The emperors who were enshrined in Zen and passed Mount Tai in Chinese history are:
1. The First Emperor of Qin was enshrined in Zen
After the Qin Dynasty unified China, the First Emperor was granted the title of Zen in the 28th year of the Qin Dynasty (B.C. In 219 AD), he patrolled the east and first went to Zoyi Mountain to perform sacrifices and carve stones to praise Qin's achievements. At the same time, Confucian scholars from Qi and Lu were summoned to examine the etiquette of enshrining Zen. All Confucian scholars had different opinions. The First Emperor then established his own etiquette system, repaired mountain roads, and climbed the mountain from the sun of Mount Tai. The ennobling ceremony was held at Daiding and a stone was erected to praise his virtues. Descend from the shadow of Mount Tai and perform the Zen ceremony at Mount Liangfu. When Qin Shihuang sealed Mount Tai, the sacrificial texts and rituals were kept secret and not passed down.
2. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty granted Zen status
In March of the first year of Yuanfeng (110 BC), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty led his ministers on an eastward tour to Mount Tai, and sent people to erect stones on top of Dai. The next day, under the shade of Dai, according to the etiquette of offering sacrifices to Houtu, I meditated on Mount Suran at the northeast foot of Mount Tai. After the Zen ceremony, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty accepted the congratulations from his ministers in Mingtang, and changed the name of Yuanding to Yuanfeng. He cut off the two counties of Ying and Bo in front of Mount Tai to worship Mount Tai, and named them Fenggao County. Since then, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came to Mount Tai five times to hold Zen ceremonies.
3. Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty granted Zen
On February 12, the 32nd year of Jianwu (AD 56), Emperor Guangwu led his ministers to Fenggao and sent servants More than 1,500 people repaired the mountain road, and more than 3,000 people on the cavalry team built square stones on the Dengfeng platform. The fasting begins on the 15th, and on the 22nd, firewood is burned in the southeast at the foot of Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to heaven. After the ceremony, he took a chariot to climb the mountain. After arriving at Daiding, he rested for a while and then changed his clothes and performed the ceremony. On the 25th, he visited Liangfu Mountain and changed his reign name to Jianwu Zhongyuan.
4. Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty conferred Zen status
In October of the second year of Linde (665), Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty led hundreds of civil and military officials to build an octagonal square altar on Sheshou Mountain, named "Jiangchan Altar" . After that, they went to the "Jianchan Altar" on Sheshou Mountain to worship the earth gods. Emperor Gaozong completed the first offering of the ceremony, and Empress Wu ascended the altar to offer the second offering.
After the ceremony, he accepted the congratulations from the officials at the pilgrimage altar, and issued an edict to erect three steles: "Dengfeng", "Jiangchan" and "Hajj". The altar was called "Wuhe Terrace" and "Dengfeng". The altar was named "Long Live Terrace" and the Zen altar was named "Jingyuntai". It was changed to Qianfeng in the Yuan Dynasty and Fenggao County was changed to Qianfeng County.
5. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty conferred Zen status
In October of the 13th year of Kaiyuan (726), Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty led hundreds of officials, noble relatives and foreign envoys to the east to Mount Tai to grant Zen status. The ceremony of enshrining Zen follows the old system of Qianfeng. After being enshrined in Zen, the God of Mount Tai was granted the title of "King of Heavenly Qi", and his ceremonial rank was increased to the level of Three Gongs.
6. Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty was granted Zen status
In October of the first year of Dazhong Xiangfu (1008), Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty set out from Bianjing, riding thousands of horses, to the east of Mount Tai. Qianfeng County was changed to Fengfu County; the God of Mount Tai was named "Sage Emperor Tian Qi Ren"; the goddess of Mount Tai was named "Fairy Lady Bixia Yuan Jun"; "Xie Tian Shu Shu Two Saints' Merits and Inscriptions" was engraved on the east side of Tang Moya on the top of Mount Tai.
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