Tai Shan aka: Mount Tai,Mount Taishan

so my journey to taishan was …unforgettable. while i was living it, i HATED it , but looking back it’s a good memory just because of how crazy it was. the trek up there was intense. sooo many stairs, and soo many people. you are mobbed by crowds and vendors the entire way up. once you reach the top of what seems like a million steep slipperty steps there are hotels and restaraunts and things. i got up there at night, so we had to stay over night. the hotels were RIDICULOUSLY priced, so we rented a little one man pop up tent instead. the wind was intense and there was so much fog.we fit our party of 7 people in a little 2 man tent, haha we were freezing the whole night. you can also buy/rent big thick army jackets up there and those probably saved our lives. we probably only slept for 2 minutes the whole nght. we woke up with everyone else around 3 to get a good spot to see the sunrise, but because of the thick fog, we didn’t see a thing. really disapointing. but the experience was…unforgettable. lol. and i become really good friends with those i went with! haha.

Climb the mountain so that you get to see the sunset from the top. I agree that it is much more rewarding to hike up on foot, but if this is not an option get up by any means.

Stay the night in one of the hotels. Be sure to check what hours the hotel offers hot water—or you will regret it! And ask for extra blankets.

Then watch the sunrise in the morning. Breathtaking.

I was born in the city and I like the city very much.

a beautiful place

The sacred Mount Tai (‘shan’ means ‘mountain’) was the object of an imperial cult for nearly 2,000 years, and the artistic masterpieces found there are in perfect harmony with the natural landscape. It has always been a source of inspiration for Chinese artists and scholars and symbolizes ancient Chinese civilizations and beliefs.

^{From World Heritage Centre http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=437}