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泰山 . 東岳 . 岱宗
Mount Tai
Mont Taishan
Shandong Province, China
Mount TaI is both world natural heritage and world cultural heritage
At the foot of Mount Tai is the city of Taian(泰安), which is around 70 minutes bus ride from Jinan(济南). We then took the inner city bus to the starting point of hiking route, those tourism hawkers were as fierce just as their counterparts in West lake.
On the way back we found Taian city's information centre for tourist, it has water tap and free internet!! Dad filled up all the water bottles and I checked the timetable for train to Qingdao from Jinan, CRH(和谐号) serves this route as well, it takes 3 hours.
Interestingly the ladies who were working at the centre all have synchronized poker faces. Is it because they had enough of fellow countrymen's abuse and advantage-taking behavior?? I have no idea.
The thing I am sure is, these kind of well-known tourism spots feed many people. Like even you already paid the ticket to climb Mount Tai, you still have to pay for toilet on the mountain. And there are heaps of vendors along the hiking routes. I don't want to know how they get all the goodies and equipments up there everyday.
Full res (10524x2955): www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8354397056/sizes/o/
Left: 青雲洞 (青云洞 “Green Cloud Cave”)
Right: 象鼻峰 (象鼻峰 “Elephant Trunk Peak”)
Center: 泰安市 (泰安市 The city of Tai'an) in 山東省 (山东省 Shandong Province), 中國 (中国 China).
# SML Setup
+ Canon EOS 7D
+ Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L
# SML Data
+ SML.20121011.7D.09602 / ISO 100 - 35mm - f/2.8 - 1/1250 sec
+ SML.20121011.7D.09603 / ISO 100 - 35mm - f/2.8 - 1/800 sec
+ SML.20121011.7D.09604 / ISO 100 - 35mm - f/2.8 - 1/1250 sec
+ SML.20121011.7D.09605 / ISO 100 - 35mm - f/2.8 - 1/800 sec
# SML Workflow
+ Adobe Photoshop CS6
+ Adobe Lightroom 4
Pano: 象鼻峰青雲洞 (象鼻峰青云洞 “Elephant Trunk Peak Green Cloud Cave”) / 山東省泰安市泰山 (山东省泰安市泰山 Mount Tai, Tai'an City, Shandong Province) / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09602-09605.Pano.ChinaTourism.Shandong.MountTai
泰山 . 東岳 . 岱宗
Mount Tai
Mont Taishan
Shandong Province, China
Mount TaI is both world natural heritage and world cultural heritage
As we descend in the cable car from the peak of 泰山 Mount Tai, we see the lower peaks of the mountain sandwiched between 雲 clouds and 霧 fogs. When I grew up seeing these in Chinese paintings I had always thought that they were artists’ interpretations. It turns out it really does look poetic like this in real life. I was stunned beyond words—it was breathtakingly beautiful.
Closed to the 碧霞祠 Azure Clouds Temple on the other side of the 玉皇頂 Jade Emperor Peak is a “Guest House” (aka hotel) which is enclosed in radio satellites. The very traditional architecture of the tower suggests that it was probably originally built as a watch tower in ancient times. But in modern days it is now filled with satellite dishes, likely for intelligence use as well as radio broadcast use.
I did not have the time to check out the facilities, but I think that if and when I decide to revisit Mount Tai for some more photography, this would be my only lodging option.
“电台宾馆” (電台賓館 Radio Station Guest House) / 山東省泰山 Mount Tai, Shandong Province 山东省泰山 / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09596.ChinaTourism.CN.Qingdao.Shandong.MountTai
日觀峰 (日观峰 “Sun observation peak” Rì guān fēng) is located at the south east to 玉皇頂 (玉皇顶 Yù huáng dǐng). In ancient times it was called 介丘岩 (Jiè qiū yán) and is famed for its view of the sunrise. The entire 觀日長廊 (观日长廊 “Sun view gallery” Guān rì cháng láng) spans 30 meters in length.
At the northern side of the gallery, there is a 6.5-meter-long boulder named 拱北石 (“North cove rock” Gǒngběi shí). It is considered the best location to view the sunrise. (1. Baidu: 日观峰 / SML Translate)
日觀峰，山東遊覽名勝。位於玉皇頂東南，古稱介丘岩，因觀日出而聞名。觀日長廊全長30米，亭廊銜接，似仙閣矗立，鮮豔奪目。拱北石又名觀海石。石長6.5米，北西8度，與地面夾角30度。登臨其上可盡賞旭日東昇場面。(1. Baidu: 日观峰)
日观峰，山东游览名胜。位于玉皇顶东南，古称介丘岩，因观日出而闻名。观日长廊全长30米，亭廊衔接，似仙阁矗立，鲜艳夺目。拱北石又名观海石。石长 6.5米，北西8度，与地面夹角30度。登临其上可尽赏旭日东升场面。(1. Baidu: 日观峰)
Pictured: lodging option: 日觀峰賓館 (日观峰宾馆 “Sun observation Guest House”)
# SML Translate
+ 日: Sun.
+ 觀: Observation, view.
+ 峰: Peak.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2012-10-11 09:47:57 GMT+0800
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L
+ Serial: SML.20121011.7D.09570
+ ISO: 100
+ Focal Length: 24 mm
+ Exposure 1/1250 sec at f/3.2
+ GPS: 36°14'22" N 117°4'58" E (approximate. GPS Unit not available)
# SML References
1. Baidu: 日观峰 baike.baidu.com/view/133902.htm
“日觀峰賓館” / 山東省泰山 Mount Tai, Shandong Province 山东省泰山 / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09570.SQ.ChinaTourism.CN.Shandong.MountTai
# SML Tags (#N/ZH)
2012 CC-BY CN Canon.24-70.f2.8L Canon.7D China China.Tourism Jade.Emperor.Peak Qingdao SML SML.Photography SML.Projects SML.Travel SML.Universe SML:Projects SML:Projects=ChinaTourism SML:Projects=Landscape SML:Projects=SML.Travel SML:Projects=SQ SML:Travel SML:Travel=Qingdao SQ Shandong Tai'an Taishan Tourism Travel architecture boulder cn company:name=SML.Photography company:name=SML.Universe hotels humans landscape lodging mountains nature path people photographer:initials=SML photographer:name=See-ming.Lee photography rocks sky square.format tourism tourists travel 中国 中国旅游 中國 中國旅遊 人 天 山 山东 山東 山水 建筑 建築 摄影 攝影 旅游 旅行 旅遊 日觀峰 日观峰 泰安 泰山 游客 玉皇頂 石 空 自然 路 遊客 酒店 青島
Red ribbons with locks were seen all over the 碧霞祠 Azure Clouds Temple.
Similar sightings were seen in almost every temple I have been to during this trip, so I asked the local what it was about. They told me that Chinese couples visit the temples before they get married, and the locks were used to “bind” their love together forever.
“紅絲帶和鎖” (红丝带和锁 Red Ribbons + Locks) / 山東省泰山 Mount Tai, Shandong Province 山东省泰山 / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09549
# SML Data
+ Serial: SML.20121011.7D.09549
+ Date: 2012-10-11 09:28:05 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4921 x 2181
+ Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 70 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Setup: Handheld
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ GPS: 36°14'22" N 117°4'58" E (approximate. GPS unit not available)
# Related SML Universe
+ SML Flickr Set: 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism: sml8.it/smlflickr-chinatourism
# SML Flickr
+ www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8357585327/
+ www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8357585327/sizes/o/
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A curved pavement built in stone lead travelers from the peak of 泰山 Mount Tai all the way to the ground. Before the cable cars were built, this was the only way to travel to the top. It still took us an hour on foot from the cable car station to reach the top of the mountain though. To give you a sense of scale, if you zoom in you can see very tiny people walking on the path.
Original 3170x4754:
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8355214443/sizes/o/
# SML Setup
+ Canon EOS 7D
+ Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L
Handheld
# SML Data
SML.20121011.7D.09527 - ISO 100 - 54 mm - f/3.5 - 1/500 sec
“曲径通幽” / 山東省泰山 Mount Tai, Shandong Province 山东省泰山 / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09527.ChinaTourism.CN.Shandong.MountTai
+ Left: 青雲洞 (青云洞 “Green Cloud Cave”)
+ Right: 象鼻峰 (象鼻峰 “Elephant Trunk Peak”)
+ Center: 泰安市 (泰安市 The city of Tai'an) in 山東省 (山东省 Shandong Province), 中國 (中国 China).
Pano photography is always challenging to crop because often you will need to decide which parts are more interesting and which part can be taken out because the rendered image is often not in rectangular form. As usual, processing the same image in black and white afforded much more room for creative freedom.
# SML Workflow
The different versions use a different pano distortion adjustment algorithm so dimension varies.
## Color version
+ Adobe Lightroom 4: 7D RAW to 16-bit ProRGB TIF
+ Adobe Photoshop CS6: Pano stitched + USM adjustments
+ Adobe Lightroom 4: final correction + metadata tag + sRGB output to Flickr
Color version: 10524 x 2955
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8354397056/
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8354397056/sizes/o/
## Black and white
+ Opened color layered file into Photoshop
+ Adjust Black and White via manual colour filters
+ Apply resulting image with a small amount (~20%) of large-radius USM and set layer to Soft Light (I use this technique a lot to give some “clarity” to the image without over-sharpening things)
+ Import back into Lightroom 4 and use Manual Distortion to “wrap” image further in order to extract more bits in the originally pano’d photo which was in an arch
Black and white version: 10101 x 2352
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8356246935/
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8356246935/sizes/o/
# SML Data
+ SML.20121011.7D.09602 / ISO 100 - 35mm - f/2.8 - 1/1250 sec
+ SML.20121011.7D.09603 / ISO 100 - 35mm - f/2.8 - 1/800 sec
+ SML.20121011.7D.09604 / ISO 100 - 35mm - f/2.8 - 1/1250 sec
+ SML.20121011.7D.09605 / ISO 100 - 35mm - f/2.8 - 1/800 sec
+ Date: 2012-10-11 10:20:43 GMT +0800
+ Dimensions: 10101 x 2352
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f2.8L USM
+ GPS: 36°14'22" N 117°4'58" E (approximate. No GPS unit available)
Pano: 象鼻峰青雲洞 (象鼻峰青云洞 “Elephant Trunk Peak Green Cloud Cave”) / 山東省泰安市泰山 (山东省泰安市泰山 Mount Tai, Tai'an City, Shandong Province) / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09602-09605.Pano.BW.ChinaTourism.Shandong.MountTai
#china #landscape #photography #ccby #smlphotography #smluniverse
The 碧霞祠 Azure Clouds Temple is situated at the top of 泰山 Mount Tai. It is a grand building complex which was built using a special combination of metal components, wood, and bricks and stone structures.
In the historic age (though I am unclear when it was actually built), workers must travel on foot to the mountain top. The temple is situated at the tallest peak—the 玉皇頂 Jade Emperor Peak—which is commonly reported as 1,545 metres (5,069 ft) tall, but is described by the PRC government as 1,532.7 metres (5,029 ft).
It is a living monument that anything—no matter how crazy—can be accomplished as long as you have the determination and the will. (1, 2)
# SML Notes:
1. SMLPhil: You can do it if you want to.
2. SMLPhil: Crazyisgood.
# SML References:
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Tai
碧霞祠 Azure Clouds Temple / 山東省泰山 Mount Tai, Shandong Province 山东省泰山 / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09574.ChinaTourism.CN.QingDao.MountTai
Some captures are so challenging to attempt to process in Lightroom I would not even bother to try and I would open it as smart object in Photoshop to process immediately.
The light (sun) is coming directly behind the front gate of the 天街 (“Heavenly Street”), but what I is obviously to show the writing on the gate. In the past it was very challenging because it used to mean having to either do some insane masking (which I generally prefer not to) or letting the sky blow out (which is less ideal but doable). These days H+S (Highlight and Shadow) is the perfect tool for it.
For this particular photo, a fairly heavy handed H+S is applied—see screenshot of particular settings at cl.ly/image/0a081L383e2q I don’t generally recommend pushing tonal width to the max for most photos, but often for extreme cases such as this one it is useful.
Usually if anything is eventually going to print I try to do everything else in Photoshop also but since this one is just intended for Flickr (for now) I imported into Lightroom and tweaked to satisfaction. Mostly I tweaked the sharpening with some heavy masking (hold down “option” to view black+white is a good way to see what you are actually adjusting). Backlit objects usually have fairly severe chromatic aberration so a very heavy-handed chromatic aberration is applied also—normally I don’t do this but like I said, this is an unusual circumstance. Screenshot here: cl.ly/image/3P3F12253L3l Also note in the screenshot that when I work with sky I generally turn on the white point “triangle” so it would show me which areas are blown out. It is easier to work with using Curves in Photoshop so if I eventually decide to print anything I usually rework them but again for Flickr for now it is good enough.
I might eventually turn this into black and white but I did how the clothes that the people are wearing matches the sun glow (yellow) and the cold shadow color (blue) so I picked this capture to process instead of another shot without humans in it.
# SML Flickr
+ www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8366857753/
+ www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8366857753/sizes/o/ (4866 x 3244)
# About 泰山天街
泰山天街 (“Heavenly Street / Street in the Sky” Tàishān tiān jiē) is a street up on 泰山 (Mount Tai Tàishān) which begins at 南天門 (南天门 “Southern Gate to Heaven” Nán tiānmén) going eastwards and ends at the 碧霞祠 Azure Clouds Temple.
The total length is approximately 一華里 (一华里 1 Chinese mile). The northern section of the street is called 北天街 (“Northern Heavenly Street” Běi tiān jiē). Filled with a diversity of businesses and lodging options, it looks like as city as well as a buzzing street up in the sky, making it an fascinating place to visit. (1 / SML Translate)
泰山天街是指南天門向東到碧霞祠一段街道，全長約一華里南天門向北的一段路，約有100米，稱為北天街，岱頂天街，商舖林立，亦市亦街，形成了特有的風俗．(1 / Google Translate)
泰山天街是指南天门向东到碧霞祠一段街道，全长约一华里南天门向北的一段路，约有100米，称为北天街，岱顶天街，商铺林立，亦市亦街，形成了特有的风俗．(1)
# SML Notes
1. 百度百科 Baidu Baike: 泰山天街 Street in the sky at Mount Tai: baike.baidu.com/view/1124113.htm
# SML Data
+ Serial: SML.20121011.7D.09500.PS
+ Date: 2012-10-11 08:54:07 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4866 x 3244
+ Exposure: 1/480 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 43 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Setup: Handheld
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ GPS: 36°14'22" N 117°4'58" E (approximate. GPS unit not available)
泰山天街 Heavenly Street at Mount Tai / 山東省 山东省 Shandong Province / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09500.PS
# Related SML Universe
+ SML Flickr: 泰山天街 Heavenly Street at Mount Tai (Pano) / SML.20121011.7D.09491-09493.pano: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8366350241
+ SML Flickr Set: 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism: sml8.it/smlflickr-chinatourism
# SML Media License
+ CC-BY 2012 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited
#中國旅遊 #中国旅游 #ChinaTourism #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
#中國 #中国 #China #旅遊 #旅游 #travel #攝影 #摄影 #photography #泰山 #MountTai
“鼎香鎖愛情” (鼎香锁爱情 Ding, Incense, Locks and Love)
As previously posted, red ribbons with locks were seen all over the 碧霞祠 Azure Clouds Temple (1). Here at another temple also at 泰山 Mount Tai, the locks were affixed to a 鼎 Ding (2). According to locals, Chinese couples visit temples before they get married. Their names are crapted onto each individual lock and a ritual is performed by the monks to bind their love to eternity.
# SML Data
+ Serial: SML.20121011.7D.09499
+ Date: 2012-10-11 08:49:40 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4020 x 3216
+ Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 24 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Setup: Handheld
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ GPS: 36°14'22" N 117°4'58" E (approximate. GPS unit not available)
# Related SML Universe
+ SML Flickr Set: 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism: sml8.it/smlflickr-chinatourism
# SML Notes
1. “紅絲帶和鎖” (红丝带和锁 Red Ribbons + Locks) / 山東省泰山 Mount Tai, Shandong Province 山东省泰山 / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09549: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8357585327
2. 鼎是中國古代的一種青銅器，三足或四足，兩耳，通常刻有精細的紋飾。鼎最初是一種炊具，後來因用於烹飪祭祀給神的犧牲，而上升為禮器，成為國家政權中君主、大臣等權力象徵。http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/鼎
2. 鼎是中国古代的一种青铜器，三足或四足，两耳，通常刻有精细的纹饰。鼎最初是一种炊具，后来因用于烹饪祭祀给神的牺牲，而上升为礼器，成为国家政权中君主、大臣等权力象征。http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/鼎
2. A ding (Chinese: 鼎; pinyin: dǐng; Wade–Giles: ting) is an ancient Chinese vessel shape, a cauldron with legs, a lid and two facing handles. They were made in two shapes with round vessels having three legs and rectangular ones four and were used for cooking, storage and the preparation of ritual offerings to ancestors. They can be traced back as early as the Erlitou phase of Chinese history. Both ceramic and bronze ding have been found at the Erlitou site, with some ceramic ding dating back to the Xia Dynasty. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ding_(vessel)
“鼎香鎖愛情” (鼎香锁爱情 Ding, Incense, Locks and Love) / 山東省泰山 Mount Tai, Shandong Province 山东省泰山 / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09499
#中國 #中国 #China #山東 #山东 #Shandong #旅遊 #旅游 #travel #攝影 #摄影 #photography #鎖 #锁 #locks #泰山 #MountTai
#CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #中國旅遊 #中国旅游 #ChinaTourism #SMLProjects #Crazyisgood
# SML Setup
This is a handheld 6-image pano stitch. The path to the top is really steep and carrying my tripod with me was prohibitively dangerous. Hopefully I will have time in the future to bring an entourage of photo assistants with me. For now this is possible mostly because Photoshop cS6’s pano engine is pretty good these days.
# SML Comments
Closed to the 碧霞祠 Azure Clouds Temple on the other side of the 玉皇頂 Jade Emperor Peak is a “Guest House” (aka hotel) which is enclosed in radio satellites. The very traditional architecture of the tower suggests that it was probably originally built as a watch tower in ancient times. But in modern days it is now filled with satellite dishes, likely for intelligence use as well as radio broadcast use.
I did not have the time to check out the facilities, but I think that if and when I decide to revisit Mount Tai for some more photography, this would be my only lodging option.
“电台宾馆” (電台賓館 Radio Station Guest House) Pano / 山東省泰山 Mount Tai, Shandong Province 山东省泰山 / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09590-09595.Pano.ChinaTourism.CN.Qingdao.Shandong.MountTai
# SML Data
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+ SML.20121011.7D.09592
+ SML.20121011.7D.09593
+ SML.20121011.7D.09594
+ SML.20121011.7D.09595
# SML Tags (EN/ZH)
2012 CC-BY CN Canon.24-70.f2.8L Canon.7D China China.Tourism Jade.Emperor.Peak Qingdao Radio.Station.Guest.House SML SML.Photography SML.Travel SML:Projects SML:Projects=ChinaTourism SML:Projects=Landscape SML:Projects=Pano.Photography SML:Projects=SML.Travel SML:Travel SML:Travel=Qingdao Shandong Tai'an Taishan Tourism Travel boulder cn company:name=SML.Photography company:name=SML.Universe guest.house history hotel landscape lodging mountains nature pano panorama panoramic photographer:initials=SML photographer:name=See-ming.Lee photography radio.station rocks sky tourism travel 中国 中国旅游 中國 中國旅遊 全景 全景攝影 历史 天 宾馆 山 山东 山東 山水 摄影 攝影 旅游 旅行 旅遊 歷史 泰安 泰山 玉皇頂 电台 电台宾馆 石 空 自然 賓館 電台 電台賓館 青島
This is by far the finest example of Chinglish I've ever seen. Nothing like trying to figure out what a food is by what it's called.
Creator: Red Guards Congress of Colleges and Universities in the Capital (首都大专院校红代会)；Red Artist Soldiers of the Dongfanghong Commune of Beijing Film Academy (北京电影学院东方红公社红画兵)
Title: [Quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong [...] 'Serving the People' (毛主席语录 [...] 为人民服务)]
Date: 1967
Extent: 1 colour poster
Format: Poster
Image ID: F8158
Rights Info: No known restrictions on access
Repository: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Canada, M5S 1A5
Publisher: People's Fine Arts Press (人民美术出版社)
Imprint: Beijing, 1967
Edition: 1967
Price: 0.12 yuan
The original text is quoted from Mao Zedong's article, "Serving the People" (为人民服务; September 8, 1944):
"All men must die, but death can vary in its significance. The ancient Chinese writer Szuma Chien said, "Though death befalls all men alike, it may be weightier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather." To die for the people is weightier than Mount Tai, but to work for the fascists and die for the exploiters and oppressors is lighter than a feather. (人总是要死的，但死的意义有不同。中国古时候有个文学家叫做司马迁的说过：“人固有一死，或重于泰山，或轻于鸿毛。”为人民利益而死，就比泰山还重；替法西斯卖力，替剥削人民和压迫人民的人去死，就比鸿毛还轻。)
[From] 'Serving the People' (为人民服务)"
Afet the rain, the buildings of Lingyan Temple are surrounded by dense fog. Even so, the pagota is clear to see in mist.
Seen on Mount Tai after the performance
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MONTE TAI (Cina)
Per la serie "non solo Moccia".
Davanti ai templi del Monte Tai (Taishan), la più sacra delle cinque montagne taoiste cinesi, è usanza bruciare incensi in grossi bracieri, e lasciare attaccato al braciere (o a qualche ringhiera di protezione) un lucchetto.
Con il lucchetto si aggancia la speranza di raccogliere un giorno i frutti della propria richiesta. La divinità è chiamata ad onorare le proprie promesse. Il patto è suggellato con un vincolo di metallo.
I lucchetti si possono acquistare presso i templi. Ci sono lucchetti per ogni tipo di richiesta: denaro, amore, fortuna, etc. Un funzionario del tempio incide il nome del pellegrino sul lucchetto in modo che la divinità sappia a chi indirizzare i propri benefici.
A Pechino, presso il Dong Yue Miao (il tempio dedicato al Monte Tai), invece dei lucchetti, si usa legare una tavoletta di legno dipinto. Sulla tavoletta si scrive il proprio nome e la propria richiesta.
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Dai Miao
Dai Temple at Mount Tai
Temple complex at the top of Mount Tai
The Temple of the God of Mount Tai, known as the Dai Temple (Dai Miao), is the largest and most complete ancient building complex in the area. It is located at the foot of Mount Tai in the city of Tai'an and covers an area of 96,000 square meters. The temple was first built during the Qin Dynasty. Since the time of the Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD), its design has been a replica of the imperial palace, which makes it one out of three extant structures in China with the features of an imperial palace (the other two are the Forbidden City and the Confucius Temple in Qufu). The temple has five major halls and many small buildings. The centerpiece is the Palace of Heavenly Blessings (Tian Kuang), built in 1008, during the reign of the last Northern Song Emperor Huizong. The hall houses the mural painting "The God of Mount Tai Making a Journey", dated to the year 1009. The mural extends around the eastern, western and northern walls of the hall and is 3.3 metres high and 62 metres long. The theme of the painting is an inspection tour by the god. Next to the Palace of Heavenly Blessings stand the Yaocan Pavilion and the entrance archway as well as the Bronze Pavilion in the northeast corner. The Dai Temple is surrounded by the 2,100 year-old Han Dynasty cypresses.
The site contains a number of well-preserved steles from the Huizong reign, some of which are mounted on bixi tortoises. There is a much later, Qianlong-era bixi-mounted stele as well.[3]