Where Emperors Walked Up the Mountain
Twelve emperors made the fengshan sacrifice on Mount Tai, raising a round altar for heaven and a square platform for earth. The stones they left behind are still on the rock.
Tai'an.
Tai'an is a prefecture-level city in central Shandong, east of the Yellow River. Its main urban area stands directly against the southern foot of Mount Tai, and the Jade Emperor Peak there is the highest point in the whole province. The city took its present name in 1136, when Tai'an Army was established at Fengfu county; the phrase behind it is the old saying that when Mount Tai is safe, all under heaven is safe. Tai'an is a national historical and cultural city and a national forest city, and its largest natural features are the Dawen river and Dongping Lake. The prefecture-level city was established in May 1985.
Tai'an
The Temple That Stood Watch Below the Mountain
Dai Temple is a city in its own right, built around the god of Mount Tai. Its great hall is one of the three most important wooden halls in China.
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Mount Tai
The eastern and foremost of China's Five Sacred Mountains, where twelve emperors from the Qin onwards performed the fengshan sacrifice.
Dai Temple
The hundred-thousand-square-metre temple at the foot of Mount Tai, where emperors made their sacrifices and where one of China's three great halls stands.
Photo credits and rights
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Tai'an: the wooded slope above the city, seen from Hutoushan park.ClayM300 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗
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Dai Temple: the gate and its courtyard at the foot of the mountain.祝鱼贵 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗
