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	Taishan 台山縣
		Taishan or Hoy Sun (Hoi Sun) in the local dialect was part of Xinhui (新會縣) until 1499 when Xinhui's borders were redrawn resulted in the formation of a new county from the area on its southwest.
		The name was changed to Taishan in 1914 to avoid confusions with counties having the same name in other provinces.
		Taishan is generally accepted as the county with the most overseas-Chinese.
	www.legacy1.net /taishan.html (407 words)

	Timeline for Taishan County
		The history of Taishan (aka Sunning) County is one of colonisation, population, war, famine and revolution.
		Taishan was officially "liberated" by the victorious communist forces of Mao Tse Tung.
		Taishan County was elevated to the status of a city.
	www.apex.net.au /~jgk/taishan/time.html (924 words)

	China's Grand Taishan and Huangshan Awe with Unmatched Scenery, Grandeur \| Asian American News \| GoldSea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Taishan is the eastern peak among five holy mountains that played a role in the cult of the 6th century BC philosopher Confucius that Chinese emperors throughout the centuries supported.
		The five peaks represent the directions _ north, south, east, west and central _ and Taishan is considered the holiest because it is to the east, the direction from which the sun rises.
		``Confucious is the Taishan among men, and Taishan is the Confucious among mountains,'' says a plaque at the temple.
	goldsea.com /Asiagate/610/23taishan.html (1030 words)

	Travel China - Mount Taishan
		Taishan is noted for its majesty and loftiness, which has been enhanced by thousand years of cultural enrichment and historic sites of mankind creation.
		More important is the fact that Mt. Taishan became famous during the Warring Period, and was regarded as number one of the five famous mountains in China.
		Of the thousand-year long civilized history of Mt. Taishan, in addition to that of pilgrimage, there are historic records and relics of religion, aesthetics, scientific research and farmers' campaigns.
	www.shanghaifinance.com /attractions/shandong/taishan/taishan.php (578 words)

	Taishan Mountain
		It was renamed Taishan Mountain during the Spring and Autumn Period.
		It lies in the civilized land of the ancient states of Qi and Lu, with the Yellow River on the north and the sea on the east.
		Taishan Mountain is approximately 20 li in height from the base to the Jade Emperor Peak.
	www.chinatravel.com /china-travel-guides/china-attractions/china-world-heritage/taishan-mountain.shtml (1184 words)

	China / Taishan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Though people climb up Taishan at any time of the year, the best time to go is May to October, when the weather is pleasant.
		Taishan is a mountain that has been scaled for centuries by revered saints and emperors, by pilgrims and tourists.
		Taishan is not a difficult mountain to scale, at least till Zhongdian Gate, halfway.
	www.journeymart.com /Breakfree/China/taishan/index.htm (574 words)

	Taishan International Web - English Version Introduction (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Taishan (also known as Taishanshi or Taishan City) is a small beautiful famous Chinese city located 140 kilometers west of Hong Kong, 100 kilometers southwest of Guanzhou, or 80 kilometers west of Macau.
		Taishan is thus ranked as one of Guangdong's Province advanced educational city and one of China's top hundred cities in technological strength.
		Taishan was founded in the 12th year of the Hongzhi Reign during the Ming Dynasty.
	www.taishan.com.cob-web.org:8888 /english/index.htm (1161 words)

	UNEP-WCMC Protected Areas Programme - Mount Taishan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Referred to as the Taishan Complex, it comprises magmetised, metamorphic, sedimentary rock and an intrusive mass of various origins that were formed in the Archean Era 170-200 million years ago.
		Mt Taishan is one of the birthplaces of the Chinese civilisation, evidence of human activity dating back 400,000 years to Yiyuan Man of the Palaeolithic Period.
		The Tai'an Municipal Administrative Committee of the Taishan Area of Scenic and Historic Interest Zone is responsible for both the protection and administration of the area.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /sites/wh/taishan.html (1248 words)

	TAISHAN MERCHANT WEB
		Taishan has a population of 1 million, while 1.3 million overseas Taishanese distributing in 91 countries and regions.
		Taishan is not only the hometown of overseas Chinese, but also developed place in many fields.
		Moreover, Taishan CPC Committee and the People's Government of Taishan City have started up a Five Keys Industrial Zone construction plan with the total planning area of more than 200 square kilometers so as to provide a perfect development platform and preference policies to all the investors.
	www.gdts.gov.cn /en/index.htm (614 words)

	Taishan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The city is located in the Pearl River Delta, southwest of Jiangmen (to which administratively belongs) and 140 kilometers west of Hong Kong, with a population of approximately 1 million.
		In 1914, Xinning was renamed Taishan to avoid confusion with the Xinnings of Hunan and Sichuan.
		On April 17, 1992, Taishan's status was upgraded from county (县) to county-level city (县级市).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Taishan (707 words)

	Mount Taishan (Tai Shan),Tai'an Travel Guides,Tai'an Hotels,Tai'an Map,Tai'an pictures-China City Tours Guide
		Even-though Mount Taishan is not the highest mountain, it is the most famed of the five and symbolizes the Chinese Spirit.
		In 219 BC, when the first emperor Qin Shihuang was halfway down from the Mount Taishan it began to rain and he took shelter under the five pines beside five pavilions.
		On the east lies the pretty Mid-stream Mountain; to the west is the wandering Phoenix Valley; in the south is the wispy and misty Wen River and to the north is the hanging cloud ladder on the top of Mount Taishan.
	www.achinatravel.com /china-travel/china-shandong-taian-mt-taishan.asp (918 words)

	::MontaÃ±a Taishan::
		Taishan, situada en la provincia oriental de Shandong, es la mÃ¡s famosa de entre las cinco principales montaÃ±as de China, las montaÃ±as Hengshan(sur), Huashan, Songsan y Hengshan (norte), y es la mÃ¡s atractiva por su belleza natural y numerosas reliquias culturales.
		Taishan estÃ¡ en una vasta llanura en el centro de la provincia.La cima, Emperador de Jade, estÃ¡ a 1,545 metros de altura sobre elnivel del mar, desde donde se puede contemplar la salida del sol yel ocaso, el rÃo Amarillo (el segundo mÃ¡s largo del paÃs), el mar de nubes y los bosques.
		Taishan siempre ha sido orÃgen de inspiraciÃ³n para los artistas y estudiosos chinos, y simboliza las antiguas civilizaciones y creencias de China", destaca una introducciÃ³n sobre la MontaÃ±a Taishan de la pÃ¡gina webdel ComitÃ© del Patrimonio de la Humanidad de la UNESCO.
	www.spanish.xinhuanet.com /spanish/2004-05/20/content_464.htm (531 words)

	taishan - Ask.com Web Search
		Taishan (台山 pinyin: Táishān; Cantonese: Toisan; local: Hoisan) is a coastal county-level city in Guangdong Province, China.
		Taishan in Tai'an of Shandong Province is one of China's Five Sacred Mountains.
		Taishan Hoisan is a region in the Guangdong Province of China.
	search.ask.com /web?q=taishan (316 words)

	Taishan - China-related Topics TA-TD - China-Related Topics
		Taishan (台山 pinyin: Tandaacute;ishān; Standard CantoneseCantonese: Toisan; local: Hoisan) is a coastal city in Guangdong Province, China.
		Taishan was founded as Xinning District (新寧縣) in the 12th year of the Hongzhi Emperor of ChinaHongzhi reign during the Ming Dynasty.
		The locals natively speak Taishan dialectTaishanese, or sei yap (four counties), usually considered to be similar to Cantonese Chinese.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Taishan (420 words)

	Family at Kuang.com
		Rumor has it that in the early 1900's four brothers set sail for Cuba from Taishan to find fortune and a prosperous future for the entire family, leaving one brother behind to oversee the family in their home village.
		Tracing our genealogy back to Taishan might not be as difficult for me as it may be for others as I have visited Milong and know that we still have living relatives there.
		I was told that the Taishan Kuang Family geneological compilation took over 5 years to put together, I suspect due to the collosal research effort undertaken.
	www.kuang.com /family.html (1013 words)

	Taishan
		A performance in front of Taishan Temple re-creating a ceremony in which the feudal emperors worshiped Mount Taishan.
		The town of Qufu, where Confucius (551-479B.C.) was born, is on the southern side of the mountain, and Jinan, the capital of Shandong, is on the northern side.
		Traces of human activity as early as the Paleolithic Period have been discovered in the surrounding areas, and Mount Taishan gave birth to the splendid Dawenkou and Longshan cultures in the Neolithic Period.
	www.sino-cs.ac.uk /html/Heritage/h_ts.htm (1058 words)

	Mount Taishan - tips by travel authority Howard Hillman
		Mount Taishan is the most sacred of China's five famous holy mountains.
		Some travelers confuse this Taishan for the large city in Canton (Guangschu) province that also bears the name "Taishan".
		Mount Taishan is in Shandong province and about 500 kilometers (300 miles) southeast of Beijing.
	www.hillmanwonders.com /china/mount_taishan.htm (298 words)

	Taishan - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Taishan or Tai, peak, 5,069 ft (1,545 m) high, W Shandong prov., E China.
		In ancient times it was believed that Taishan controlled the earthly fate of humanity.
		The peak is revered by Buddhists and Taoists and has long been the goal of pilgrimages; it has many temples and shrines.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-taishan.html (218 words)

	Taishan Mountain
		Last Update : 10/29/2006 5:49:56 PM Mt. Taishan stands in the middle of Shandong Province.
		Huashan in Shaanxi, Mt. Songshan in Henan, Mt. Hengshan in Hunan and Mt. Taishan), Mt. Taishan has enjoyed the reputation as senior 'Wuyue'.
		This may be because of its key geographical position and its historical role.
	www.warriortours.com /river/taishan.htm (238 words)

	Mt. Taishan, Taishan Mountain, Mount Tai, Shandong Attractions
		In ancient times, the first thing for an emperor to do on ascending to the throne was to climb Mount Taishan and pray to heaven and earth or their ancestors.
		Taishan Mountain is a natural museum abounding with cultural relics and artworks.
		Taishan Mountain is a perfect combination of natural scenery and cultural relics and is well worth visiting.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/shandong/taian/mt_taishan.htm (844 words)

	Taishan Club
		Taishan's Instructor Certificate Program ensures that all our instructors are qualified to teach.
		Disciple of Grand Master Chen Zhenglei, Jack was born and trained in Northern China, Jack Yan is specialized in the teaching of Chen and Yang Styles of Taichi, Tongbei, Traditional Kung Fu for Fitness and Self-Control Chikung.
		Since the day Taishan Club opened its door to the public in 1993, she has been around throughout the years.
	www.taishanclub.com /instructors.htm (416 words)

	Taishan dialect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hoisanese originates from the Taishan region, where it is spoken.
		Often regarded as a single language, Hoisanese can also be seen as a group of very closely related, mutually intelligible subdialects spoken by the various towns and villages in and around Siyi (the four counties of Taishan, Enping, Kaiping, Xinhui).
		Today, since Mandarin Putonghua is the standardized language taught in schools throughout the People's Republic of China, residents of Taishan speak Mandarin as well.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Taishan_dialect (572 words)

	::Aprecia UNESCO protecciÃ³n geolÃ³gica en montaÃ±a china de Taishan:: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		La evoluciÃ³n geolÃ³gica de Taishan puede remontarse a las eras Arcaica y Cenozoica, gozando de ricos, importantes y tÃpicos vestigios de diastrofismo.
		El monte Taishan, una caja de tesoros geolÃ³gicos formada a lo largo de la historia, es de gran valor en materias de investigaciÃ³n geolÃ³gica, estÃ©tica y cientÃfica.
		AÃ±adiÃ³ que el rasgo mÃ¡s distintivo del parque geolÃ³gico de la montaÃ±a Taishan es la asociaciÃ³n Ãntima entre el patrimonio cultural y ciencia geolÃ³gica.
	www.spanish.xinhuanet.com /spanish/2006-08/24/content_304120.htm (400 words)

	Taishan
		Majestic Taishan is a national park and the holiest and most revered of the sacred mountains in China.
		It covers an area of 426 sq km and the peak is 1,545 meters (5,070ft) above sea level.
		Many historical relics are found on Taishan including the Heavenly Queen Pool (wangmu chi), Red Gate Palace (hongmen gong), South Gate to Heaven (nan tianmen), Azure Cloud Temple (bixia ci) as well as stone carvings from various dynasties, including the Buddhist Diamond Sutra carved on a stone cliff in Sutra Stone Valley (jinshi yu).
	www.chinaetravel.com /attraction/att24g.html (182 words)

	Amazon.com: Taishan: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Taishan gu shu ming mu (Unknown Binding - 1989)
		Taishan fang yan: Guangzhou hua, pu tong hua dui zhao by Jianyun Huang (Unknown Binding - 1990)
		Taishan gu jin gai lan (Guangdong Sheng Taishan Xian di fang zhi cong shu) by Jianyun Huang (Unknown Binding - 1992)
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Taishan&tag=httpexplaguid-20&index=books&link_code=qs&page=1 (227 words)

	Taishan China - China tourist & travel guide for Taishan, China
		Taishan China - China tourist & travel guide for Taishan, China
		Taishan lies in Tai'an county in the middle of the Shandong Province, encompassing an area of 426 square kilometers.
		It's a model in Chinese architecture on the mountains, utilizing scenery to enhance their brilliancy.
	www.orientaltravel.com /province/city/area/Taishan.htm (435 words)

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