What's interesting in Taian?

Taian, located in the middle of Shandong Province in northern China, is the hometown of Confucius, an ancient thinker in China. The main peak of Mount Tai is 1545 meters above sea level, which is magnificent and enjoys the title of "the first of the five mountains" and "the first mountain in the world". People in China have worshipped Mount Tai since ancient times, and there is a saying that "Mount Tai is safe and the world is safe".

In ancient times, people of all dynasties held closed-door ceremonies and sacrificial activities in Mount Tai, and temples were built up and down Mount Tai to carve gods and stone carvings. Ancient literati admired Mount Tai. They came here to travel and write poems. There are more than 20 ancient buildings and more than 2,200 stone tablets on the majestic Mount Tai.

2. Culai Mountain

Also known as Longlai Mountain and Tolai Mountain, it is the sister mountain of Mount Tai. Geographical coordinates are117 20' east longitude and 36 03' north latitude. Located in Culai Town, Daiyue District, Tai 'an City. The mountains run northeast and southwest, stretching for 29 kilometers with a total area of 250 square kilometers.

Its main peak, Taipingding, is 1027 meters above sea level, with a relative height of more than 800 meters and a linear distance of 30 kilometers from Yuhuangding of Taishan Mountain. It is located 20 kilometers southeast of Mount Tai and 40 kilometers west of Xintai, with a total area of 250 kilometers, 97 peaks and peaks, and more than 0/00 tourist attractions. More than 2,500 years ago, the truffles in the Book of Songs praised it as "the pine of the crowd".

3. Lianhua Mountain Scenic Area

East-west length 15 km, north and south across Xintai and Laiwu. There are more than ten mountains, large and small, and the main peak is 994 meters above sea level. Scenic area 17 square kilometers, with water at the top, Xintai in the south and Laiwu in the north. There is a through train and the traffic is very convenient. Lianhua Mountain is also known as the public mountain, because Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty visited the immortals here and built Yingxian Palace on the top of the mountain.

There are 36 hills and 72 deep valleys. The main peaks are Xinfushan, Zhang Wan Cliff, Jiming Mountain, Tianzhu Peak, Luxiang Mountain and Lianhuajian. Because the mountain is surrounded by lotus flowers and sharp as lotus flowers, it is called Lotus Mountain.

4. Dongping Lake Scenic Area

Located in Dongping County, Tai 'an City, it is adjacent to the ancient Zhongdu Wenshang in the south. Dongping Lake Scenic Area has a total area of 626 square kilometers, with a perennial water surface of 124.3 square kilometers, an average water depth of 2.5 meters and a total storage capacity of 4 billion cubic meters.

Dongping Lake was called Liaoerwa, Konosawa, Juye Ze, Liangshanpo and Anshan Lake in ancient times. It was not until the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty that it was named Dongping Lake. It is the only remaining water area in the 800-mile water margin of Water Margin, and 1985 has been announced as a provincial-level scenic spot by the people's government of Shandong Province, which is an important scenic spot in the water margin tourism route launched by Shandong Province.

5. Taishan World Geopark

The World Geopark reflects the information of ancient geological times. Captured crystals with 3.72 billion years of earth age information have been detected in Taishan Geopark, indicating that there are very old rocks under Taishan area.

The World Geopark reflects the typical geological change process. The rocks in Taishan area were all metamorphic and deformed 2.6 billion years ago, but the deformation formed after 2.6 billion years was very small, indicating that an important geological movement occurred in Taishan area 2.6 billion years ago. This sudden change has a landmark global significance, which coincides with the assumption that Archaean and Archaean in the world geological world are divided into 2.6 billion years.