Autumn in October is the most beautiful and lively season in Mount Tai. Many mountaineers will go to Mount Tai with friends on the Mid-Autumn National Day holiday to enjoy the heroic spirit of "Ling Ding, Xiao Tian Xia" and meet "different self".

Let Xiaobian introduce it to you today.

Some dry goods from Taishan tourism

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Mountaineering route

How many routes are there to Mount Tai? What are the characteristics of each line?

First, the Red Gate Tour Road-the most classic mountaineering route

Second, Tianwai Village Tour Road-the most labor-saving mountaineering route

Third, Dongyudao-a mountaineering route with outstanding natural landscape

Taohuayu Tour Road-the most romantic mountaineering route

◆ Route 1: Hongmen Tour Road-the most classic mountaineering route.

Hongmen Tour Road (hiking into the mountain, 5: 00-24: 00), starting from Daimiao (8:00-17:30, in which tickets are closed at 17:00), is a classic mountaineering route with the most concentrated human and natural landscape on Mount Tai, and it is also the essence of Mount Tai, with a total length of 9.5 kilometers and 7863 steps. Emperors in the past dynasties all climbed mountains here, and this route is also called Taishan Imperial Road. On the way, the trees are lush, the stairs spiral up, the peaks are beautiful and beautiful, and there are many cultural relics. There are 8 ancient temples, more than 200 steles and more than 300 cliff carvings, which can fully experience the charm of traditional culture.

Route: Daimiao-Daizongfang Arch-Hongmen Palace-Wanxianlou-Doumu Palace-stone valley-Hutian Pavilion-Huimaling-Zhongtianmen-Kuaile Sanli-Yunbu Bridge-Wudaosong-Eighteen Plates-Nantianmen-Tianjie-Bixia Temple-Tangmoya Cliff.

Tour itinerary:

Buy tickets online or in Hongmen Square and Wanxianlou, and walk along the stone steps. If you feel tired and exhausted, you can take the cable car at Zhongtianmen to Daiding.

Cost and time required:

Admission to the mountain: 115 yuan

Zhongtianmen-Nantianmen cableway: 100 yuan/one way.

It takes about 3-6 hours to walk from the foot of the mountain to Daiding.

1. The whole journey is 9.5 kilometers, with 7863 steps, during which there are few flat roads.

2. After getting off at Taishan Railway Station, you can take bus No.3 to Hongmen. After getting off at high-speed railway station, Tai ‘an, you can take bus No.37 to Hongmen, or take the through train of No.61 "Tai ‘an High-speed Railway Station-Taishan Scenic Area" to the starting point of Hongmen Mountain climbing.

3. You can also take Daimiao as the starting point of mountaineering. Take bus No.4 and No.15 from Taishan Railway Station to the south gate of Daimiao. After visiting Daimiao, head north for 1.2 kilometers to Hongmen.

Tips：

1. It is highly recommended to climb Mount Tai for the first time. Climbing Mount Tai has not been through this route, and it is not really a visit to Mount Tai.

2. It takes about 4-6 hours for adults to climb to the top of the mountain on foot from Hongmen. You can also start the tour from Dai Temple, which takes an extra 1-2 hours.

3. If you climb the mountain on foot all the way, it will be a test of physical strength and perseverance. If you are exhausted during the climbing, you can transfer to the ropeway at Zhongtianmen to reach the top of the mountain.

4. You need to book tickets early. As of September 26th, the tickets for the night time five days before the Mid-Autumn National Day holiday (September 29th to October 3rd) have reached the limited threshold and ticket sales have been suspended. If you don’t get the tickets, you should choose to climb the mountain in the daytime.

◆ Route 2: Tianwai Village Tour Road-the most labor-saving mountaineering route

Tianwai Village Tour Road (6: 00-21: 00 by car), starting from Tianwai Village Square, is the most convenient, time-saving and labor-saving mountaineering route. The mountaineering route is divided into two sections: the first section is the Panshan Highway from Tianwai Village to Zhongtianmen halfway up the mountain, with a distance of 14.35 kilometers, and the traffic time of the scenic spot is about 30 minutes. There are many natural landscapes and historical sites along the way, so you can enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way with the car; The latter part is from Zhongtianmen to the top of the mountain. You can choose to climb the mountain on foot (about 2 hours) or take the cableway (about 15 minutes).

Route: Tianwai Village Tourist Center-Longtan Reservoir-Bailongchi-Heilongtan-Chikurinji-Huangxihe Reservoir-fan cliff-Aolaifeng-Zhongtianmen-Cableway-Nantianmen-Bixia Temple-Yuhuangding.

Tour itinerary:

Buy entrance tickets in Tianwai Village, take a bus to Zhongtianmen, and you can choose to walk or take a cableway to Daiding.

Cost required:

One-way bus ticket to Tianwai Village: 35 yuan/person.

Admission: 115 yuan/person

Zhongtianmen-Nantianmen cableway: 100 yuan/one way.

tips：

1. Although this route is labor-saving and convenient, at the expense of many scenic spots, it is suggested to climb to the top of Mount Tai on foot after arriving at Zhongtianmen by bus, so as to enjoy more beautiful scenery of Mount Tai.

Relatively speaking, this route is more suitable for families with children or the elderly.

◆ Route 3: Dongyudao-a mountaineering route with both natural and human landscapes.

The whole journey of Dongyu Road is about 5 kilometers, with more than 4,000 steps. Compared with the climbing route of Hongmen Middle Road, the slope is gentler, and it is more comfortable to pass, which is suitable for walking slowly. Along the way, there are Qingyang Hall, Hanquemen, Qitian Pavilion, east door, Ziqi Pavilion, Yudao Stone House and other scenic spots. Taishan Scenic Area has also built supporting management rooms and four public toilets along Dongyu Road, and placed more than 50 garbage bins, and implemented projects such as communication, video surveillance, water supply, sewage treatment, greening and fire isolation network, so that tourists can swim in Dongyu Road with peace of mind.

Route: Shangliyuan Village-Weiyang Lake-Qingyang Hall-Hanquemen-Yudao Stone House-Qitian Pavilion-east door-Ziqi Pavilion-Zhongtianmen.

Tour itinerary:

Buy entrance tickets at Dongyudao and walk directly to Zhongtianmen. After arriving at Zhongtianmen, you can take a cable car directly to Daiding, and you can climb to Daiding on foot at Zhongtianmen.

Tips:

1. You can take bus K30, K37 and K19 to the entrance of Shankou (Shangliyuan Village), but it will stop running around 5 pm. Please pay attention to tourists.

2. For tourists who have visited the traditional route, you can try to choose this route, so that you can enjoy more of the original natural landscape of Mount Tai.

Tips：

Compared with the first two hiking routes, the tourist service facilities along this road are slightly insufficient, so you need to bring your own food and water to go up and down here.

◆ Route 4: Taohuayu Tour Road-the most romantic mountaineering route Taohuayu Tour Road (7: 00-17: 00 by car and 8:00-16:00 by foot), which starts from Taohuayu Tourist Center and is located at the west foot of Mount Tai. The mountaineering location of this route is far from the urban area, which is more suitable for self-driving tourists.

Route: Taohuayu Tourist Center-Diaoyutai-Bifeng Temple-Caishi Creek-Chilin Creek-Hongyuchuan-Taohuayuan Cableway

Tour itinerary:

Buy entrance tickets at Taohuayu Tourist Center, take a bus to Taohuayuan Cableway Station, and then transfer to the cable car to Daiding.

Cost required:

Taohuayu one-way ticket: 35 yuan/person

Admission: 115 yuan/person

Taohuayuan cableway: 100 yuan/one way.

Tips：

There are relatively few tourists on this route, and the sightseeing environment is relaxed. If you choose to walk into the mountains, you can enjoy the 2.8 billion-year-old geological wonders of the world-the colorful stone stream and the Taishan elf "the fish in the forest" at close range. However, there is a big gap between the cableway and the ground, so tourists who are afraid of heights or have heart diseases should take the cableway cautiously.

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Matters needing attention in climbing Mount Tai

After choosing the mountaineering route, it is necessary to confirm the mountaineering time. Reminder: Tickets for Mount Tai during the holiday period are all online (including three hiking routes and two bus routes). Please pay attention to the "Mount Tai Scenic Area" WeChat WeChat official account "WeChat Ticket Purchase" column to make an appointment as soon as possible. To climb Mount Tai, please be sure to bring your resident ID card to check in at the reserved time and the reserved entrance to the mountain pass. If you change the admission time or place temporarily, you must refund the ticket through the original channel and make a new appointment. Please don’t make an appointment to buy tickets on the unofficial ticketing platform, so as to avoid property damage and inability to enter the park. I also remind you to participate in high-risk projects such as adventure, water climbing and night climbing carefully according to your age, health and physical fitness, and try to choose mountain climbing during the day.

Don’t worry about parking! When you arrive in Tai ‘an City at the foot of Mount Tai, you can open WeChat or Alipay to search for the "Taishan Easy Stop" applet, with clear berth, one-click navigation, convenience and practicality. In case of suspension of ticket sales and mountain entry in Taishan Scenic Area, we sincerely invite you to visit other scenic spots around Taishan.

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Climb Mount Tai to watch the sunrise.

Here, I would like to briefly introduce the five wonders of Mount Tai: the rising sun, the jade plate in the sea of clouds, the sunset glow, the golden belt of the Yellow River and the precious light of Mount Tai. One of the top five wonders of Mount Tai is the rising sun. The beautiful scenery at sunrise is touching, and it is also an important symbol of "the first mountain in the world".

There are two ways to enjoy the rising sun on Mount Tai:

One is to stay in a hotel on the top of Mount Tai (there are only more than 900 beds in the hotel on the top of the mountain, which needs to be booked early), and get up early the next day to watch it directly at the top of the mountain.

The second is to climb the mountain from the [Red Gate Tour Road] in the middle of the night. After arriving at the top of the mountain in about 5 hours, you can watch the sunrise after a short rest.

The two ways have their own advantages and disadvantages. The advantage of living at the top of the mountain is that you can watch the sunrise without being too tired after getting up. The disadvantage is that the rooms and materials at the top of the mountain are tight, and the cost performance of accommodation is low. Moreover, booking in advance in the tourist season may not necessarily have a room.

However, during the holidays, there are many tourists climbing Mount Tai at night, which are crowded and can’t see the magnificent scenery, so it is not recommended. Of course, you don’t have to worry about safety when climbing Mount Tai at night. You can watch the night view of Tai ‘an city halfway up the mountain. The most important thing is that you can save a lot of money. The disadvantage is that climbing in the middle of the night will consume a little more physical strength, miss most of the scenery, and have an impact on the biological clock in the next few days.

In addition, whether you can see the sunrise is unpredictable, depending on the weather conditions at the top of the mountain, the amount of clouds, the visibility, the size of the wind and many other factors. The temperature at the top of the mountain is about 10 degrees Celsius lower than that at the foot of the mountain. At night, the top of the mountain will feel a little cold. Please refer to the recommendation of mountaineering equipment below.

Recommended equipment for climbing Mount Tai at night:

1. The necessary equipment for climbing Mount Tai at night [warm clothes]. There are stalls for renting warm clothes under the mountain and on the mountain. The good news is: since September 28th, the new version of warm clothing has been on the market, and the whole mountain is "unified rent, unified management and unified retreat", so you don’t have to worry about finding a booth for rent refund! Of course, the original warm clothing-"military coat" will still exist for some time, but the withdrawal of rent can not achieve the whole mountain reunification, please pay attention!

2. [Treadmill] can be purchased selectively. Small roadside stalls on the way to mountain climbing are available for sale, and the price depends on the quality.

3. [Flashlight] Choose to buy or bring your own. The good news is that most road sections have been arranged with low illumination, and it won’t be long before you can ignore the flashlight option.

4. Due to the slightly lower temperature at the top of the mountain, digital products such as cameras, mobile phones and other shooting equipment have degraded battery performance at low temperature, so it is necessary to charge the battery in advance or carry a backup power supply.

5. The food carrying capacity should not be too large. Increasing the load will consume the physical strength of mountaineering, and roadside stalls can be purchased.

The sunrise time of Mount Tai can refer to the following table:

Transfer from: Taishan Scenic Area

Source: Taian police

Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-256 BC), is a brilliant era in the history of China, is an important key to understand the history and civilization of China, no era like the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, has brought such lasting shock to future generations. However, it seems difficult to fully understand the Eastern Zhou Dynasty only based on the data of this era.

The latest published by Unity Publishing HouseCentennial of East FridayIt is the author Zhang Xinjiejie.Three hundred years of Western Zhou DynastyAfter another masterpiece. We say that reality is the continuation of history. When we have a good understanding of the Western Zhou Dynasty, many questions in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty will be solved. Based on the in-depth study of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the author further interprets this great era in the history of China-the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

This book combs the complicated history, finds the causal relationship between different events and reveals the driving force behind the historical evolution. Get rid of the prejudice that the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period do not see the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, show the evolution of the Eastern Friday in a panoramic view, and truly restore the original face of history. Taking other civilizations in the "Axis Age" as a reference, the distinctive features of China’s history and Chinese civilization are contrasted. On the one hand, this book confuses and reorganizes, tells the changing history of the East Friday in the past 100 years, on the other hand, it ascends to the distance, summarizes and evaluates the creations of great thinkers in this era, discusses the mutual promotion between them, and touches the pulse of history deeper.

Today, the small group specially prepared for everyone.Centennial of East FridayThe preface, let’s read and look back together.770 BC-221 BCThese 500-year-old changes have returned to the era when history and thoughts blended together to explore the inherent laws of China’s historical development.

An era of blending history and thought.

From the 8th century BC to the 2nd century BC, it is called the axis era of human history. During this period, China, Indian, Middle East and Greater Greece successively set off unprecedented ideological and cultural movements, which laid the foundation of human ideological concepts and spiritual beliefs and influenced them to this day. For this phenomenon, people are used to overlooking and summarizing it from the perspective of philosophy and religious development. This way of understanding is conducive to identifying the identity of different civilizations in historical development and observing the rhythm of human civilization development. However, there are some shortcomings in recognizing the particularity of different civilizations. Because without the soil on which civilization depends, it is difficult to understand its essence and see its true meaning.

Axis era, corresponding to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in China’s history. And hundred schools of thought is the creative subject of this great era. In the past two thousand years, the research materials about the pre-Qin philosophers have been filled with boxes and cars. However, the ancients were limited by the established vision, and the research methods were intertwined, which was suspected of overlapping beds. Since modern times, scholars have generally adopted analytical methods to study the history of thought. They regard thinkers as dissected objects, extract several points from the latter’s works and words and deeds, and then conclude that they are the representatives or all of their thoughts. This method sometimes hits the nail on the head, and sometimes there are too many deviations. A life with outstanding thoughts and fresh soul can not be dissected by a simple surgical knife.

Each civilization system has its own distinct personality and characteristics, and only by in-depth exploration along the origin can we touch its beating heart. The greatest feature of Chinese civilization is its remarkable historical and political attributes (to some extent, politics is another form of history). In the world, the Chinese nation pays the most attention to learning from history. We have a vast collection of historical records, ranking first in the world. In terms of philosophical methods, Chinese thinkers favor the utility of politics the most. The content of political construction in hundred schools of thought occupies the largest space in their works. Therefore, to understand the essence of Chinese civilization, China in the Axial Age and hundred schools of thought’s thought, we can’t avoid history and politics. Only by starting with history and politics can we discover the mystery of civilization hidden behind thinkers.

So there is such a method, and with the pace of historical progress, we will follow suit to interpret China in the Axial Age. Only by thoroughly integrating into the historical context can we realize profound insights. For example, hundred schools of thought is essentially not a different philosophical school divided vertically, but a historical experiencer and a political participant linked horizontally; The blending depth of China’s history and thought is beyond ordinary imagination; It is history that creates ideas, not philosophy that creates ideas; Hundred schools of thought’s historical identity is far more important than his philosophical identity. Therefore, we know that the problems encountered by Chinese civilization in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were solved by history (politics) rather than philosophy.

This method of separate interpretation is conducive to understanding the essential features of a particular civilization. But the world we live in today is no longer a divided world. People can’t use historical answers to answer current problems. What future generations can only inherit and learn from is the free spirit and innovative vitality of Tessa in the Axial Age.

further reading

brief Introduction of the content

Starting from the timeline of China’s historical development and evolution, The Hundred Years of East Friday is a grand narrative of this category. On the one hand, the work confuses and reorganizes, and tells the changing history of the East Friday in the past 100 years, on the other hand, it ascends and overlooks, summarizes and evaluates the creations of great thinkers in this era, and discusses the mutual promotion between them. Through hundreds of years’ exploration and practice, the Chinese nation has finally found an advanced ruling style and lifestyle that suits it. The author not only narrates a wonderful history from a unique perspective, but also devotes himself to exploring the inherent laws of China’s historical development, revealing the core elements of Chinese civilization and the powerful driving force for the sustainable development of the Chinese nation.

Brief introduction of the author

Zhang Xinjue, a native of Danzhou City, Hainan Province, graduated from the Chinese Department of Central South University. Wide interests and extensive reading. I have maintained a strong interest in China’s history and culture for a long time, constantly expanded the breadth, breadth and depth of reading, liked to think independently, and loved to create. I have published works on publication platforms such as National History of China, History University Hall and many newspapers and periodicals, and I have published the work "Three Hundred Years of the Western Zhou Dynasty".

brief Introduction of the content

The Western Zhou Dynasty, which inherited the Xia and Shang Dynasties and initiated the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, was an era that Confucius prepared and respected. However, due to the lack of historical materials, it is very difficult to understand the whole picture of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Fortunately, the excavation of a large number of bronzes made up for this shortcoming to some extent, and also made it more feasible to restate the history of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

This book refers to historical materials such as Historical Records, Shangshu, Book of Songs and unearthed bronze records, sorts them out with a rigorous attitude, and narrates them in popular and smooth language, restoring a complete, continuous, plump and vivid historical picture of the Western Zhou Dynasty and reappearing a heroic epic led by the Duke of Zhou, a civil servant. As far as the author is concerned, the political, military, institutional, ideological and cultural aspects of the Western Zhou Dynasty are also discussed accordingly, in order to let readers know more about the budding and developing state of China culture in the Western Zhou Dynasty and show the deep value of the works. The works are supplemented by pictures and tables to enhance the expressiveness and attractiveness of the content. This book is not only a popular work for the public, but also a serious reading that is valuable for promoting traditional culture.

Hefei, November 15th (Reporter Wu Yan, Li Junjie) In the new era and new journey, how to do a good job in cultural soul-building, cultural excavation, cultural supply, cultural industry and cultural communication, and how to undertake a new cultural mission?

On the 15th, the Anhui Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government held a conference in Hefei to solidly promote the construction of a strong cultural province, and issued the Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of a Strong Cultural Province, which started a new voyage of cultural construction around six key tasks: holding high the ideological banner, strengthening mainstream public opinion, protecting cultural heritage, creating cultural fine products, improving cultural services and developing cultural industries.

推动文化繁荣兴盛、加快建设文化强省，是安徽贯彻落实习近平文化思想、全面贯彻党的二十大关于文化建设战略部署的重大举措。安徽省委书记韩俊表示，当前，安徽正处于厚积薄发、动能强劲、大有可为的上升期、关键期。全面建设现代化美好安徽，文化既是重要内容、重要标志，也是重要支撑、重要力量。要切实增强责任感使命感，努力将安徽文化资源优势转化为竞争优势、发展优势。

据介绍，安徽文化强省的主要目标是：到2027年，全省文化建设整体水平明显提高，重要指标进入全国第一方阵，一些指标进入全国前列。到2035年，全省文化建设整体水平进入全国第一方阵，更多指标进入全国前列。

具体包括：到2027年，培育1—3个国家高端智库，国家社科基金立项数进入全国第一方阵；打造“安徽视讯”、创办“安徽时评”、加快省市县媒体深度融合，建成3家省级新型主流媒体；实现省市县乡村五级公共文化设施全覆盖、等级达标率100%，注册博物馆数量进入全国第一方阵；培育规上文化企业不少于3000家，实现文化产业增加值占GDP比重5%以上……

The profound historical and cultural heritage is Anhui’s outstanding advantage. To this end, Anhui regards "protecting cultural heritage" as one of the six key tasks in the construction of a strong cultural province, and will implement six projects, including the protection and utilization of cultural relics and cultural sites, the inheritance and promotion of red culture, the promotion of the protection and utilization of traditional buildings in traditional villages, the revitalization of rural culture, the promotion of the inheritance and development of intangible cultural heritage, and the deepening of Anhui cultural research and interpretation, so as to effectively improve the level of protection and activation of historical and cultural heritage and promote the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese excellent traditional culture. Strive to add 1-2 national historical and cultural cities by 2027, and the number of national key cultural relics protection units, national non-legacy representative projects and inheritors will enter the first phalanx in the country.

It is reported that in order to ensure that a strong cultural province changes from blueprint to reality, Anhui has focused on key areas and key links, formulated 33 implementation plans, and initially listed the first batch of 136 key projects in 11 categories, requiring relevant departments and localities to strengthen policy integration and innovation in project construction, capital investment, talent team construction, etc., and increase investment guarantee, and extensively gather social forces to participate in the construction of a strong cultural province, forming a "timetable", "construction drawing" and "responsibility book" for implementation. People’s Daily (November 16, 2023, 04 edition)