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Soak up the highlights of UNESCO-listed Mount Tai on this comprehensive private guided tour from Tai’an city hotel or Railway Station. The sacred Mount Tai was the object of an imperial cult for nearly 2,000 years. Accompanied by your own tour guide, take the panoramic cable-car to the peak, admire ancient monasteries as you travel to Jade Emperor Temple, which was built in honor of the Jade Emperor of Taoism, and Song Dynasty Bixia Temple. Enjoy beautiful view of the soundings and overlook of the city. Stroll around the halls and courtyards of Dai Temple at the foot of the Mount Tai before the tour finished. This private day tour including English speaking tour guide, entrance fee, cable car round trip and lunch. Tai’an city hotel or railway station pick up and drop off also included.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Tai’an, China
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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Soak up the highlights of UNESCO-listed Mount Tai on this comprehensive private guided tour from Tai’an city hotel or Railway Station. The sacred Mount Tai was the object of an imperial cult for nearly 2,000 years. Accompanied by your own tour guide, take the panoramic cable-car to the peak, admire ancient monasteries as you travel to Jade Emperor Temple, which was built in honor of the Jade Emperor of Taoism, and Song Dynasty Bixia Temple. Enjoy beautiful view of the soundings and overlook of the city. Stroll around the halls and courtyards of Dai Temple at the foot of the Mount Tai before the tour finished. This private day tour including English speaking tour guide, entrance fee, cable car round trip and lunch. Tai’an city hotel or railway station pick up and drop off also included.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Mount Tai, Hongmen Road, Taishan District, Tai’an 271000 China
Greet your private guide at prearranged time in your Taishan hotel’s lobby or Tai’an Railway Station. Then you will take a short car ride to Taishan Tourist Center.
Take a sightseeing bus to the halfway point on the mountain – Mid-Heaven Gate (Zhongtianmen) which takes about 30 minutes. Then take the panoramic cable-car to the South Heaven Gate (Nantianmen), which brings you an amazing view of the nearby rolling peaks.
Duration: 6 hours
Stop At: Taishan Geological Park, Within Taishan District, Taishan District, Tai’an 271002 China
Mount Tai is the most famous sacred mountain of China, with exceptional historic, cultural, aesthetic and scientific value. Settled by humans as early as the Neolithic, the mountain has been worshipped continuously throughout the last three millennia. It is considered one of the most beautiful scenic spots in China and was an important cradle of oriental East Asian culture since the earliest times. On the mountain there are 12 historically recorded imperial ceremonies in homage to Heaven and Earth, about 1,800 stone tablets and inscriptions, and 22 temples.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Bixia Temple, Taishan Top South, Taishan District, Tai’an 271002 China
Accompanied by your tour guide, stroll around the Jade Emperor Peak. Admire the stone tablets and inscriptions in the area. Walk to Jade Emperor Temple, which was built in honor of the Jade Emperor of Taoism. Explore the Bixia Temple which was built at the year of 1008 during the Song Dynasty. It is the one of the masterpieces among Taoist buildings and represents the high constructing level of ancient Chinese architecture. Gain insight history of Taoism in China and its influence of Chinese culture. Here, you will enjoy a breathtaking bird’s eye view of the entire area.
Enjoy lunch in a local restaurant. Descending from the Jade Emperor Peak to the foot of the mountain.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Daimiao Temple, Back of Beishan Gate, North of Yaoshen Pavilion, Taishan District, Tai’an 271002 China
Next, you will visit Dai Temple, this is a spot not to be missed. The temple was first built during the Qin Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD), its design has been a replica of the imperial palace. The temple has five major halls and many small buildings. The centerpiece is the Palace of Heavenly Blessings (Tian Kuang), built in 1008. The hall houses the mural painting “The God of Mount Tai Making a Journey” which is 3.3 metres high and 62 metres long. The Dai Temple is surrounded by the 2,100 year-old Han Dynasty cypresses.
After the tour, you will be transferred to your hotel in Tai’an or railway station.
Duration: 1 hour
