Fèngfú

Fengfu lay at the southern foot of Mount Tai, one of China's most sacred mountains. Its town grew around the great temple of the mountain god, where emperors and their envoys came to offer sacrifice. The county received the name Fengfu after the Song emperor Zhenzong performed rites on the mountain in 1008. Later rulers continued to honour its shrines: the Qing emperors Kangxi and Qianlong came in person, and Qianlong ascended the summit six times.