| Tai'an | |
| Native Name: | 泰安市 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Settlement Type: | Prefecture-level city |
| Image Map1: | ChinaShandongTai'an.png |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Tai'an City jurisdiction in Shandong |
| Pushpin Map: | China Northern Plain#China |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location on the North China Plain |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Shandong |
| Subdivision Type2: | County-level divisions |
| Subdivision Name2: | 6 |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township-level divisions |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Taishan District |
| Leader Title: | CPC Secretary |
| Leader Name: | Cui Honggang[1] |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Li Xixin |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7762 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 2086.8 |
| Area Metro Km2: | 2086.8 |
| Elevation M: | 167 |
| Elevation Max M: | 1645 |
| Elevation Max Point: | Mount Tai |
| Population As Of: | 2019 census |
| Population Total: | 5635000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Metro: | 1735425 |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 1735425 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 365 billion US$ 55.2 billion |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 64,714 US$ 9,779 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Tai'an municipal government |
| Coordinates: | 36.202°N 117.087°W |
| Postal Code: | 271000 |
| Area Code: | 538 |
| Iso Code: | CN-SD-09 |
| Blank Name: | GDP |
| Blank1 Name: | GDP per capita |
| Blank2 Name: | License Plate Prefix |
| Blank2 Info: | Chinese: 鲁J |
Tai'an is a prefecture-level city in Western Shandong Province of the People's Republic of China. Centered on Mount Tai, the city borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the north, Zibo to the east, Linyi to the southeast, Liaocheng to the extreme west and Jining to the south. To the west, Tai'an is separated from the province of Henan by the Yellow River.
Its population was 5,494,207 as of the 2010 census, of whom 1,735,425 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of two urban districts (Taishan District and Daiyue District).
The prefecture-level city of Tai'an administers six county-level divisions, including two districts, two county-level cities and two counties.
Tai'an is named after Mount Tai. In Chinese, Tai means "significant". Thus, the name Tai'an is derived from the ancient saying: "If Mount Tai is safe, then the four seas (the world) are safe . "
Tai'an was home to the Dawenkou culture during the neolithic era. During the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, the region belonged to the states of Qi and Lu. The site of major historical and cultural significance in the area is Mount Tai. It attracted multiple emperors throughout the dynasties to visit, offer sacrifice to the heaven gods and pray for harvest. Confucius, Sima Qian, Cao Zhi, Li Bai, Du Fu and other litterateurs visited here and many great works were produced.
In 1909, German colonials built Tai'an-Fu Railway Station along with the construction of Tianjin–Pukou railway (Tientsin–Pukow railway). On 10 November of the following year, the first train service passed through the station.[4]
On 1 May 1928, Chiang Kai-shek, the leader of KMT and nationalist revolutionary army, commanded the attack of Tai'an and occupied it the next day.[5]
In October 1937, exiled students from Peking, Tianjin and other major cities arrived in Tai'an seeking asylum after the north of Yellow river was occupied by the Japanese forces. On 24 December 1937, Japanese troops crossed the Yellow River, occupied Jinan on the next day, and bombed Tai'an. On the night of 31 December, the Japanese occupied Tai'an.[6] Local resistants were assembled autonomously to fight against the occupation.[7]
Long ago, successive emperors would come to Tai'an to hold a Zen ceremony, and now the feudal society is over, but every year Tai'an will hold a large-scale live performance: "Chinese Taishan·Fengshan Grand Ceremony".[8] Tai'an is a tourist city, and the Tai'an government has also been trying to promote the development of tourism in Tai'an.[9]
Tai'an is centered on the south side of Mount Tai. Dongping Lake is the biggest lake.
Tai'an lies in the northern temperate zone and has a continental, semi-humid monsoon climate. The average annual temperatures are -2.1C (January), 12.8C (annual average), and 26C (July). The average annual precipitation is 681mm.
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Tai'an is served by Tai'an railway station on the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway and Taishan railway station on the Beijing–Shanghai railway.
Tai'an is served by the G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway and on the Tai-Lai Expressway (west-east from Tai'an to Laiwu). There is a four-lane highway from Tai'an to the Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport. Within Tai'an there are large tree lined avenues throughout the city.
The nearest major airport is Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport, about 120km (80miles) to the north.
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