Information about Mount Tai
Introduction to Mount Tai Mount Tai was called Daishan in ancient times, also known as Daizong. Located in the middle of Shandong Province, it is one of the five famous mountains in China (Taishan, Huashan, Hengshan, Songshan and Hengshan). Because it is located in the east, it is called Dongyue. The total area of Mount Tai is 426 square kilometers, and the elevation of Yuhuangding, the main peak, is 1532.8 meters. The mountains are magnificent and there are many places of interest. Confucius, known as one of the five mountains, said that climbing Mount Tai is a famous saying of Du Fu, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty. Once you climb to the top of the mountain, you will see that other mountains are dwarfed by the sky. #039; Mount Tai has become a symbol of greatness and loftiness. Mount Tai was built in Archean more than 2.4 billion years ago. Mount Tai is one of the mountain parks in China. It is a natural museum of history and art, not only a national key scenic spot, but also recognized as one of the world cultural and natural heritages by the United Nations. There are many places of interest on the mountain, including more than 20 ancient buildings, more than 2,000 historical relics, and a large number of stone carvings and inscriptions praised by historical celebrities. From the foot of Mount Tai to Daiding, 10 kilometers, there are stone steps to climb. According to the distribution of tourist areas and the mountain situation, tea kiosks, restaurants, hotels and other rest places were built along the way. Because of its special status, Mount Tai is respected by emperors of all dynasties and regarded as a symbol of immortality. Scholars have left thousands of inscriptions on Mount Tai, which has become a valuable legacy of China's calligraphy art. At the same time, Mount Tai is an important place for Buddhism and Taoism, so temples and places of interest are all over the mountain. Mount Tai has not only a long history and splendid culture, but also an ancient geological history. Scientific research shows that Mount Tai has extremely high historical and cultural value, unique aesthetic value and worldwide geological scientific value. These three have merged into a rare Mount Tai scenic spot in the world. Yue Zun, the soul of China, climbed Mount Tai, a small world. (Ticket: 45 yuan) Mount Tai is located in the middle of Shandong Province, rising from the mountains in the south-central part of Shandong Province. Yuhuangding, the main peak, has an east longitude of 1 17 degrees and a north latitude of 36 degrees 16 minutes. Mount Tai Scenic Area spans Tai 'an and Jinan, 60 kilometers north of Jinan, known as Quancheng, and 70 kilometers south of Qufu, the capital of Lu and Confucius' hometown. Jinpu Railway runs through the southwest of Mount Tai, and many railways and highways such as Taifei, Taixin, Taining and Taiji cross in the south of Mount Tai. The natural landscape of Mount Tai is majestic and tall, with thousands of years of spiritual and cultural infiltration and rendering, and cultural landscape contrast. Therefore, it is the epitome of the spiritual culture of the Chinese nation and has now become a precious world heritage. In natural science, the Taishan complex, which constitutes Mount Tai, is an Archean stratum formed 2-2.5 billion years ago. Studying the genesis of this kind of rocks is of typical significance to the division, correlation and history of Archean strata in eastern China. The climate of Mount Tai belongs to warm temperate and semi-humid monsoon climate, with obvious vertical variation, with warm temperate at the foot of the mountain and moderate temperate at the top of the mountain. The cultural history of Mount Tai is almost the same age as that of the whole Chinese nation. There is Dawenkou culture in the south foot of Mount Tai and Longshan cultural site in the north foot, which can prove it. Earlier, there were cultural relics of Xintai people 50 thousand years ago. What's more, Mount Tai became the earliest famous mountain in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the first of the five mountains, and became a famous mountain where emperors offered sacrifices to Zen. This period of history runs through the whole feudal society, thus making it have the supreme historical position. From the pre-Qin period to the end of feudal society in China, hundreds of emperors or envoys representing the emperors visited Mount Tai for 4,000 years, forming the most representative imperial route and the closing ceremony of the people, that is, from Song Lishan, where the emperor lived, to