CHINESE VISIONS OF NATURE
AND POWER
THE EMPEROR IS BUT A PART OF THE LARGER
NATURAL COSMIC LANDSCAPE
HE IS BUT A SMALL FIGURE AT THE BOTTOM
OF THIS TANG DYNASTY SCROLL
THE EMPEROR VISITS MOUNT TAI DURING THE TANG DYNASTY
THE EMPEROR VISITS MOUNT TAI DURING THE CHING DYNASTY 1000 YEARS LATER
MOUNT TAI TODAY
Mount Tai is one of the five Sacred Mountains of China.
According to historical records, Mount Tai became a sacred place visited by emperors to offer sacrifices and meditate in the Zhou Dynasty before 1000 BC.
A total of 72 emperors were recorded as visiting it.
Writers also came to be inspired, compose poems, write essays, paint and take pictures.
Hence, a great many cultural relics were left on the mountain.
VIDEOS
Mount Tai (UNESCO World Heritage Sites in China) (YouTube)
Ariel view of China — Magnificent Mount Tai | iPanda (YouTube)
LINKS
Learn More About Mount Tai (Wikipedia)