Life-worship Of Mount Tai

The culture of Mount Tai has a long history; it outshines others since ancient times. And some scholars even regard Mount Tai as a partial miniature. The religious culture of Mount Tai has always been praised for people; it plays an important role in culture of Mount Tai. Relying on the extraordinary divine gods, the god of mount Tai, Bixiayuanjun and Shigandang of Mt. Tai have had many believers with widely spread of range. The worship of Mount. Tai is not just a faith in one or a few gods, but a combination of different beliefs. It includes the belief in natural gods such as heaven, earth, mountains, lakes, sun, moon and the belief in personal gods such as the god of mount Tai, Bixiayuanjun and Shigandang of Mt. Tai. It also includes many other beliefs, such as the worship of the reproduction and spirits, etc. Therefore, it's necessary to study the belief of Mount. Tai with all those beliefs. Clearly collate the characteristics of occurrence, development and evolution of Mount. Tai's religion, it's easier to understand the culture of Mount. Tai's religion and reshape the special significance in harmonious society.After a comprehensive observation of multiple beliefs of Mount. Tai , it can be found that there is a main line runs through each historical period in the development and evolution of Mount. Tai's religion, which is the worship of life,includes the longing for new life, the pursuit of longevity and desire for regeneration of life. The paper selected the worship of life as the breakthrough points, divided the belief of Mount. Tai into three parts, those are the concept of birth, concept of longevity and concept of regeneration. Mount. Tai is the cradle of everything, in people's opinion, the birth of a new dynasty and new life are always connected with Mount.Tai. Those two aspects are embodied in the worship of life of Mount. Tai. Mount. Tai dominates the length of life, hence, the grand ceremony of Mount. Tai possesses the concept of praying for immortality and longevity. Besides, protecting lives, health and longevity is an important part of Mount. Tai's belief. Under the thoughts of immortality, immortality is the basis for regeneration of life, Mount. Tai is the attribution of the soul after death, the god of Mount. Tai is the master of the soul. The concept of attribution reveals the idea of regeneration of life in Mount. Tai's belief, the worship of sun which connected with the worship of Mount. Tai also embodies the concept of regeneration for life.With the development of civilization, the worship of Mount. Tai has lost its deserved status gradually, people no longer pay special attention to this belief, and some even think that this belief is outdated culture which should be removed as dross. However, as a folk fan, I would say that the belief of Mount.Tai is a precious legacy from our ancestor; it spreads a few thousand years with incomparable wisdom and wealth. Consequently, it's necessary to research and protect our culture and heritage, make them provide better service to people and society with further develop and inheritance.