Yuanjun temple in taohuayu

There is Yuanjun temple in taohuayukou, which is the westbound palace of Mount Tai goddess. In the temple, the ancient cypresses are towering and the flowers and plants are luxuriant. It is the only temple on Mount Tai with its gate facing west. In the courtyard, the two cypress trees and pine trees are opposite each other. They are luxuriant and spiral like dragons and phoenixes. People call them "dragon cypresses and phoenixes". These two ancient trees are tied with a lot of red cloth, and there are many small stones on the branches. This is the custom of "abzi" on Mount Tai. The ancients believed that as long as a stone was placed on the branch of a tree around the temple of Mount Tai, one could get pregnant and have a child as soon as possible. In recent years, Taishan beggars have tied a red cloth to the tree after holding the clay doll. It's called "embolus"; some people put a stone on the branch of a tree, which is called "abzi" in ancient times. The red strips on the trees and the stones between the branches fully illustrate the ancient and continuous inheritance of this custom.

Address: taohuayukou, Taishan Scenic Spot, Tai'an City, Shandong Province

Longitude: 117.120067

Latitude: 36.211862

Traffic information: within walking distance