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Mount Tai international Mountaineering Festival is held in September every year since 1987. The festival and climbing competition attracts athletes and tourists from around the world, providing a development platform for strong economic and cultural construction of Tai'an, helping to build the city into an international travel destination.
1. Climbing Mount Tai can be a really impressive experience.
Mount Tai is the leader of the Fiver Sacred Mountains of China (the
other four are Heng Mountain of Hunan Province, Hua Mountain of
Shaanxi Province, Song Mountain of Henan Province and Heng Mountain
of Shanxi Province). Mount Tai is crowned by Jade Emperor Peak (in
Chinese mythology, the Jade Emperor is the most powerful god in
heaven) with an altitude of 1,545 meters. In 1987, it was listed as
both World Natural Heritage and World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.
The temples on its slopes have been a destination for pilgrims for
3,000 years. Read More About Mount Tai
2. Mountaineering Competition is an important part of the
festival, consisting of 5km climb for seniors group (591 steps and
800 meters high), 7.7km climb for middle-aged group (5884 steps and
1400 meters high) and 8.5 km climb for youth group (6566 steps and
1545 meters high). Athletes and teams who get the top three will be
awarded certificates, prizes or trophies.
3. Besides the mountaineering competition, there are also
other events like the exhibition of paintings and calligraphy,
bonsai and root sculptures, as well as a lot of folk shows and
performances.
4. Mount Tai international Mountaineering Festival has
becoming more and more popular in China and abroad since its first
hold in 1987. The number of participants of the mountaineering
competition 2009 was over one thousand. They were mainly from 37
different counties. World Famous Mountain Cooperation Summit was
held as part of the Climbing Festival 2009. Representatives of six
world famous mountains, namely Canada’s Rocky Mountains, Germany’s
Zugspitze Mountain, Greece’s Mount Olympus, South Korea’s Halla
Mountain, Switzerland’s Pilatus Mountain, and China’s, Taishan
Mountain attended the summit.
Date: mid-September every year
Venue: Mount Tai (located just north of Tai’an city in East China’s Shandong province)
Registration: Both individual and team registration are accepted.
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