Tai'an is a prefecture-level city in Shandong Province, and its name means "the country is prosperous and the people are at peace". The most valuable and famous scenic spot in Tai'an is the Mount Taishan that has become the representative location of Tai'an; besides, it is also worthy to visit the Hushan Park and Tianping Lake Park if you have more time.

Tai'an is about 470km away from Beijing, and it will take tourists about five and half hours to drive there.

Mount Taishan

Mount Taishan has tall and majestic mountains with picturesque landscape. In Chinese ancient myths and legends, it was changed from the head of Pan Gu (the creator of the universe in Chinese mythology) after he died. According to the Jijie (A Gathered and Explained Collection) for Records of the Historian, "The ancients thought that Mount Tai was the highest, so the emperors should sacrifice to heaven and earth on Mount Tai for the reasonable and divine powers of kings". The ancients also described it as "Mount Taishan is grand and magnificent, and better than Mount Hua, South Mount Heng, Mount Song and North Hengshan Mountain, which is the top of China's Five Mountains". Chinese traditional culture also thinks that the east is the place where everything alternates and grows in springs; therefore, Mount Taishan that is located at the east has the reputation of "The most respected one in Five Mountains" and "Paragon of Mount Tai". It is also honored as "The First in World Famous Mountains" because of tremendous momentum.

Tai'an Dai Temple

Dai Temple is normally the first spot when you travel to Mount Taishan. It is the largest and most complete ancient architectural complex in Mount Taishan, and also the place where ancient emperors held a grand ceremony of worship of heaven (Feng Shan) and sacrificed to the mountain god. Feng Shan is a ceremony held by emperors to sacrifice to heaven and earth on Mount Tai, and it was a royal event in ancient times. Dai Temple has preserved a large number of sacrificial utensils, offerings, crafts for sacrificing to the god of Mount Taishan by successive emperors, and many Taishan ancient books and Taoist Classics, as well as 184 tablets with inscriptions periods and 48 Stone Reliefs of Han Dynasty. Among them, the Qin stone engraving is the representative one and the third largest Forest of Steles after Xi’an and Qufu Steles Forests had been discovered. Dai Temple was built according to the architect of Imperial palace building, which has the highest standard in temple architectures in China.

Taian Fantawild Culture-Tech Industry Zone

Taian Fantawild Culture-Tech Industry Zone is located at the north section Mingtang Road, Eastern New Area of Taishan District in Tai’an; it belongs to the fourth generation of large high-tech and science theme park that consists of 17 thematic project areas such as Dino Rampage The Ride, Sky Skilor, Mysterious River, Liaozhai (special effects theater), Vesuvius, Conch Bay, X-Cops, The Origin of Life, etc. In addition, it contains over 300 thematic projects, amusement projects, and leisure and landscape projects with a total investment of 2 billion yuan and covering a land of 500,000 square meters; it can receive about 4 million tourists annually.