Mount Tai
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Summary
Mount Tai is a mountain[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of mountain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,675 views/month, #69 of 13,313).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Shandong[3]
- Country: People's Republic of China[4]
- Instance of: Chinese AAAAA-rated tourist attraction[5]
- Part of: Sacred Mountains of China[6]
- Commons category: Mount Tai[7]
- Official website: http://www.mount-tai.com.cn/english/index.asp[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mount Tai[9]
- Commons gallery: 泰山[10]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[12]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[13]
- Native label: 泰山[14]
- Different from: Taishan[15], Mount Tai[16]
- Elevation above sea level: 1545 m[17]
- Area: 426 km²[18], 25,000 ha[19]
- Time period: Cambrian[20]
- World Heritage criteria: (i)[21], (ii)[22], (iii)[23], (iv)[24], (v)[25], (vi)[26], (vii)[27]
- Topographic prominence: 1505 m[28]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Mount Tai include Mons Tai[29], a mons[30].
Why It Matters
Mount Tai has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]