the-Five-Sacred-Mountains-五岳

Welcometoourtopic靳小雨陈甜甜李冬林何瑛陈波theFiveSacredMountains（五岳）•theEasternMountain—MountTai（东岳泰山）•theSouthernMountain—MountHeng（南岳衡山）•theWesternMountain—MountHua（西岳华山）•theNorthernMountain—MountHeng（北岳恒山）•theCentralMountain—MountSong（中岳嵩山）MountHuaMountHeng（衡）MountTaiMountHeng（恒）MountSongBriefintroduction:MountTaiislocatedinTai’anCity,ShandongProvince.Itwasincludedas“WorldCulturalandNaturalHeritage(遗产）byUNESCOinDec1987.MountTai,atypicalrepresentativeoftheChinesefamoustraditionalmountains,isamountainwithalonghistoryandaspecialhistoricstatus.In1982,MountTaiwasupintothelistofStatekeyscenicspotsandwasformallylistedinthedirectoryofWorldNaturalandCulturalHeritagein1987.Itbecomesapreciousheritageofhumanbeing.Asthemapmarking,MountTailocatesinthesmileface.ThesmilefaceisthelocationofMountTaiHistory：•SincetheQinDynasty(221BC-206BC),MountTai,astheroyalobjectofcult(礼拜）,wasthevenuewherepastemperorsusedtoworshipHeavenandEarth.Countlessliteratihaveleftinscriptionsandsteles(石碑）there,givingitthereputationasANaturalMuseumofHistoryandArtofmoderntimes.•StoneinscriptionsSomefamousancientwriters,poets,scholars,andcalligraphers(书法家）inscribeonstones.Thesestoneshasbecomeanaturalcalligraphyexhibitionwithhighartisticandhistoricalvalue.MountTai——NaturalheritageItiswellknownforitsspectacular,grandness,steadinessandmassiness(坚实）.ThetypicalcharacterofnaturalsceneryofMountTaiisimposing,steepy,surprising,andspacious.Likegrotesquepeak、waterfall、cliff、vegetationandsoonAttractionsinMountTai•LocatedtothenorthofTai’anCity,theDaiTempleisthelargestandmostcompletedancientbuildingcomplexofMountTai.It’susedtobestowedsacrificestotheGodofthemountain.AnditwasalsothefirststopforthepilgrimsontheirwaytotheholyMountTai.DaiTemple(岱庙）TheGodofMountTai----ShigandangTheseareotherviewsofMountTaishan.Nantianmen（南天门）Sisterpine(姊妹松)HeavenStreet(天街)•StandingontheMoon-viewingPeakatthewestendoftheHeavenlyStreet,theMoon-viewingpavilionisagoodplacetowatchthesunset.ShibaPan(十八盘）•Theterrain(地形）hereisdangerouslysteep,withapathbetweenthetworidges.Thoughitswholecourseislessthanonekilometer,ittakesover1,600stepstotraverseit.ThewindingmountainpathlookslikealadderfromtheSouthGatetoHeaven.Itisthemostdifficultpartoftheclimb.•ZhongxiPeak,eastoftheGateHalfwaytoHeaven,isthebestplaceforviewingtheseaofclouds.Afterashower,whitecloudsflowthroughthepeaks,makingMountTaiasbeautifulasatraditionalChineselandscapepainting.WanghaiPavilion（望海阁）RiguanPeak（日观峰）SunrisesunriseConclusion:•MountTaiisthesymbolofspiritualcultureofChinaandtheuniqueheritageoftheworld.Ifyouhavetime,travelhere,youmustgetabigsurprise.MountHengtheSouthernMountainoftheFiveSacredMountainsLimit72peaks150kilometersTheHuiyanPeakisthesouthendofthepeaksYueluMountaininChangshaCityisthenorthend,TheZhurongPeakisthehighest,with1,290metersabovesealevel.TempleNanyueTempleZhushengTempleNantaiTempleFuyanTempleQingliangTempleThesixbigtemplesNanyueBigTempleZhushengTempleThebiggesttempleinthemountainistheNanyueTemple,whichisthelargestgroupofancientbuildingsinHunanProvince,coveringanareaof100,000squaremeterTheNanyueTemplehasninecourtyardsandthemainhallis22metershigh,supportedby72stonepillars,whichsymbolizethe72peaksofthemountain.Glazedinredandyellow,thetemple,covering98,500sq.meters,islinkedwithmanyotherbuildingsandrepresentsagrandpalacecomplex.ThegateoftheNanyueTempleisa20-meter-highstonegatecalledLingxingGate.ThemainhalloftheNanyueTempleiscalledtheShendiHall,over30metershighandover50meterswide,whichlooksmagnificentandhastwolayers.InthemiddlethereconsecratesthefigureofNanyueGodEmperor.With72largestonepolessupportingthehall,itlooksmagnificentandcharacteristic.PassingtheGodEmperorHall,itisMausoleumwiththesittingfiguresofSaintFatherandSaintMother.Besides,therearetwohalls,oneistheZhushengHall,belongingtoTaoism,andtheotheristheXiashenHall,belongingtoBuddhism.Amongthetemplesinthemountain,theFuyanTempleisknownasthenation'sFirstTempleofBuddhistDoctrine,withamaidenhairtreeof1,400yearsold;TheNantaiTemplehasahistoryofover1,400yearsandisregardedastheoriginofaBuddhistbranchinJapan;Othertemples:TheTripitakaTemple,famousforitsdelicacyandenfeoffedConfuianclassics,issurroundedbysuchoddly-shapedancienttreeslikeMoneyTree,TreeofLove,etc.,andmanyhistoricsiteslikeShuzhuangTaiandDiaoyuTaiandYunchunPavilion.TheFangguangTemple,whichisquietwithaforestofancienttrees,andtheWater-ScreenCave,whichismysterious,areallspotsofinterest.Besidesmarveloustemples,themountainalsoboasts9ponds9wells9pools10caves15rocks25streams38springsinharmonywithgreenforestsandfragrantflowersandgrass.Grand,graceful,sequesteredandculturallyabundant,Hengshanleadsthefivesacredmountainsbyitsgracefulness.SceneryspotsHuixianbridgeShuiliandongMojintaiZhurongfengJiuxianguangLongfengxiYanxiafeng……Water-ScreenCaveTheWater-ScreenCave,lyingundertheZigaiPeak,isanirresistibleattraction.ThemostfamousintheWater-ScreenCaveisfoundation.Walkingalongthebrookandpastthestonebridge,youcanseestoneswithdifferentposesanddifferentcarvings.Thefallingfoundationfallsintoastonepool.ShuiliandongMojintaiHuixianbridgeZhurongfengMapofMtHuaMo