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Mount Taishan

Taishan(泰山) is a mountain in Tai'an, Shandong, China. The peak is the 1,545m high Jade Emperor Peak. It is one of the five sacred mountains of China, the several temples have been target for pilgrimage for 2000 years.

It is a world heritage site since 1987.

As Shan is Chinese for Mountain, it is more correctly called Mount Tai in English.

External links

• Description at the world heritage listing

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