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Dai Temple 岱庙Dàimiào
National heritage site · Tai'an, Shandong
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Tai'an
- Region
- Shandong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Dai Temple
The principal temple of the god of Mount Tai, in the old town of Tai'an at the southern foot of the mountain, where emperors held sacrifices to the mountain. The compound of about 100,000 square metres is centred on the Song-dynasty Tianzhang Hall (enlarged by imperial order in 1009), which holds a Daoist wall painting 62 m long, and the grounds also hold more than 200 stone tablets, old cypress and locust trees and the surviving fragments of the Qin-dynasty Mount Tai stele. The Tai'an Museum is housed in the temple, and many visitors come here before or after climbing the mountain.
How to get to Dai Temple
In the centre of Tai'an, about 2 km south of the Red Gate where the main Mount Tai climb begins.
Nearby
- Mount Tai 泰山 under 10 km
China's most sacred peak, climbed by emperors and by night hikers chasing sunrise
Also within 20 km: Fantawild Adventure, Tai'an 泰山方特欢乐世界 (under 10 km), Taishan Baotailong Tourist Area 泰山宝泰隆旅游区 (10 km), Tomb of Xiao Daheng 萧大亨墓地石刻 (10 km), Tianyi Lake 天颐湖 (10 km), Culai Mountain Forest Hot Spring Wellness Valley 徂徕山森林温泉康养度假谷 (20 km), Sun Tribe 太阳部落 (20 km).
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