Taishan Mountain is located in the central of Shandong Province. In ancient time, it was called Mt. Daishan or Mt.Daizong and was renamed Taishan Mountain during the Spring and Autumn Period, that was 770-476B.C.
Taishan Mountain was included in the UNESCO world heritage list in 1987.The total area of the mountain is 426 square kilometers with a circumference of 80 kilometers.The main peak, Jade Emperor Peak, rising 1,545 meters above sea level, is at the north of Tai"an city. The mountain is an early birthplace of China"s ancient civilization and the area around was one of ancient China"s political, economic and cultural centers. In history, there were total 72 emperors from Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties who built temples on it.
After Qin Shihuang (246-209 B.C.), numerous emperors and scholars from various historical periods went to Taishan Mountain, which accounts for the large quantity of precious cultural relics.
Taishan Mountain has 72 majestic peaks, magnificent waterfalls, centuries-old pines and cypresses and fascinating rocks. There are five tourist zones and two routes up the mountain-one in the east and one in the west.
They meet at Zhongtian Gate and there are 6,293 steps in the nine kilometers leading to the top. Scenic spots include Longtan Reservoir, Zhongtian Gate, Five-Doctor Pine, Duansong Hill, 18 Turns, South Gate to Heaven, Bixia Tekmple, Zhanglu Terrace, Sun-Watching Peak, Moon-Watching Peak.
The four wonders of the mountain are Sun Rises from the East, Golden Belt Along the Yellow River, Beautiful Sunset and the Sea of Clouds. Other attractive spots are the Rare Rock Dock, Fan Cliff, Aolai Peak, Black Dragon Pool, Longevity Bridge, and the Dragon Pool Waterfall.
Running from Songshan Valley to the South Gate to Heaven, on the top of Danshan Hill, is a path with 18 turns called Ladder to Heaven. Although the path is little more than one
kilometer long it rises 400 meters. The steps along the path are made of Tianshan schist. There is now a cable car from Zhongtian Gate to the top of Wangfu Hill.
Taishan Mountain is one of China"s mountain parks and is a natural museum of history and art. Along its axis there are 1,800 stone sculptures including famous ones such as the Carved Road from the Qin dynasty, the Buddhist Diamond Sutra in Sutra Stone Valley, the Wordless Stone Tablet and the Scripture of Taishan Mountain History carved on Tangmo Cliff.
Tiankuang Hall in the Daimiao Temple which is also on Taishan Mountain is one of the three great halls of China the other two are the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City, Beijing , and Dacheng Hall in Qufu.
The 40 statues of arhat in the Thousand-Buddha Hall of the Lingyan Temple date to the Song Dynasty and are prized for their individuality and expressiveness.
泰山英文介紹：
Taishan Mountain is located in the central of Shandong Province. In ancient time, it was called Mt. Daishan or Mt.Daizong and was renamed Taishan Mountain during the Spring and Autumn Period, that was 770-476B.C.
Taishan Mountain was included in the UNESCO world heritage list in 1987.The total area of the mountain is 426 square kilometers with a circumference of 80 kilometers.The main peak, Jade Emperor Peak, rising 1,545 meters above sea level, is at the north of Tai"an city. The mountain is an early birthplace of China"s ancient civilization and the area around was one of ancient China"s political, economic and cultural centers. In history, there were total 72 emperors from Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties who built temples on it.
After Qin Shihuang (246-209 B.C.), numerous emperors and scholars from various historical periods went to Taishan Mountain, which accounts for the large quantity of precious cultural relics.
Taishan Mountain has 72 majestic peaks, magnificent waterfalls, centuries-old pines and cypresses and fascinating rocks. There are five tourist zones and two routes up the mountain-one in the east and one in the west.
They meet at Zhongtian Gate and there are 6,293 steps in the nine kilometers leading to the top. Scenic spots include Longtan Reservoir, Zhongtian Gate, Five-Doctor Pine, Duansong Hill, 18 Turns, South Gate to Heaven, Bixia Tekmple, Zhanglu Terrace, Sun-Watching Peak, Moon-Watching Peak.
The four wonders of the mountain are Sun Rises from the East, Golden Belt Along the Yellow River, Beautiful Sunset and the Sea of Clouds. Other attractive spots are the Rare Rock Dock, Fan Cliff, Aolai Peak, Black Dragon Pool, Longevity Bridge, and the Dragon Pool Waterfall.
Running from Songshan Valley to the South Gate to Heaven, on the top of Danshan Hill, is a path with 18 turns called Ladder to Heaven. Although the path is little more than one
kilometer long it rises 400 meters. The steps along the path are made of Tianshan schist. There is now a cable car from Zhongtian Gate to the top of Wangfu Hill.
Taishan Mountain is one of China"s mountain parks and is a natural museum of history and art. Along its axis there are 1,800 stone sculptures including famous ones such as the Carved Road from the Qin dynasty, the Buddhist Diamond Sutra in Sutra Stone Valley, the Wordless Stone Tablet and the Scripture of Taishan Mountain History carved on Tangmo Cliff.
Tiankuang Hall in the Daimiao Temple which is also on Taishan Mountain is one of the three great halls of China the other two are the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City, Beijing , and Dacheng Hall in Qufu.
The 40 statues of arhat in the Thousand-Buddha Hall of the Lingyan Temple date to the Song Dynasty and are prized for their individuality and expressiveness.
翻譯：
泰山位於山東省的中部。在古代，它被稱為岱山或岱宗山，在春秋時期，即公元前770-476年，被重新命名為泰山。
泰山於1987年被聯合國教科文組織列入世界遺產名錄。山的總面積是426平方公里，周長80公里。
玉皇大帝峰位於泰安市北部，海拔1545米。這座山是中國古代文明的早期發祥地，周邊地區是中國古代政治、經濟和文化中心之一。歷史上，夏、商、週三代共72位皇帝在此建寺。
秦始皇(公元前246-209年)之後，歷代的帝王和學者紛紛前往泰山，那裡有大量的珍貴文物。
泰山有72座雄偉的山峰，壯觀的瀑布，數百年的松樹和柏樹，還有迷人的岩石。有五個旅遊區和兩條上山的路線——一條在東邊，一條在西邊。
他們在中天門會合，在通往山頂的九公里內有6293級臺階。景區有龍潭水庫、中天門、五博士松、端松山、18轉、南門通天、碧霞特普爾、張路臺、觀日峰、觀月峰。
山的四大奇觀是從東方升起的太陽，沿著黃河的金色地帶，美麗的日落和雲海。其他有吸引力的景點還有稀有的巖塢、扇崖、奧萊峰、黑龍池、萬壽橋、龍池瀑布。
從松山谷到南門通天，在丹山山頂，有一條十八彎的小道，叫天梯。雖然這條小路只有一公里多一點長，但它卻高達400米。小徑上的臺階是由天山片岩構成的。現在有一輛從中天門到王府山山頂的纜車。
泰山是中國的山地公園之一，是一座自然歷史和藝術博物館。沿著它的軸線，有1800件石雕作品，其中包括著名的秦朝石刻路、佛經石谷中的金剛經、無言的石碑、唐摩崖上的泰山史經等。
位於泰山上的岱廟寺中的天光殿是中國三大殿之一，另外兩個是紫禁城的太和殿和曲阜的大成殿。
靈巖寺千佛堂裡的40尊羅漢雕像可以追溯到宋朝，因其個性和表現力而備受推崇。
擴充套件資料：
泰山地形地貌
泰山是山東丘陵中最高大的山脈，地層為華北地臺典型基底和蓋層結構區，南部上升幅度大，蓋層被風化掉了，露出大片基底——泰山雜巖，即太古界泰山群地層，其絕對年齡25億年左右，是中國最古老的地層之一。北部上升幅度小，蓋層儲存著典型的華北地臺上發育的古生代地層。
泰山地貌分為衝洪積臺地、剝蝕堆積丘陵、構造剝蝕低山和侵蝕構造中低山四大型別，在空間形象上，由低而高，造成層巒疊峰、凌空高聳的巍峨之勢，形成多種地形群體組合的地貌景觀。