Example sentences for: taishan

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  • Because it was long regarded as the Sacred Mountain of the East by followers of Daoism, Taishan served as the supreme altar of worship for millions of pilgrims for over 2,000 years.

  • Situated in Shandong Province on the rail line between Beijing and Shanghai, Taishan is only 1,545 m (5,069 ft) in elevation, but it is a steep climb as it rises for views of the East China Sea.

  • Rarest of all is the Qin Tablet, carved in 209 b.c. to commemorate the ascent of Taishan by China’s first emperor, Qinshi Huangdi.

  • Tai’an, the village at Taishan’s base that is 64 km (40 miles) south of Jinan, is home to the Dai Temple (Daimiao), a walled complex filled with its own historic treasures.

  • Xi’an’s once-glorious temples were devastated during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976), but restorations have led to the reopening of the Lama Temple (Guangrensi), founded in 1705; Woolongsi, an ancient Zen Buddhist temple; Dongyuemiao, a Daoist temple to the mountain god of Taishan; and the Temple of the Eight Immortals (Baxianguan), which is the most active of the city’s religious shrines at present and has an open-air market.


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