Grand ceremony marks cross-Straits worship at Mount Tai

A grand heaven worship ceremony is held on Oct 15 at the majestic Mount Tai in Shandong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

With blue skies and fresh air, Sunday morning was a perfect time to experience an ancient royal heaven worship ceremony at Mount Tai.

More than 1,500 worshippers from Taiwan and the mainland took part in a grandiose ceremony on Oct 15 at the majestic mountain in East China's Shandong province.

Under an early autumn sunshine, the Heaven and Earth Square of Mount Tai was decorated with red and yellow banners and flags with blessing written in Chinese characters.

It is the second time such a ceremony has been held on Mount Tai, which is considered the mountain of the mountains and the most sacred mountain between heaven and earth, representing peace and unification.

After the ceremony a seminar was held to discuss the inheritance and development of traditional culture as well as the construction of cultural tourism towns.

An exhibition featuring Shandong's intangible culture heritages also took place along with the event to showcase the province's rich cultural legacy.

According to the organizing committee, the event will help to promote traditional Chinese culture and values among modern society.