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The city of Tai'an is situated at the southern foot of Mount Tai, in the heart of Shandong Province, the coastal Chinese province that lies across the Yellow Sea from the Korean Peninsula. To the north of Shandong Peninsula lies the Bay of Bohai, whose nearest bay to Shandong Peninsula is Laizhou Bay. The capital of Shandong Province, Jinan , lies at the northern foot of Mount Tai, while Tai'an lies at the mountain's southern foot - almost due south of Jinan - a distance of only 50 kilometers or so, as the crow flies, though, by road, the distance is of course greater, or 66 kilometers.

The city of Tai'an borrows its name - and its fame - from the mountain, one of the Five Sacred Mountains to Taoism. Indeed, Mount Tai, associated with birth and renewal, is considered the most sacred of Taoism's Five Sacred Mountains. The most striking feature about the mountain is that it rises up from a surrounding plain that is low, relative to the mountain, and in fact, the surrounding plain lies at a low absolute altitude of about 150 meters above sea level. Mount Tai's highest peak, Jade Emperor Peak, lies at 1533 meters above sea level. It is this contrast with the surrounding terrain that adds to the special, majestic nature of Mount Tai, a mountain that is also associated with power - a fact that helps to explain the mountain's popularity among China's successive emperors. 

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2011-05-23
Mount Tai is located in the middle of Shandong Province. It is not merely the mountain home of the Gods such as Mt. Olympus or Mt. Sinai; it is considered a deity itself and has been venerated by the Chinese as their most sacred peak. The emperors of ancient ...Read More
2011-05-23
Mt. Qingcheng, located in the southwest of the Dujiangyan Irrigation Project of China in Sichuan Province, is one of the most famous Taoist mountains in China. It is also a very attractive and intriguing scenic spot that is covered by luxuriant and verdant ...Read More
2011-05-20
Through checking and supervising clean governance risks in various posts, Taian Price Bureau has established the work network of post clean governance risk prevention and management covering various realms of the bureau, and established a comparatively ...Read More

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by Februus 2011-05-23
Located to the north of Taian City, the Dai Temple is the largest and most completed ancient building complex of Mount Taishan. It used to be the venue where emperors of the past dynasties held celebrations to worship heaven and earth and bestowed sacrifices to the God of the mountain. And it was also the first stop for the pilgrims on their way to the holy ...
by Henrietta 2011-05-23
Most of the present attractions inside the temple were left over from the Han Dynasty. Seen from a distance, a feel of grandiosity and magnificence appears in your mind. Take a closer view and you will feel astonished by its stateliness. It is the symbol of the Chinese feudality. Standing at the entrance to the temple, Yaocan Pavilion and the Archway of the ...
by Mani 2011-05-20
An investigation in east China is underway regarding claims that petitioners were thrown into mental institutions. It was launched Tuesday by the municipal government of Taian City in Shandong Province after a report in the Beijing News on Monday. The article said several people were instituted over the past two years for "disturbing the social order" in ...