Mencius said: "Confucius climbed to the east mountain and made Lu small, and climbed to Taishan and made the world small." It comes from "Mencius: Try Your Heart". The benevolent enjoy mountains, and the wise enjoy water. The Chinese nation has worshiped mountains since ancient times. Famous mountains in China are famous for their beauty, wonder, or danger, but Mount Tai is the only one with its heaviness that calms the hearts of all people and strengthens the aspirations of heroes. Mount Tai has a majestic natural landscape like peaks and waterfalls, standing majestically in the east. It can also look forward to the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, embrace the prosperity of Shandong culture, and is praised for its rich history. Ancient and modern. Mount Tai was called "Dai Mountain" and "Daizong" in ancient times. "Customs and Customs" says: "The lord of Mount Tai, Dai Zong in one day. Dai means beginning; Zong means long. At the beginning of all things, yin and yang exchange each other, so it is the leader of the five mountains." Yi said: "Heaven and earth make peace." The ancients believed that , among the mountains, Mount Tai is the closest to the sky and the sun, so the mountain is named after "Tai", which is regarded as the place where heaven and earth intersect, and the place where man and heaven communicate. Therefore, Mount Tai enjoys the reputation of "the most powerful among the five mountains". "Taishan Chronicles Preface" praises Mount Tai's long history and civilization: "There is no goodness greater than Mount Tai, and no history can be traced back to Mount Tai." The cultural history of Mount Tai is almost the same age as the history of the Chinese nation. From the praise of Confucius in "Mencius: Devotion to the Heart", "climbing Mount Tai and minimizing the world", Sima Qian's famous saying, "Everyone is destined to die, it may be heavier than Mount Tai, or it may be lighter than a feather", to Du Fu's climbing of Mount Tai, "He will be at the top of the mountain and see all the people." From the ancient quatrain "Mountain is small" to the well-known idioms and allusions such as "When people unite, Mount Tai moves", "With eyes you cannot recognize Mount Tai", "Mountain Tai Dipper", "Stable as Mount Tai", etc., Mount Tai has gradually evolved into the "national mountain" of China. . The charm of Taishan culture is inseparable from its unique inclusiveness, which is unique among famous mountains at home and abroad. As early as the Dawenkou Culture period 5,000 years ago, Qilu became the cultural center at that time. After that, it went through the slave society, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States, Qin, Han, Wei and Jin, extending to the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and has always been a cultural center in modern China. The birthplace and distribution center, traces of almost all cultural achievements can be found in Mount Tai. Mount Tai not only has its own local religious belief - Taishan Divine Culture, but is also the place where traditional Chinese culture represented by Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism exists. The religious layout of Mount Tai is basically Taoist. From the Dai Temple and Queen Mother Pond at the foot of the mountain, to the Hongmen Palace, Tiantianmen and Doumu Palace near the Red Gate, to the Bixia Yuanjun Temple on the top of the mountain, they are all filled with Taoist culture. traces. Mount Tai is only a few dozen kilometers away from Qufu, the birthplace of Confucianism. Today, there are many relics and legends about Confucius' activities on Mount Tai. From "The rocks of Mount Tai are what the Lu Bang sees" to "Climbing Mount Tai and minimizing the world", and then to "The Death Song": "Mount Tai is decaying, the beams and pillars are broken, and the philosophers are withered!" Confucius and Mount Tai formed an inseparable bond. The origin of the explanation also gave rise to the saying that "Confucius is the sage of Mount Tai, and Mount Tai is the Confucius in the mountains." Confucius is compared to Mount Tai. Buddhism has also taken root in Mount Tai. Buddhist temples are dedicated to Sakyamuni, Maitreya, Guanyin, Arhat, etc. Although the temples are located in remote locations and the incense is not very popular, they are unique in their own way. It can be seen that Mount Tai truly reproduces the wonders of the birth of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.
Source "New College Entrance Examination. Chinese Learning" Grade One and Grade Two