TaishanMountain,atypicalrepresentativeoftheChinesefamoustraditionalmountains,isamountainwithalonghistoryandaspecialhistoricstatus.In1982,TaishanMountainwasupintothelistofStatekeyscenicspotsandwasformallylistedinthedirectoryofWorldNaturalandCulturalHeritagein1987.Itbecomesapreciousheritageofhumanbeing.
TaishanMountainlocatesintheeastofNorthChinaPlainandthemiddleofShandongprovinceerectingfromtheShandonghills.Itisprominentaroundotherhills.Theprominentpeak,Yuhuangpeak,is1545metershighandlocatesineast117.6degree,north36.16degree.ThesouthofTaishanMountainishigherthanthenorth.ItssouthfootofmountainbeginsfromTai'ancityanditsnorthfootofmountainstopsinJinanCity,thedistancebetweenwhichis60kms.InTaishanMountain,thetransportationisconvenientwiththeJinghurailwaypassingbyinthewest.InitsnorthisJinancity,whichhasanothernameof"springcity".ThedistancebetweenTaishanMountainandQubuis70kms.ManyroadsandrailwayssuchasTaifei,Taixin,Taining,andTaijimeetinTai'ancity,whichjustlocatesinthesouthofTaishanMountain.
Asamountainousscenicspot,TaishanMountainhashighvaluesintermofaestheticsandscience,especiallytheaestheticvalue,whichisthefoundationforTaishanMountainbecomingafamousmountaininthehistoryandtheworldnaturalandculturalheritagetoday.Forthousandsofyears,duringtheprocessofstudyingonTaishanMountainintermsofadoration,taste,religionandscience,thepeoplehascreatedextremelyabundantandvaluedTaishanscenicculture.Moreover,intheTaishanscenicculture,thenaturalsceneplaysthekeyrolewiththeliteracysceneassisting.Thenatureandculturepenetrateintoeachother.Herewecanseethephilosophy,aestheticsandscienceideaabouttheharmoniousdevelopmentofSky,GroundandHumanbeings.Thereby,eitherfromthepointoftimeorspace,TaishanMountaincontainsextremelyabundantcontentswithhighaesthetic,scienceandhistoricvalue.WecansaythatTaishanMountainisthesymbolofspiritualcultureofChinaandtheuniqueheritageoftheworld.
Thenaturallandscape:therisingsun(SunrisesintheEast).Sunseteveninglight(theSunsetGlow).Yupanseaofclouds(thaSeaofClouds).KimwiththeYellowRiver(theGoldenBeltalongtheYellowRiver),andsoon.
TaishanMountaininShandongwasincludedas"WorldCulturalandNaturalHeritage"byUNESCOinDec1987.