Mount Taishan, with a
scenic area of 25O square km, is located in the middle of
Shandong Province. It is one of the birthplaces of the
ancient culture along the Yellow River, and is regarded as
the first of the Five Sacred Mounts. Mount Taishan is
celebrated for the precipitous peaks and the miraculous
sceneries. In Chinese history, emperors of the past feudal
dynasties would take journey to Mount Taishan, which was
considered the symbol of heaven, to worship and offer
sacrifices to the heaven. Writers and artists had left
numerous pieces of poems and calligraphy works when they
toured Mount Taishan. Currently, there are 22 groups of
buildings, 97 ancient remains and historical sites, 819
pieces of stele, 1,8O0 pieces of carved stones, which
provide plenty of valuable evidences to make research on
Chinese ancient history and calligraphy. Mount Taighan is
not only a mountain of scenery, but also a mountain of culture.