1. Mount Tai Scenic AreaMount Tai is a mountain of unparalleled historical and cultural significance located north of the city of Taian, in Shandong province. Rising abruptly from the vast plain of central Shandong, the mountains peak, Jade Emperor (also called the Peak of Shandong) reaches 5,069 feet. As one of the “Five Great Mountains” (the Five Great Mountains being Mount Tai, Mount Hua, Mount Heng, Mount Heng, and Mount Song), Mount Tai is associated with sunrise, birth, and renewal, an