Foreign Internet Influencers Visit the Thousand-Year-Old Temple at the Foot of Mount Tai, Decoding its Culture Amid Quaint Atmosphere

On Sept 9, “Hi, Mount Tai” Study and Experience Camp for Internet Influencers Around World opened at Daimiao Temple in Tai’an, Shandong province. This event is hosted by Cyberspace Administration of Shandong Province and CRI Online of China Media Group, organized by Shandong Branch of CRI Online, and co-organized by Cyberspace Administration of Tai’an. Nine internet celebrities from America, Belarus, Bulgaria, Greece, South Korea, Ukraine as well as the multi-lingual internet influencers studio of China Media Group visited Daimiao Temple, where they learned about the culture and history of Mount Tai and traced the cultural origins of the mountain.

Daimiao Temple is located on the southern foot of the majestic Mount Tai, and started building during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty. It’s a place where Chinese ancient emperors worshiped the God of Mt. Tai and made sacrifice ritual.

Foreign internet influencers visit Daimiao Temple. [photo taken by Hou Yanyan]

Daimiao Temple features the imperial architectural style, which is in a quaint, simple and solemn design. Tiankuang Hall, the main building of Daimiao, is located high on the foundation. The entire hall is decorated with carved beams and colorful decorations. Although it has gone through several dynasties, its ancient appearance still exists, demonstrating the wisdom of craftsmen in ancient times. The huge mural "The Round-Trip Inspection Tour of the God of Mount Tai" carved on walls vividly depicts the grand view of the inspection tour, which drew wide-spread attention from foreign Internet celebrities.

Foreign internet influencers visit Tiankuang Hall. [photo taken by Li Wei]

Daimiao Temple is not only a picturesque Chinese classical architectural complex, but also a place with the most concentrated cultural relics about Mount Tai. Foreign Internet celebrities strolled in the Temple, where they got a close touch of the civilization of Mount Tai, and decoded its time-honored culture amid the quaint atmosphere.