Mount Tai

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
Rock ageCambrian
Mountain type(s)metamorphic, sedimentary
Climbing
Easiest routeCable Car
CriteriaCultural: i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi; Natural: vii
Reference437
Inscription1987 (11th Session)
Area25,000 ha
Mount Tai
"Mount Tai" in Chinese characters
Chinese泰山
Literal meaning"exalted mountain"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTài Shān
Wade–GilesT'ai4 shan1
IPA[tʰâɪ ʂán]
Wu
Romanization[Tah sae] Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 9) (help)
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationTaai sāan
JyutpingTaai3 saan1
Southern Min
Hokkien POJThài san
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinesetʰaj ʂean
Old Chinese
Baxter–Sagart (2014)*l̥ˤa[t]-s s-ŋrar
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese岱山、岱岳、岱宗、太山、东岳
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDài shān

Mount Tai (Chinese: 泰山; pinyin: Tài Shān) is a mountain of historical and cultural significance located north of the city of Tai'an. It is the highest point in Shandong province, China. The tallest peak is the Jade Emperor Peak (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Yùhuáng Dǐng), which is commonly reported as being 1,545 meters (5,069 ft) tall.[2]

Mount Tai is known as the eastern mountain of the Sacred Mountains of China. It is associated with sunrise, birth, and renewal, and is often regarded the foremost of the five. Mount Tai has been a place of worship for at least 3,000 years and served as one of the most important ceremonial centers of China[3] during large portions of this period. Because of its sacred importance and dramatic landscape, it was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. It meets 7 of the 10 evaluation standards of World Heritage, and is listed as a World Heritage site that meets the most standards, along with the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area in Australia.

An earthquake[4][5] or thunderstorm[6] occurred in Mount Tai in 1831 BC[4] or 1652 BC,[5] also known as Mount Tai earthquake. This event was first recorded in the Bamboo Annals, and at present, it is recognized by most scholars as the first recorded earthquake in Chinese history.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b "Central and Eastern China, Taiwan and Korea" Archived 2012-08-09 at the Wayback Machine 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. S2CID 24791914. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-04.
  3. ^ "Mount Tai". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b 晁洪太; 王志才; 李家灵; 崔昭文 (1999). "山东泰安地区断层的最新活动与"泰山震"". 地震地质. 21 (2): P105-114. Archived from the original on 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  5. ^ a b 刁颋 (2010). "夏帝发七年"泰山震"的解读". 国际地震动态. 32 (376): P36-44. Archived from the original on 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  6. ^ 高继宗 (2008). "夏发七年"泰山地震"考". 国际地震动态. 30 (359): P135. Archived from the original on 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  7. ^ 雷册渊 (2017-08-23). "中国最早的地震记录 距今4000多年" (in Simplified Chinese). 人民网. Event occurs at 17:24. Archived from the original on 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  8. ^ "历史钩沉:泰山地震——历史上最早记载的地震" (in Simplified Chinese). 泰安大众网. 2015-05-23. Event occurs at 14:28. Archived from the original on 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-06-12.

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