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1、1.MountTaiScenicAreaMountTaiisamountainofunparalleledhistoricalandculturalsignificancelocatednorthofthecityofTai’an,inShandongprovince.RisingabruptlyfromthevastplainofcentralShandong,themountain’speak,JadeEmperor(alsocalledthePeakofShandong)reaches5,069feet.Asoneofthe“FiveGreatMountains”
2、(theFiveGreatMountainsbeingMountTai,MountHua,MountHeng,MountHeng,andMountSong),MountTaiisassociatedwithsunrise,birth,andrenewal,andisoftenregardedastheforemostofthefivepeaks.MajesticMountTaihasbeenaholyplaceofworshipforover3,000yearsandservesasoneofthemostimportantceremoniallocationsofCh
3、ina.Accordingtohistoricalrecords,MountTaiearneditsreputationasasacredplaceduringtheZhouDynastypriorto1000BCwhenitwasvisitedbyemperorswhocametooffersacrificesandmeditate.Acrossthecenturies,atotalof72emperorshavemadethepilgrimagetoMountTai.Geologically,itisatiltedfault-blockmountain,higher
4、tothesouththannorth,andistheoldestandmostimportantexampleofthepaleo-metamorphicsystemrepresentativeoftheCambrianPeriodineasternChina.BesidestheJadeEmperorPeak,otherdistinctiverockformationsaretheHeavenCandlePeak,theFanCliff,andtheRearRockBasin.Over200speciesofanimalsand122speciesofbirdsi
5、nhabitthisgreatmountainlandscape.Thelarge-scaledfish,VaricorhinusMacrolepis,isfoundinthecoolrunningwater.ConsideredadelicacyintheQingDynasty(1644-1912),itisoneofthefivemostfamousediblefishesinChina.MountTaiwaslistedintheWorldHeritageListbyUNESCOin1987.Location:HongmenRoad,No.45,Tai’anPho
6、ne:+86Hours:Winter8:30am-5:00pmSummer8:30am-6:00pm2.ThreeConfuciusSitesConfuciusisworldrenownedasaneducator,philosopherandpolitician,andwasthefounderofConfuciusTheorywhichhashadaprofoundimpactonEastAsianculture.Hishometown,Qufu,istheholygrailofpilgrimagedestinationsforthosewhowishtostudy
7、histeachings.Therearethreeessentialhistoricalsitesthatrelatetohislife–theTempleofConfucius,theCemeteryofConfucius,andtheKongFamilyMansion.Together,thesethreelocationshavebeenlistedasaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitesince1994.TempleofConfucius:Thisbuildingwasthefirsttemplebuilttowo
