Mount Tai is one of the birthplaces of ancient culture in the Yellow River Basin. A long time ago, the area around Mount Tai was developed by our ancestors, as evidenced by the Dafengkou Culture at the southern foot of Mount Tai and the Longshan Cultural Relics at the northern foot. Even earlier, there are fossil remains of Xintai Man from 50,000 years ago and fossil remains of Yiyuan Man from 400,000 years ago. ?
During the Warring States Period, a 500-kilometer-long Great Wall was built along the Taishan Mountains to the Yellow Sea. The ruins still exist today. The scenic spots in Mount Tai related to Confucius' activities include Confucius's Dengchufang, Wangwu Shengjifang, Confucius Xiaotianxia, ??Confucius Temple, Zhanlu Terrace, Menghugou, etc. Mount Tai, the sacred mountain and cultural treasure house, is known as "the first of the five mountains" and "the most respected of the five mountains". It was a symbol of the regime and became a sacred mountain.
When ancient emperors came to the throne, they often came to Mount Tai to hold Zen ceremonies to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth. During the pre-Qin period, 72 generations of monarchs went to Mount Tai to offer Buddhist memorial services; from the Qin and Han dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, emperors of all dynasties went to Mount Tai to offer Buddhist memorial services 27 times. In view of the emperor's Zen activities and the majestic and magnificent scenery, cultural celebrities from all dynasties came to Mount Tai to write poems and poems, leaving behind countless poems and engraved stones.
Poetry such as Confucius's "Qiu Ling Song", Sima Qian's "Book of Fengchan", Cao Zhi's "Flying Dragon", Li Bai's "Taishan Ode", Du Fu's "Wang Yue" and other poems have become Chinese classics. Famous works handed down from generation to generation; the Song Dynasty murals in Tiankuang Hall and the Song Dynasty painted Arhat statues in Lingyan Temple are rare treasures.
The stone carvings and stone tablets of Mount Tai are the culmination of Chinese calligraphy art. They are complete with real cursive, official and seal scripts, and are completed by each school of Yan, Liu, Ou and Zhao. It is an expo of Chinese calligraphy and stone carving art in past dynasties. Mount Tai is extremely rich in cultural heritage, with 97 existing ancient ruins and 22 ancient building complexes, providing physical information for the study of ancient Chinese architectural history.
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Taishan culture
From a historical perspective, we can roughly divide Taishan research into ancient times to 1949, 1949 to the end of the last century, and the new century three stages. The book "Tongjian of Mount Tai" was edited by Qu Jinxian and published by Qilu Publishing House in 2005 (Volume from Pre-Qin to Qing Dynasty).
This monograph discusses the formation, development, and evolution of Taishan culture from a new perspective, and clarifies the cultural characteristics that emerged in various historical periods.
It demonstrates the origin relationship between Taishan culture and Chinese culture, reveals the evolution trajectory of Mount Tai from a natural mountain, to a political mountain, a religious mountain, a cultural mountain, a folk custom mountain, and then to a spiritual mountain, highlighting the importance of Mount Tai The spiritual connotation and practical significance of culture showcase the latest results of current Taishan research.
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