Chapter 123: Tarzan

Mount Tai is the first of the five mountains in China, the ancient name is Daishan, also known as Daizong, located in the central part of Shandong Province, between Jinan, Changqing, Feicheng and Tai'an. Its southern foot begins in Tai'an City and ends in Jinan City in the north, with an area of 426 square kilometers. It stands among the mountains in Luzhong. The main peak of Mount Tai, the Jade Emperor Peak, is 1532.7 meters above sea level. Mount Tai is one of the first national scenic spots in China, and it is also a natural museum of art and history. Mount Tai was formed about 30 million years ago in the middle of the Cenozoic Era. The strata in the Taishan area are ancient, mainly composed of several ancient rocks such as mixed rocks, mixed granite and various gneiss, which are about 2.4-2.5 billion years old and belong to the Archean rocks. Mount Tai has the reputation of "the chief of the five mountains" and "the sole respect of the five mountains". There are many cultural landscapes on Mount Tai. According to the records of various dynasties in ancient China, this mountain is often the place where the emperor set up an altar to pray for the peace of the country and the people and hold a ceremony to seal Zen. The first large-scale Zen sealing ceremony was held here was Qin Shi Huang, and the Zen worship in Mount Tai was believed to be the "Fu Rui" that the gods of heaven would give auspiciousness, which formed the tradition of the Taishan Ceremony.

Mount Tai is majestic and magnificent, and the scenery is beautiful. In ancient Chinese mythology and legend, after Pangu's death, his head turned into Mount Tai. According to the "Historical Records Collection": "The sky is unreachable, and the Zen is enshrined on Mount Tai and sacrificed, hoping to be close to the gods." ”

Mount Tai stands majestically in the middle of Shandong, called "Daishan" and "Daizong" in ancient times, and changed its name to "Mount Tai" in the Spring and Autumn Period. Mount Tai is adjacent to Qufu, the hometown of Confucius, backed by the spring city of Jinan, with an area of 426 square kilometers, and the main peak of the Jade Emperor is 1532.7 meters above sea level. In 1987, it was included in the UNESCO World Natural Heritage List.

Mount Tai is located in the central part of Shandong Province and belongs to Tai'an City (prefecture-level city). It is about 200 kilometers long from east to west and about 50 kilometers wide from north to south. The main peak, Yuhuang Peak, is in the north of the urban area of Tai'an City, east longitude 117 ° 6 ', north latitude 36 ° 16 '. Running through the central part of Shandong, the main vein, branch vein, and remaining veins involve more than 10 surrounding counties. The highest peak of Mount Tai is 1532.7 meters above sea level, and the top of the Jade Emperor Peak (Jade Emperor Peak). Mount Tai is located north of the city of Tai'an in the central part of Shandong Province in northern China.

Mount Tai, also known as Daishan, Daizong, Daiyue, Dongyue, Taiyue. In ancient times, it was called volcano and Taishan, and "big" was seen in the oracle bone inscription and the golden inscription, and the pronunciation was "Tai". And "Taishan."