Mount Tai was regarded by the ancients as a paradise "directly to the throne" and became a sacred mountain worshipped by the people and emperors. There is a saying that "Mount Tai is safe and the world is safe". From Qin Shihuang to Qing Dynasty, 13 emperors went to Mount Tai for meditation or sacrifice, and 24 emperors sent officials to sacrifice 72 times. There are more than 20 ancient buildings and more than 2,200 stone tablets on the mountain.
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The top of the main peak of Mount Tai in Dongyue, the head of the Five Mountains, is Yuhuangding, formerly known as Taipingding, also known as Tianzhu Peak, which is named after the Jade Emperor Temple on the peak. As the tallest temple on Mount Tai, the Jade Emperor Temple is dedicated to the Jade Emperor. Although the area is not large, it is quite imposing because of its high terrain. Mount Tai, the top of the mountain wind, stands out from the crowd, and has the feeling of Du Fu's "reaching the peak, the other mountains all appear dwarfs under the sky.". .
Jade Emperor Temple, formerly known as Taiqing Palace and Jade Emperor Temple, was built without examination. Ming Chenghua years rebuilt, the hospital inner ring peak. It is the highest ancient architectural complex on Mount Tai and a rare building built on a cliff. Yuhuang Temple consists of the mountain gate, Yuhuang Hall, Xuying Pavilion, Wanghe Pavilion and East and West Zen Rooms. Walking on the winding road, the first thing you see is the mountain gate engraved with "Jade Emperor's Top" on your forehead, and the stone tablet of "Mount Tai's Extreme Top" is embedded in the mountain gate.
Jade Emperor Temple is the main hall of Jade Emperor Temple. It is a building with four pillars, seven purlins and five beams. A bronze statue of the Jade Emperor and two children are enshrined in the hall. Because of the worship of the Jade Emperor, the paintings on the building of the Jade Emperor Temple are the highest specifications of dragon patterns and seal color paintings. The inscription "Chai Wang Yifeng" on the shrine in the temple shows that ancient emperors used to burn firewood here to worship the gods of mountains and rivers.
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Baidu encyclopedia-Taishan mountain