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Great walks of China
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-06-24 16:32
 Over the top Of the five great mountains in the Chinese imagination, Taishan reigns supreme. From celibate Taoist priests offering celestial sacrifices to young couples praying for a child, countless climbers have consecrated this holy peak throughout Chinese civilization. Start a comfortable half-day climb from the main Hongmen path and feel like the emperors who marked the beginning of their reigns by conquering Taishan. More than 7,000 steps and 20 temples grace the mountain, but it is the rich literature by immortal poets and leaders inscribed on stone tablets and cliff-faces that stamp its historical and cultural significance on the climber. Most pilgrims at the peak stay the night to catch the famous sunrise that is also associated with birth and renewal. |
