Taishan
/taɪ ˈʃæn/noun
Taishan is a sacred mountain in Shandong Province, China, traditionally identified with Mount Tai.
Did you know?For more than two millennia, emperors performed feng and shan ceremonies at Taishan, symbolically reporting their reign to Heaven and Earth.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Chinese
Old Chinese
泰山
“The sacred mountain later known as Mount Tai; the exact earliest interpretation of 泰 in this place-name is debated.”
Han Dynasty
Chinese
泰山
“Taishan, regarded as the eastern sacred mountain and a major site of imperial Heaven-and-Earth rites.”
Middle Chinese
Chinese
泰山
“The mountain name pronounced approximately as Tai-shan in the medieval Chinese sound system.”
19th Century
Wade–Giles
Tʻai Shan
“A Latin-script romanization of 泰山 used in older Western writing.”
Modern English
English
Taishan
“The pinyin romanization of 泰山, also commonly rendered as Mount Tai.”
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