At the foot of Mount Tai, a city is divided into heaven, earth and hell.

Tai 'an, an ancient historical city located at the foot of Mount Tai, the head of the Five Mountains, is rarely known by foreign tourists. It is the dividing line between heaven, earth and hell separated by Yin and Yang, and it is also the only city that truly spans the three realms.

Tianjie on the top of Mount Tai

Taian was originally the origin of the distinction between heaven and earth and hell. Mount Tai is called the Five Mountains alone. But the word Gu Yue means going up to the mountain to go to jail. Moreover, Mount Tai is the master of life and death, and there is a saying that the soul belongs to Mount Tai. At the foot of Mount Tai, there is a mountain river descending the mountain, starting from Dashixia near Dazhong Bridge, going south through downtown Thailand, and flowing into Panhe after leaving the city. This section is called Naihe (now Naihe). According to Gu's "Archaeological Records of Shandong: Distinguishing Nai River" in the Qing Dynasty, "Its water is on the left of the mountain, and there is a bridge across it, which is called Nai River Bridge and Nai River.

The streets in the sky are full of flowers.

The appearance of Naihe is also related to the ancient view of life and death of the master of Mount Tai. East of Nai River is the earth, west of Nai River is hell, and Mount Tai is a paradise admired by the ancients. Dai Temple is the gate of Mount Tai, the palace where the ancient emperors sealed Mount Tai and the place for sacrificial activities.

Regarding the statement that Tai 'an City is divided into three realms, the Monument to the Shrine also records in detail that Tai 'an City is divided into three realms, with the celestial realm above the Red Gate, the human realm to the east of Naihe River and the hell to the west.

Taicheng Ren Jian Daimiao

According to historical records, Taian has been known as the "ghost capital" since ancient times. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, after the emergence of the theory of Yin and Yang and Five Elements, Mount Tai became a place where Yin and Yang alternated and everything developed. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, due to the appearance of Taoism, there was a saying that "Mount Tai ruled ghosts" in society. Mount Tai was in charge of life and death on earth, and the ancient emperor descended the Zen altar and changed it to the Temple of Hades. Yan Shigu, a scholar in the Tang Dynasty, commented on the sentence "Zen Gao" in Hanshu: "This word" Gao "should be higher than the competition, and two dead people are among them; Gaolishan is a ghost land at the foot of Mount Tai. In Jin Dynasty, it was said that Mount Tai was in charge of life and death in "Seeking God" by Gambao and "Natural History" by Zhang Hua.

Now Li Haoshan has been designated as a protected area.

In the land of the Five Mountains, there is a stone tablet of the Five Mountains. The stone tablet has the following records: Gavin, within Gankun, the people of the five mountains are called gods. Of the five mountains, Daiyue is its ancestor, so it must be lucky. Born at the beginning of chaos, standing in yin and yang, the town is almost the position of Gankun. And the five mountains, the ancient cloud "divided the world and won the world."

Original Map of Five Mountains in the South Gate of Daimiao Temple

The picture of Mount Tai in Dongyue is: Mount Tai in Dongyue is the grandson of the Emperor of Heaven and the home of ghosts and gods. In Fengfu County, Yanzhou, it is the land where Cheng Xinggong gains enlightenment, supplemented by Changbai Mountain and Fu Liangshan Mountain. Luna's surname is taboo and worship, and his title is "Tian Qi Ren Shengdi". Dai Yue depends on the official position and life and death period of the people in the world, and also pays attention to the distinction between high and low, and the length of things.

Li Haoshan of Cangsong and Cuibai is quiet and solemn.

The view that Mount Tai is in charge of life and death has a long history, as evidenced by places such as Li Hao and Snake Cliff, as well as allusions and legends such as Dong Wang in Mount Tai, Yamaraja and Li Xing in Song Hao. Li Haoshan was later regarded as a symbol of "the underworld", with the saying that "the soul of the world belongs to Artemisia", and was recognized as the ghost capital of "gathering souls without wisdom and fools", that is, the souls after death gathered in Li Haoshan regardless of fools, sages, ordinary people or dignitaries.

Old photos of the site of Haolishan Temple in Tai 'an.

Naiheqiao and Li Haoshan are historical witnesses and symbols of people's good wishes, aiming at educating people to do more good deeds, accumulate good deeds and benefit mankind.