Shandong Mount Tai Temple
According to historical records, construction of the Temple started as early as the Qin Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago and was greatly expanded during the Han, Tang, Song dynasties. Large-scale renovations were made in the later dynasties like the Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing.
The main building known as the Hall of Celestial Gift. It is one of the three greatest palatial buildings in China, the other two being the Hall of Supreme Harmony in Beijing's Forbidden City and the Hall of Great Accomplishment, the Hall of Calesteal Gift is 48.7 metres from east to west, 19.8 metres in width, and 22.3 metres high. Completed in 1009 in the Northern Song Dynasty, the Hall is a double- roofed palace-like wooden structure with carved beams, painted pillars, and upturned eaves, covered by yellow glazed-tiles. Inside the Hall, a huge mural,62 metres long and 3.3 metres high fully covers the east, north, and west walls. It is a masterpiece portraying the fascinating scenes of the emperor's inspection tour, and how he returned from a hunting excursion. More than a thousand figures are in the picture, each with a distinct posture and facial expression.
The life like, highly detailed work serves as an invaluable document in the study of traditional Chinese painting. Inside the compound of the Temple and shaded by the branches of ancient evergreen, there is another store of China's cultural treasure-the Forest of Stelae. It is a collection of the many stelae and stone tablets of various succeeding dynasties, where tourists may indulge in ancient Chinese history and outstanding Chinese calligraphy. These stelae encompass over 2,000 years from the Qin Dynasty to the early Qin9Dynasty, and all have distinctive salient features
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The main building known as the Hall of Celestial Gift. It is one of the three greatest palatial buildings in China, the other two being the Hall of Supreme Harmony in Beijing's Forbidden City and the Hall of Great Accomplishment, the Hall of Calesteal Gift is 48.7 metres from east to west, 19.8 metres in width, and 22.3 metres high. Completed in 1009 in the Northern Song Dynasty, the Hall is a double- roofed palace-like wooden structure with carved beams, painted pillars, and upturned eaves, covered by yellow glazed-tiles. Inside the Hall, a huge mural,62 metres long and 3.3 metres high fully covers the east, north, and west walls. It is a masterpiece portraying the fascinating scenes of the emperor's inspection tour, and how he returned from a hunting excursion. More than a thousand figures are in the picture, each with a distinct posture and facial expression.
The life like, highly detailed work serves as an invaluable document in the study of traditional Chinese painting. Inside the compound of the Temple and shaded by the branches of ancient evergreen, there is another store of China's cultural treasure-the Forest of Stelae. It is a collection of the many stelae and stone tablets of various succeeding dynasties, where tourists may indulge in ancient Chinese history and outstanding Chinese calligraphy. These stelae encompass over 2,000 years from the Qin Dynasty to the early Qin9Dynasty, and all have distinctive salient features
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