the son spends the holidays because his parents are critically ill, which is called "extending his life"; or when he is ill, his words are reversed, which makes people close up in front of the hall, which is called "inviting happiness". Prayers and wishes come back all year round. It is especially popular on birthdays. Although the villages are in remote areas, many of them have their own ancestral temples. Outside Loumen, people from various villages in Longdun held competitions in temples, put on lanterns and performed plays, competed in hundreds of operas, and watched wildly. ... It is customary for people to offer incense before their birthday. Most of the villagers call it the incense of straw sandals.

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