Abstract
As one of the most sacred mountains in China, Taishan had drawn people’s attention near and far to make pilgrimage each year. In the corner of the 19th and 20th centuries, this changed as Christian religion came into Tai’an city at the foot of Taishan. The paper tries to describe what was happening, the result and why, from the aspect of historical description.
Highlights
Open AccessTaishan, as a sacred mountain in China, has attracted people from all over the country to ascend to the top and worship since the very ancient times
In the corner of the 19th and 20th centuries, this changed as Christian religion came into Tai’an city at the foot of Taishan
As a sacred mountain in China, has attracted people from all over the country to ascend to the top and worship since the very ancient times
Summary
As a sacred mountain in China, has attracted people from all over the country to ascend to the top and worship since the very ancient times (the following figures show different aspects of Taishan, Figure 1 is Bixiaci; Figure 2 is Yuhuangding and Figure 3 is the panoramic Taishan) It was described in the History Record that Emperor Shun had been to Taishan to worship and pray which was called Xunshou, meaning the patrol of the whole country. Make enquires for a child especially a boy for the inheritance of the family This kind of pilgrimage was very popularly developed through dynasties, and for this reason, Taishan was populated with buildings such as shrines and temples all over the mountain from the foot to the top. Change? Would the fate of the pilgrims be different? And what was the future of Taishan beliefs? These are questions concerned in this paper, and the rest of the paper is going to focus on answers to these three questions
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