The origin of climbing must be self-sufficient.

If you climb high, you must be self-sufficient; if you climb high, you will feel inferior; if you go far, you will be self-sufficient. Wang Keyu believes that "it means that climbing a mountain must start from a low place and traveling must start from a close place." In fact, this is a typical Confucian practice, which is different from what Taoism says: "The wood that holds the arm is born at the end; Nine-story platform, starting with tired soil; A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and the effect is similar. Explain that people should have the goal of "climbing the mountain", aim high, dare to think and do, start from "inferiority complex", be down-to-earth and step by step. It embodies the arduous and indomitable spirit of Mount Tai, the Chinese national spirit of diligence, courage and self-improvement, and the spirit of being pragmatic for the people.

Since we should start from a low place, we should introduce Confucius' boarding place from Tianmen, which is located in the north of Tianmen and is a stone crossing with four pillars and three doors. Gu Teng is elegant and dignified, engraved with the words "Confucius landed". It was founded in the thirty-ninth year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (1560). Julian said, "The King of Su passed down through the ages alone, and the Lord celebrated the Millennium from afar. "There are two monuments on both sides of the square. In the east, there is a monument inscribed by Zhai Tao, Tongzhi of Jinan Prefecture, during Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty. In the west, there is the "First Mountain" tablet inscribed by Shandong Governor Li Fuchu. On the north side is Riling Square, with two columns and a single door. Confucius boarded the square, and in the thirty-ninth year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1560), Zhu Heng, the right deputy capital of Shandong Douchayuan, was built, and Luo Hongxian, the champion of Jiajing, wrote a book: "The king of Qin passed down through the ages, celebrating the Millennium. "The couplet was destroyed in 1967. On the east side of the square is Zhai Tao, the tongzhi of Jinan Prefecture, who wrote "Climbing Up Must Be Self" during Jiajing Period of Ming Dynasty. This phrase comes from the golden mean, which means that a journey of a thousand miles or climbing the mountains of Wan Ren must start with the first step. On the west side is the inscription "The First Mountain" by Shandong Governor Li Fuchu. There is a secret book of Taoist scriptures written in the Ming Dynasty in the inscription "There is a way into the clouds". According to legend, Taoist priests can use it to exorcise ghosts and cure all diseases. In the west, there is also a tablet named "Planting cypresses on Mount Tai" written by Jin, a magistrate of Tai 'an in the early years of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty, which records that he led the county officials and people from Hong Men Palace to Shengxianfang in the early years of Jiaqing, planting 23,000 cypresses. On both sides of the steps in front of the workshop, there are cylindrical stones shaped like wheels and a lotus leaf cap, which is called "Taishan Town" and is the treasure of the town.

The place where Confucius boarded the ship is in the north of Tianmen Square, which is a stone square with four pillars and three doors. The words "Confucius' Landing Place" are engraved on his forehead, such as "Wan Heng, the right deputy governor of Shandong local Douchayuan, the right supervisor of Nanchang, the right supervisor of Yuhe Douchayuan, the governor of Shandong Cunyi, and Luo Hongxian, 39 years old of Jiajing". The square is 6.8 meters wide, 6 meters high and 5.25 meters high. The middle door is 3. 17m wide and 3. 15m high. The width of the side door is1.1m. The upper part of the square column has a forehead, a forehead plate and a lintel. Two layers of strip stones are applied under the column, with rolling pier stones on the side of the column and lions carved inward on the upper column; There are honeysuckle, clouds, precious flowers, phoenix, deer, horse, unicorn, human face beast and so on on the surface relief of the stone drum. There is a bucket on the forehead of the lintel and four big buckets on the middle door. There is a bas-relief three-liter bucket on the vat, and there is a five-sided stone top on the bucket. Stone reliefs are corrugated, hooked and dripping. Hook headdress with lotus pattern, dripping with precious pattern, and kissing hilt on the ridge. Place sparrows under the middle door; Under the foreheads on both sides, sparrows are arched with half arms; On the lintel, there are two buckets; On the bucket, there is a lotus petal pattern; On the bucket, there is a three-liter bucket engraved shallowly.

Overlooking Mount Tai on the cable car is naturally interesting, but after all, it lacks the bitterness and fun of climbing. Wang Keyu believes that the beauty of Mount Tai lies in climbing. Mr. Kong Lao's inculcation of "climbing high must be self-sufficient" is like an inspiring "cardiotonic needle", which inspires people to forge ahead. Lift the front foot and drag the back foot, just slowly walk through eighteen sets, lean against the Sage Square, look up and tighten eighteen sets like a long ladder in the street. Climbing up again, the stone steps became narrower and steeper, and I began to realize that Ying Shao in the Eastern Han Dynasty described it like this in "The Rite of Mount Tai": "Later generations see their predecessors next, and the predecessors see their descendants above, which is picturesque. It's so hard to grind the chest and pinch the stone. "

"The power is infinite, I am a mountain peak." I had a hard time climbing up the broken door. Climbing up and shouting, the sounds are harmonious; Stop and look around. It's beautiful. At this time, I can deeply understand the true meaning of "being worthy of the sky and living up to others", and at the same time, I can really appreciate the situation and scenery of "climbing mountains", which makes me think and even reflect: I am afraid that none of the ancient princes and modern literati climbed mountains leisurely for fun. Their emphasis on "self-reliance" explains a difficult climbing process, a way to vent emotions and the best way to spread the absolute voice of life. You know, the conditions for the ancients to climb mountains were relatively bad. Unlike now, when they have flat steps, they can take a convenient cable car. They only saved themselves with a three-foot crutch. Therefore, going through hardships and climbing to the top step by step requires not only fearless courage, but also perseverance and upward spirit. It is no wonder that in such an extreme place, they will see themselves very little and the world very big, so that they can see everything freely and understand everything thoroughly, and they will no longer be obsessed with the trivial things in front of them and care about the prosperous fame and fortune.

In this sense, "mountain climbing must be self-sufficient" refers not to mountain climbing in appearance, but to its essence, which has long determined that mountain climbing is a kind of human nature: it is the evolution and development of the meaning of life from Huangkou children to Gu Longzhong; From ignorance to erudition, this is the improvement and sublimation of cultural knowledge; From "seeing mountains is not mountains and water is not water" to "seeing mountains or mountains and seeing water or water", this is a change and progress in the ideological realm ... and so on, which should objectively belong to the process of "climbing"-it used to be everywhere, but its form and purpose were different, but many people didn't really understand it with their heart, so remember: "