When is the best time to travel to Mount Tai? How did the Fairy Bridge of Mount Tai get its name?

Mount Tai is the first of the "Five Mountains" in my country and one of the birthplaces of ancient culture in the Yellow River Basin. Located in Tai'an City, Shandong Province, it is majestic and magnificent with beautiful scenery. Therefore, Mount Tai is known as "the leader of the Five Mountains" and "the most respected of the Five Mountains". If you want to travel to Mount Tai, when is the best season? The following is a detailed sharing, I hope it will be helpful to you.

Contents of this article

1. When is the best time to travel to Mount Tai?

2. How did the Taishan Fairy Bridge get its name?

3. What are the main aspects of Taishan culture?

When is the best time to travel to Mount Tai?

Best season: September to November.

The sky is high and the air is clear in autumn, which is the best time to watch the sunrise. If the weather is good, you can even see the Yellow River.

Mount Tai is full of greenery and blooming flowers in spring, but it often rains and the temperature on the top of the mountain is relatively low.

There are more rainy days in summer, and you can often see the spectacle of sea of ​​clouds on the mountain at this time. You will be even luckier if you encounter the sea of ​​clouds at sunrise.

If you go to Mount Tai in winter, it will have a special flavor. Especially after it snows, Mount Tai is more beautiful, but Mount Tai in winter is also very cold.

How did the Taishan Fairy Bridge get its name?

The Xianren Bridge on Mount Tai is named Xianren Bridge because of the dangerous situation with two cliffs facing each other and a deep ravine below. It means that it is difficult for mortals to cross, but only immortals can. There are three huge rocks on the Xianren Bridge, which are suspended in the air and connect the deep ravine. It looks like a bridge and is called Xianren Bridge. Its dangerous situation and natural charm make it one of the famous wonders of Mount Tai.

The Fairy Bridge of Mount Tai is roughly oriented east-west, spanning between two cliffs. It is about 5 meters long and is made up of three huge stones connected ingeniously. The three stones connected ingeniously to form a bridge are neither the work of immortals nor the work of architects or skilled craftsmen, but a masterpiece of nature. The rocks on the cliffs on the east and west sides of the Fairy Bridge are an ancient intrusive rock called porphyritic monzonitic granite, which serves as the natural fortress of the bridge. The three huge stones that constitute the main body of the bridge, the middle one is a felsic vein rock, and the two on the sides are porphyritic monzonitic granite. The three stones are connected ingeniously due to the combined effect of external weathering and erosion and gravity collapse.

What are the main aspects of Taishan culture?

Fengshan culture is the most important historical and cultural phenomenon of Mount Tai, and the prominent reputation of Mount Tai is derived from this. Fengshan sacrifice is a ceremony held by ancient emperors on Mount Tai to worship the gods of heaven and earth. The Fengshan of Mount Tai, which has lasted for thousands of years, is no longer a simple worship of mountains and rivers, but contains extreme worship of the gods of Mount Tai and a cultural spectacle with a grand political background.

From a historical perspective, we can roughly divide the study of Mount Tai into three stages: from ancient times to 1949, from 1949 to the end of the last century, and the new century. The book "Taishan Tongjian" was edited by Qu Jinxian and published by Qilu Publishing House in 2005 (Pre-Qin to Qing Dynasty Volume). This monograph discusses the formation, development, and evolution of Mount Tai culture from a new perspective, explains the cultural characteristics that appeared in various historical periods, and demonstrates the origin and relationship between Mount Tai culture and Chinese culture. It reveals the evolution of Mount Tai from a natural mountain to a political mountain, a religious mountain, a cultural mountain, a folk mountain, and then a spiritual mountain. It highlights the spiritual connotation and practical significance of Mount Tai culture and focuses on the latest achievements of current Mount Tai research.