Chinese Geography Mount Tai

泰山

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泰山

Tài Shān

地理学

泰山

Tài Shān

地理学

泰山

Tài Shān

地理学

泰山

Tài Shān

地理学

泰山

Tài Shān

地理学

Multiple Choice

Which currency denomination has Mount Tai on the back?

• 100 yuan bill

• 10 yuan bill

• 5 yuan bill

• 50 yuan bill

Draw

Draw the tones on the PINYIN below:

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​Shandong province
山东省
Shāndōng shěng

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Located in middle Shandong
Province, Mount Tai is called Mount
Daishan, Daizong, Eastern
Mountain and Dai Mountain. There
are six scenic areas in Moun Tai

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The sunrise, sunset, the sea
of clouds and golden belt of
Yellow River are four natural
spectacles on Mount Tai.

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Visitors can tour Mount Tai via four
routes, the classic middle Red Gate
Route is the highly recommended way
to experience the most cultural and
natural landscape in Mount Tai.

Hotspot

1. Please click on where Mount Tai is located in China.

2. Please click on where LaoShi lived in China.

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7,200 total steps
(including inner temple
steps) to climb to the
top of the mountain.

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Taishan Niangniang (泰山娘娘, 'The
Lady of Mount Tai'), is the goddess
of Mount Tai, childbirth and destiny
in Chinese traditional religion
(Taoism).

Match

Match the following. What do they say in English?

• 泰

• 山

• 山

• 东

• 省

Tài

shān

Shān

dōng

shěng

• Tài

• shān

• Shān

• dōng

• shěng

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Mount Tai has been a huge part of
Chinese culture for a long time.
Many artists have tried their part in
re-creating it for those who cannot
climb it.

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The Immortal Bridge
仙人桥
Xiānrén Qiáo

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Located in the central part of
Shandong Province, Mt. Taishan
covers an area of 426 square
kilometers.

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It’s known for its magnificent natural
scenery which includes 156 peaks, 138
precipices, 130 streams, 72 mountain
springs, 64 waterfalls and ponds and
over 10,000 ancient trees.

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Words to describe Mount Tai is
“magnificent, unusual,
dangerous, elegant, exquisite,
serene and vast” scenic sights.

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Mt. Taishan has 58 temples,
128 ancient archaeological
sites and over 2,500 tablets
and stone inscriptions…

Match

Match the following features of Mount Tai.

• 156

• 138

• 130

• 72

• 64

peaks

precipices

streams

mountain springs

waterfalls and ponds

• peaks

• precipices

• streams

• mountain springs

• waterfalls and ponds

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Mount Tai ranks first in the
number and scale among all the
famous mountains in the country.
Mt. Taishan is known as the huge
open-air museum.

Match

Match the following features of Tai Shan.

• ancient trees

• temples

• ancient archaeological sites

• tablets and stone inscriptions

• steps

10,000

58

128

2,500

6,660

• 10,000

• 58

• 128

• 2,500

• 6,660

Fang Zhaolin: Climbing Mount Tai

The Beauty
of
Mountains:
Mount Tai
Painting
BaoXi LIU

Attributed to Ye Cheng (active
early 16th century)
Title
Journey to Mount Tai

The Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Three: Ji'nan to Mount Tai
Wang Hui Chinese datable to 1698

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Draw

Write the tones on each of the PINYIN words.

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Multiple Choice

Choose the correct pinyin.

• Wěn rú tài shān

• wèn rǔ tài shǎn

• wén rù tāi shān

• wén rú tái shān

Reorder

We learned an idiomatic expression using Mount Tai. Put it in the correct order.

• wěn

• rú

• tài

• shān

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Reorder

That idiomatic expression we just learned, can you put the characters in order?

• 稳

• 如

• 泰

• 山

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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稳如泰山

Multiple Choice

1. In which Chinese province is Mount Tai located?

• Shandong Province

• Shanxi Province

• Shanghai Province

• Taiwan Province

• Zhejiang Province

Draw

Write the Chinese words for Mount Tai.

Reorder

Mount Tai is considered the foremost of the "Five Great Mountains" of China. What does it represent in Chinese culture? Unscramble the answer!

• represents

• east

• and

• rising

• sun

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

Which famous Chinese philosopher is said to have declared "The world is small" upon reaching the summit of Mount Tai?

• Confucius

• Mao Zedong

• Yao Ming

• 老师

• Xi Jin Ping