Mount Taishan

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Artists

Leading Chinese artists over the centuries have painted the cloud shrouded Mount Taishan.

Name

Translation

"Taishan" means "Mount Tai" (the Chinese word "'shan" means "mountain").

Redundancy

For clarity's sake, the redundant "Mount" is added for the English translation ("Mount Taishan")

The other Taishan

The other Taishan Some travelers confuse this Taishan for the large city in Canton (Guanzhou) province that also bears the name "Taishan".

Location

Mount Taishan is in Shandong province and about 500 kilometers (300 miles) southeast of Beijing.

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