Main Dai Temple 岱庙
Big as the Dai Temple complex was, it wasn’t just a single temple inside. One can think of it as a park now since there are a lot of centuries old trees here. The Remote Participation Pavillion 遥参亭 is probably the first structure you would see upon entering the Dai Templex complex from the south entrance. The south entrance is incidentally the traditional route used by pilgrims starting their ascent of Mount Tai. As far as Chinese temples, this one is about average, but once you consider the year then it suddenly becomes very significant.
Offerings at the Dai Temple 岱庙
I have a feeling that the Dai Temple didn’t look like this before since it had a lot of Ming style designs. It is true that the Dai Temple regularly got face lifts since Emperors would come here to pray before climbing Mount Tai and with good reason, the climb is quite tiring, more on that later. The Dai Temple is still in use up to this day. The locals would come and make their offerings at the temple. Candles and incenses are also offered in front of the temple.
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