Mount Tai

Coordinates: 36°15′21″N 117°06′27″E / 36.25583°N 117.10750°E / 36.25583; 117.10750
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Mount Tai
The South Gate to Heaven at Mount Tai
Highest point
Elevation1,532.7 m (5,029 ft)
Prominence1,505 m (4,938 ft)[1]
ListingUltra
Coordinates36°15′21″N 117°06′27″E / 36.25583°N 117.10750°E / 36.25583; 117.10750[1]
Geography
Mount Tai is located in Shandong
Mount Tai
Mount Tai
Mount Tai is located in Northern China
Mount Tai
Mount Tai
Mount Tai (Northern China)
Mount Tai is located in China
Mount Tai
Mount Tai
Mount Tai (China)
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Mountain typemetamorphic, sedimentary
Climbing
Easiest routeCable Car
CriteriaCultural: i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi; Natural: vii
Reference437
Inscription1987 (11th Session)
Area25,000 ha

Mount Tai (Chinese: 泰山; pinyin: Tài Shān) is a mountain in Sandong province, China. It is very important in Chinese culture. It is 1,545 meters (5,069 ft) tall.[2]

Cangdi is the deity traditionally said to rule the mountain. The famous festival Feng Shan happens on the mountain.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Central and Eastern China, Taiwan and Korea" Peaklist.org.Listed as "Tai Shan". Prominence based on an elevation of 1,545 m and a col of 40 m. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
  2. ↑ Yuan Xingzhong; Hong, Liu (2000). "Studies on the diversity of soil animals in Taishan Mountain". Journal of Forestry Research. 11 (2): 109–113. doi:10.1007/BF02856685. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-04.

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