Mount Tai (Chinese: 泰山) is a mountain of historical and cultural significance located north of the city of Taian (泰安), Shandong Province (山東省), China. Mount Tai is the highest point and major tourist attraction in Shandong, tourists can take the ropeway to climb the mountain.
There are three ropeways in Mount Tai, the one Choumeizai takes is Taohuayuan Cableway (桃花源索道).
There is a shopping street near the ropeway station, but most of them are closed in winter, and the whole street is quiet.
Mount Tai is known as the eastern mountain of the five sacred mountains of China. It is associated with sunrise, birth, and renewal, and is often regarded as the foremost of the five.
Tianjie (天街) is the street between Nantianmen (南天門) and Bixia Temple (碧霞祠), with a total length of about 100 meters. There are many shops along Tianjie, selling souvenirs and snacks.
Since Tianjie is the only way to climb to the top of the mountain, it has attracted many vendors to do business since ancient times until today.
Mount Tai has been a place of worship for at least 3,000 years and served as one of the most important ceremonial centers of China during large portions of this period.
Because of Mount Tai’s sacred importance and dramatic landscape, it was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
