1. Magnificent Rivers and Mountains
1. Mount Tai
Mount Tai, also known as Daishan, Daizong, Daiyue, Dongyue and Taiyue, is a famous mountain in China. One of the Five Mountains, it is located in the central part of Shandong Province, stretching between Tai'an, Jinan and Zibo, with a total area of ??24,200 hectares.
The main peak, Yuhuangding, is 1,545 meters above sea level. It is majestic and majestic. It is known as "the first of the five mountains", "the longest of the five mountains", "the respect of the five mountains" and "the first mountain in the world".
It is a world natural and cultural heritage, a world geological park, a national AAAAA tourist attraction, a national scenic spot, a national key cultural relic protection unit, and a national civilized scenic tourist area.
Mount Tai was regarded by the ancients as a paradise that "directly leads to the throne of the emperor". It became a sacred mountain worshiped by the people and a sacred mountain for emperors to offer sacrifices. There is a saying that "if Mount Tai is safe, all the world will be safe".
From Qin Shihuang to the Qing Dynasty, 13 generations of emperors visited Mount Tai to offer sacrifices or worship in person, and 24 generations of emperors sent officials to worship 72 times.
More than 20 ancient building complexes and more than 2,200 steles and stone carvings have been left on the majestic mountain of Mount Tai. Taoism and Buddhism regard Mount Tai as the "Fairy Mountain Buddha Country", deify Mount Tai, and build a large number of palaces and temples on Mount Tai.
Mount Tai is the symbol of the Chinese nation, the epitome of Eastern culture, the place where the idea of ??"harmony between man and nature" rests, and the spiritual home of the Chinese nation.
2. Huangshan
World cultural and natural heritage, world geological park, national AAAAA tourist attraction, national scenic spot, national civilized scenic tourist area demonstration site, one of the top ten in China Famous mountain, the most amazing mountain in the world.
Huangshan Mountain is located in Huangshan City in southern Anhui Province. It has 72 peaks. The main peak, Lotus Peak, is 1,864 meters above sea level. Together with Guangmingding and Tiandu Peak, it is known as the three main peaks of Huangshan Mountain and is one of the 36 peaks. Huangshan is the symbol of Anhui tourism and the only mountain scenery among the top ten scenic spots in China.
Huangshan Mountain was originally called "Yishan". It is named after its peaks and rocks are green and black, and the green daisy can be seen from a distance. Later, it was renamed "Huangshan" because it was said that Emperor Xuanyuan once made elixirs here.
The representative landscapes of Huangshan include the "Four Wonders and Three Waterfalls". The Four Wonders are: strange pines, strange rocks, sea of ??clouds, and hot springs; the three waterfalls are: Herringbone Falls, Baizhang Spring, and Jiulong Falls. The Huangshan Welcoming Pine is a symbol of the warmth and friendship of the Anhui people, carrying the oriental etiquette culture that embraces the world.
When Xu Xiake, a traveler of the Ming Dynasty, visited Huangshan Mountain, he praised: "There are no famous mountains inside and outside the Bohai Sea like Huangshan Mountain in Huizhou. Once you climb Mount Huangshan, there are no mountains in the world, and you can't stop seeing them!" It was extended to later generations as "the Five Mountains can't be returned without stopping" Look at the mountains, don’t look at the mountains after returning from Huangshan.”
2. Products
1. Ginseng
Ginseng (Panax ginseng? C. A. Mey) is a perennial herb that likes shade and has no stomata or palisade tissue in its leaves. Unable to retain water, the leaves will be burned when the temperature is higher than 32 degrees, and the canopy closure degree is 0.7-0.8.
It usually blooms in 3 years and bears fruit in 5-6 years. The flowering period is from May to June and the fruiting period is from June to September. It grows in coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forests or deciduous broad-leaved forests dominated by Korean pine at an altitude of several hundred meters between 33 and 48 degrees north latitude. It is produced in Northeast China, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and eastern Russia.
Ginseng is also known as yellow ginseng, goblin, sacred grass and king of herbs. It is one of the famous "Three Treasures of the Northeast".
2. Giant Panda
The giant panda (scientific name: Ailuropoda melanoleuca): The only mammal belonging to the order Carnivora, Ursidae, subfamily Giant Panda and the genus Giant Panda, with a long head and body 1.2-1.8 meters, tail length 10-12 cm.
It weighs 80-120 kilograms and can reach up to 180 kilograms. Its body color is black and white. It has round cheeks, big dark circles under the eyes, a chubby body, and the iconic pigtails. The way it walks, it also has scalpel-sharp claws. It is one of the cutest animals in the world.
The giant panda has lived on the earth for at least 8 million years. It is known as a "living fossil" and "China's national treasure". It is the image ambassador of the World Wildlife Fund and the flagship species of the world's biodiversity conservation.
According to the third national giant panda wild population survey, there are less than 1,600 wild giant pandas in the world, and they are classified as first-level protected animals in China. As of October 2011, the number of giant pandas in captivity nationwide was 333.
Giant pandas originally ate meat. After evolution, 99% of their food is bamboo. However, their teeth and digestive tract remain the same, and they are still classified as carnivorous. When angry, they are as dangerous as other bears. kind. The life span of giant pandas in the wild is 18-20 years, and they can exceed 30 years in captivity.
As of November 2018, the number of captive giant pandas has reached a new high, with the global number of captive giant pandas reaching 548. ?
Giant pandas are endemic to China, and their main existing habitats are the mountainous areas of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu in China.
3. Glorious History
1. Tang Dynasty Period
The territory of the Tang Dynasty was unprecedentedly vast. At its peak, the territory stretched from the Sea of ??Japan in the east to Annan in the south and Annan in the west. Reaching the Aral Sea and crossing Lake Baikal in the north, it was the first unified dynasty in China since the Qin Dynasty that did not build the Great Wall.
After the Tang Dynasty conquered the Eastern Turks and Xue Yantuo, the emperor was revered as the Heavenly Khan by all ethnic groups in the four barbarians. He also used the Jisi system to mobilize the Turks, Uighurs, Tiele, Khitan, Mohe, Shiwei and other ethnic groups to attack. enemy country, and allowed vassal countries such as Japan, Nanzhao, Silla, and Bohae to learn their own culture and systems.
The economy, society, culture, and art of the Tang Dynasty showed the characteristics of diversity and openness. A large number of famous figures emerged in poetry, calligraphy, painting, music, etc., such as the poet Li Bai, the poet Du Fu, The poet Bai Juyi, the calligrapher Yan Zhenqing, the painter Wu Daozi, the musician Li Guinian and so on. The Tang Dynasty accepted exchanges and learning from various countries and formed an open and diverse culture.
The Tang Dynasty was one of the most powerful countries in the world at that time. Its reputation spread far and wide, and it had contacts with Asian and European countries. After the Tang Dynasty, overseas Chinese mostly called themselves Tang people.
2. Song Dynasty Period
The Song Dynasty was an era in Chinese history when commodity economy, culture, education, and scientific innovation were highly prosperous. In the third year of Xianping (1000), China's total GDP was US$26.55 billion, accounting for 22.7% of the world's total economic output. Its per capita GDP was US$450, exceeding US$400 in Western Europe at that time.
Although later generations believed that the Song Dynasty was "poor and weak", the folk wealth and social and economic prosperity of the Song Dynasty actually far exceeded that of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
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