Tai'an Localities

Because of the ancient people's worship of the sun and the mountain, from Yao Shun to Qin and Han, until the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which stretched over thousands of years, Mount Tai has become a sacred mountain for the successive emperors and kings to pay homage to heaven. With the emperors sealing Zen, Mount Tai was deified, and the Buddhist and Taoist families, literati and celebrities came and went, leaving numerous scenic spots and monuments to Mount Tai and Tai'an. Tai'an is also named after Mount Tai, from the old saying "when Mount Tai is at peace, all the four seas are at peace", meaning "the country is at peace with itself and the people are at peace with themselves".

Natural geography and culture:

Tai'an is located at the foot of Mount Tai, and is built on the mountain. Built on the mountain, the mountain city as a whole, within the territory of the Lotus Mountain, Feedback Mountain and so on. Tai'an is rich in water resources, mainly the Dawen River, Si River, Chaiwen River, Dongping Lake and so on. The geographical structure of mountains and water has obvious influence on many place names in Tai'an, such as Shankou, Jiaoyu, Shiyi, Huanmawan, Quangou, Fork River, Yuchi, Xiagang, Chaoquan, etc.

Customs:

Tian Kuang Festival? The sixth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar

The sixth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar in 1008 A.D. was the year when heavenly books were sent down to Taishan Mountain, so Song Zhenzong made a great effort to seal Zen, and in order to thank the heaven, he not only constructed the Temple of Tian Kuang in Dai Temple, but also set the sixth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar as the festival of Tian Kuang. This festival has now become a festival for girls who married out to visit their parents, or a day for tanning clothes and books.

The Buddha Bathing Festival is celebrated on the eighth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar

Legend has it that it is the birth anniversary of Buddha Shakyamuni. On this day, the statue of Buddha is bathed in water. Taishan near this festival has added the celebration of Dongyue Da Di and Bixia Yuanjun's birth anniversary, the trinity, since ancient times are very grand.

Taishan International Mountaineering Festival September 6 - 8 Taishan International Mountaineering Festival has become the National Sports Commission recommended to all the fitness program.

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Tai'an Snacks

Tai'an Sanmei

Tai'an Sanmei Bean Curd is a famous dish of Tai'an flavor. Tai'an produced cabbage, tofu and Taishan spring water, traditionally known as the "three beauties of Tai'an". Tai'an cabbage is big and solid, fine and gluten-free; Tai'an bean curd, fine and pure pulp, tender and not old; Taishan spring water, sweet and refreshing, with few impurities.

Li Bai in Tang Kaiyuan twenty-four years (736 years) from Hubei Anlu moved to Jinan, as well as Du Fu when he was living in Shandong, they have been on Taishan many times, and taste the flavor of the "Taian three beautiful" dishes. "Touring the mountain does not come to taste three beautiful, Taishan scenery did not appreciate the whole", which is the local long circulated praise of the three beautiful dishes of the good words.

Baidu Encyclopedia - Tai'an Folklore

Baidu Encyclopedia - Tai'an