TOlPUvS NKAR THE) SUMMIT OF TAI SHAN 



The contributions of the faithful who make the pilgrimage to the "Holy Mountain of 

 the East" by the hundreds of thousands each year not only provide for the upkeep of the 

 numerous buildings scattered from the base to the summit, but have sufficed for the con- 

 struction of one of the most remarkable mountain roads in the world, the Pan Lu. 



Tai Shan was a sacred mountain for centuries before Confucius was born, in 551 B. C 

 Probably the great Sage marks the half-way stage on the long road that Father Time has 

 trod since Tai Shan was first a scene of worship. 



