Tai Shan (Peace Mountain) is one of the five Daoist sacred mountains in China.Because of its history it is the most climbed mountain in China.
Tai Shan has been climbed by many people important in Chinese history.The emperors of great dynasties had to climb the mount to show that they has been the sole ruler of the country.
Mount Tai is located in the north of Tai'an city,in the middle ofShandong province.As one of the five most famous mountains in China,it is recognized as the head of the Five-mountain and defined to be East-mountain adoringly.Many emperors climbed to the top for enthronement or other significant ceremonies in ancient China,for they considered it to be a symbol of Chinese power that given by master of nature.The earliest activities could go back to Xia dynasty and Shang dynasty,so it preserved a good many of cultural relics and historic sites.Famous literators,poets and celebrities were attracted here and thousands of poems and articles about Mount Tai are best-known nowadays.
Mount Tai is considered to be a cultural and historical museum.It is a famous place both of Taoism and Buddhism.There are four marvelous spectacles in Mount Tai,and they are sunrise watching on the peak,shine of sunset,Yellow River watching in sunshine and sea of cloud.
