五岳The Five Sacred Mountains.ppt

The Five Sacred Mountains in China （五岳） the Southern Mountain ------Hengshan （衡山） the Eastern Mountain ------Taishan （泰山） the Western Mountain ------Huashan （华山） the Northern Mountain ------Hengshan （恒山） the Central Mountain ------Songshan （嵩山） THE END THANK YOU ! ------Candy * It is located in Hengyang, the second largest city in Hunan Province. It is also a famous mountain worshipped（尊敬、崇拜） by Buddhists in China. Hengshan has 72 peaks and extends 150 kilometers. The highest peak of the mountain is called Zhurong Peak, 1,290 meters above the sea level. The mountain has many temples, among which the biggest is the Nanyue Temple, which covers an area of 100,000 square meters and which is the largest group of ancient buildings in Hunan province. The temple has nine courtyards and the main hall is 22 meters high, supported by 72 stone pillars, which symbolize the 72 peaks of the mountain. On the top, Watching Sunrise Platform is the best scenic spots. As early as 2,000 years ago, many emperors and celebrities visited Hengshan and left quite a lot of stone inscriptions of poems. ??Mount Tai locates in the middle part of Shandong province spanning two cities (Tai’an city and Jinan city) with total area of 426 square kilometers. It ranks No.1 among the five scared mountains in China. In 1987, Mount Tai was listed as Cultural and Natural World Heritage site and honored “World Geopark” in 2006. The typical character of natural scenery of Mount Tai is imposing（壮观的）, steepy（险峻的）, surprising, serene（平静的）, secluded（隐居的）, profound（渊博的）, and spacious（宽广的）. 7000 stone stairs which runs 9 kilometers long through the mountain from the foot to the zenith（顶峰） looks like the axes（轴线） of Mount Tai . ??Since ancient time, Mount Tai is recognized as holy and sacred（神圣的） Mountain. Confucians and Taoists coexist （和平共处）harmoniously on the mountain. And civ