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Travel to Dai Tample in China
DaiTemple ,which is also known as DongyueTemple or TaiTemple, is situated at the foot of Mt.Taishan in the city of Tai’an area. It was the place where the ancient emperors came to worship and pay homage to the God of Mt.Taishan. The construction of the temple began during the Qin and Han Dynasties, expanded in the Tong and Song Dynasties and renovated for more times in the Jin,Yuan,Ming and Qing Dynasties. The temple with its long history is the largest and best-preserved complex in the Mt.Taishan area.
As a palace-style architecture, the temple is so grand and magnificent together with eight gates, corner towers and numerous halls. With double-edged eaves, the Palace of Heavenly Blessing was built in highest rank of ancient building style and known as one of the three foremost ancient palatial halls in China. A mural of Song Dynasty inside the hall—the God of Mt.Taishan Making the Journey is regarded as the rare cultural relic of China.
DaiTemple was listed into the world cultural and natural heritage list in 1987 and proclaimed as the national important cultural relic protection unit in 1988.
In recent years, the government paid more attention on the protection of the temple. Many foreign and national leaders and celebrities have ever been to visit DaiTemple since it was formally opened out in 1978. Now, it plays a more and more role in regional and national communication. Tai’an MunicipalMuseum, the current managing department of DaiTemple was set up in 1986. As a comprehensive museum, it stores over 10,000 pieces of cultural relics and 40,000 volumes of ancient books. In modern society, the managing admission of Mt.Tai enhance the management in accordance with the principle “protection is in the first place”.
As a palace-style architecture, the temple is so grand and magnificent together with eight gates, corner towers and numerous halls. With double-edged eaves, the Palace of Heavenly Blessing was built in highest rank of ancient building style and known as one of the three foremost ancient palatial halls in China. A mural of Song Dynasty inside the hall—the God of Mt.Taishan Making the Journey is regarded as the rare cultural relic of China.
DaiTemple was listed into the world cultural and natural heritage list in 1987 and proclaimed as the national important cultural relic protection unit in 1988.
In recent years, the government paid more attention on the protection of the temple. Many foreign and national leaders and celebrities have ever been to visit DaiTemple since it was formally opened out in 1978. Now, it plays a more and more role in regional and national communication. Tai’an MunicipalMuseum, the current managing department of DaiTemple was set up in 1986. As a comprehensive museum, it stores over 10,000 pieces of cultural relics and 40,000 volumes of ancient books. In modern society, the managing admission of Mt.Tai enhance the management in accordance with the principle “protection is in the first place”.
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