Mount Tai(泰山Tài Shān)is one of the five Daoist sacred mountains in China. Because of its history it is the most climbed mountain in China.Tai Shan (Mount Tai), pride of all Shandong(山东Shāndōnɡ)province and standing at an imposing 1,545 m above sea level, is the most venerated of China's five sacred Taoist mountains. Some 6 million tourists a year come to follow in the footsteps of Confucius and other great leaders and thinkers of China.Next we introduce mount taishan famous scenic spot.

Dai Miao

The Temple of the God of Mount Tai, known as the Dai Temple(岱庙Dàimiào), is the largest and most complete ancient building complex in the area. It is located at the foot of Mount Tai in the city of Tai'an and covers an area of 96,000 square meters. The temple was first built during the Qin Dynasty(秦代Qíndài）. Since the time of the Han Dynasty(汉代Hàndài)(206 BC-220 AD), its design has been a replica of the imperial palace, which makes it one out of three extant structures in China with the features of an imperial palace (the other two are the Forbidden City(紫禁城Zǐjìnchénɡ）and the Confucius Temple(孔子庙KǒngziMiào), in Qufu(曲阜Qūfù). The temple has five major halls and many small buildings. The centerpiece is the Palace of Heavenly Blessings(Tian Kuang), built in 1008, during the reign of the last Northern SongEmperor Huizong(宋徽宗Sònɡhuīzōnɡ). The hall houses the mural painting "The God of Mount Tai Making a Journey", dated to the year 1009. The mural extends around the eastern, western and northern walls of the hall and is 3.3 metres high and 62 metres long. The theme of the painting is an inspection tour by the god. Next to the Palace of Heavenly Blessings stand the Yaocan Pavilion and the entrance archway as well as the Bronze Pavilion in the northeast corner. The Dai Temple is surrounded by the 2,100 year-old Han Dynasty cypresses. The oldest surviving stair may be the 6000 granite steps to the top of the mountain.

The site contains a number of well-preserved stelesfrom the Huizong（宋徽宗Sònɡhuīzōnɡ ).reign, some of which are mounted onbixitortoises. There is a much later, Qianlong（乾隆Qiánlónɡ）-era bixi-mounted stele as well.

Azure Clouds Temple

The Azure Clouds Temple(碧霞祠BìXiáCí), near the top of the mountain is another grand building complex, a special cbixi ɡuī ombination of metal components, wood, and bricks and stone structures. From the Taishan Temple to the Azure Clouds Temple there are numerous stone tablets and inscriptions and ancient buildings on the way. Visitors derive much pleasure from climbing Mount Taishan. From the red gate at the foot of the mountain to the South Heaven Gate at the top are some 7,000 stone steps, which wind their way up the mountain slopes, each step offering a different view.

Other monuments

A flight of 7,200 total steps (including inner temple steps), with 6,293 Official Mountain Walkway Steps, lead up the East Peak of Mount Tai, along its course, there are 11 gates, 14 archways, 14 kiosks, and 4 pavilions.

In total, there are 22 temples, 97 ruins, 819 stone tablets, and 1,018 cliff-side and stone inscriptions located on Mount Tai. These include the Jade Emperor Temple(玉皇庙YùhuángMiào), the Qingdi Palace(青帝宫QīngdìGōng), a Confucius Temple (孔子庙KǒngziMiào), the Dou Mu Hall(斗母宫DòumǔGōng) and the Puzhao Temple(普照寺PǔzhàoSì).

Among the tablets and inscriptions on the top of Mount Tai, the inscription that declares Mount Tai the "Most Revered of the Five Sacred Mountains"(五岳独尊WǔyuèDúzūn) on the "Sun Viewing Peak" (日观峰RìguānFēng) is particularly renown. It was written by a member of theAisin Gioro clan(爱新觉罗玉构ÀixīnJuéluōYùgòu) in 1907 and is featured on the reverse side of the 5 yuan bill of the 5th series renminbibanknotes. Another inscription marks the "Lu-Viewing Platform"(瞻鲁台Zhānlǔtái) from which Confucius took in the view over his home state of Lu and then pronounced "The world is small".

The Wordless Stela(无字碑WúzìBēi) stands in front of the Jade Emperor Temple. Legend has it that the emperor who commissioned the stela was dissatisfied with the planned inscription and decided to leave it blank instead. Whenever the summer there will be a lot of tourists come to summer mountain climbing Mount Tai see the sunrise, if you have a summer vacation time, the backpack came to Mount Tai.

Key Words:
1泰山; Tài Shān
2岱庙; Dàimiào
3秦代,Qíndài
4紫禁城,Zǐjìnchénɡ
5孔子庙; KǒngziMiào
6曲阜,Qūfù
7宋徽宗,Sònɡhuīzōnɡ
8乾隆,Qiánlónɡ
9碧霞祠; BìXiáCí
10[wv]玉皇庙;YùhuángMiào
11青帝宫; QīngdìGōng
12斗母宫; DòumǔGōng
13普照寺; PǔzhàoSì
14五岳独尊; WǔyuèDúzūn
15爱新觉罗玉构; ÀixīnJuéluōYùgòu
16日观峰; RìguānFēng
17无字碑; WúzìBēi
18 瞻鲁台; Zhānlǔtái