Tai'an

Tai'an (Chinese泰安) is a Chinese city in Shandong Province. It is located about 70 km south of the provincial capital Jinan and has an area of ​​7761 km ². The city has about 5,470,000 inhabitants (as of 2002), living in the two districts of approximately 1.57 million people. About 6 % of the population are Christians. In the surroundings of wheat and maize is grown.

The most important destination in Tai'an is also known as Ostberg designated north of the city Mount Tai Shan ( 1,545 m), which is mentioned by Confucius and is one of the sacred mountains of China. The Tai Shan is the most climbed mountain in the world. The most famous temple in the city is the Taoist temple complex Daimiao.

Tai'an is connected to the Chinese railway network and so easily accessible from major cities. In the provincial capital of Jinan is about 55 min drive away. Cheapest train ticket (as of June/2007 ) 7 RMB.

Administrative Divisions

The prefecture-level city of Tai'an is made at the county level from two districts, two urban districts and two counties. These are:

  • Municipality Taishan -泰山 区Taishan Qū;
  • Municipality Daiyue -岱岳 区Daiyue Qū;
  • Xintai City -新泰 市Xintai Shì;
  • City Feicheng -肥 城市Feicheng Shì;
  • Circle Ningyang -宁阳县Ningyang Xiàn;
  • Dongping county -东平县Dongping Xiàn.

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