The origin of the tarzan name
Zhonghua Dragon 2021/09/06
How did Tarzan's "Tai" come about?
Lu Feng, a visiting professor at Taishan College and an expert in social science ethics in Tai'an, said that Taishan's "Tai" originated from Qin Shi Huang's clan "Qin", and the Chinese dragon did not dare to argue.
Taishan was originally called "Dashan", and later with the need for sacrifice and frequent mountain climbing to worship the sun, Dashan was renamed "Taishan", which is the most sacred mountain to sacrifice the sun. Well understood.
Taishan was originally called "Dashan" instead of "Taishan", and as a Shandong native, Zhonghualong also agrees with this view. Because in ancient times, there was no writing, and the occurrence of things and the expression of objects were passed on by word of mouth. The names of mountains are the same, they are called according to their own location, such as "Nanshan, Beishan, West, Dongshan" and so on.
However, Taishan is abrupt and tall in the Shandong region, and the typical stand-alone posture exists in the flock. Therefore, the ancient ancestors in Shandong called Taishan "Big Mountain".
The Dongyi people were the most developed at that time, and they were the first people to worship and sacrifice the heavens and the sun in awe, so they chose the mountain closest to the heavens (sun) in the Dongyi area, that is, the highest mountain, the "big mountain" to sacrifice and express their piety. Over time, the mountain was renamed "Taishan". Later, "big" and "too" were pronounced.
If there is a mountain higher than Mount Tai in the Dongyi area, it will not be Taishan's turn to "be the only one".
If it is not the Dongyi nation that is the most developed, but the other ethnic groups, perhaps the only one in the world is not Mount Tai, Xu is Mount Hua, Mount Song, Huangshan, etc., and even Kunlun Mountain, Tianshan Mountain, Himalayas.
This is all in ancient times.
Taishan's change of name to "Taishan" is a matter of allegory. Because the word "Tai" has the meaning of peace, stability, greatness, accessibility, and the most generous, Taishan was designated as "Taishan", adding a new meaning. In this way, from the Dongyi chief Xuan You to the Shennong Yan Emperor, the Yellow Emperor, and many later emperors such as Qin Shi Huang all went to Taishan to sacrifice and Zen. This adds to Tarzan's solipsistic greatness and mystery.
Some people say that Tarzan's name comes from the Book of Poetry. This is only a written record. What about before there was no writing and no record? Like the Luzhong Mountains, the expression of things in the dialect can only be said and not written, and looking up the dictionary to know that these pronunciations are still standard Mandarin.
Some people say that Taishan is also called "Daishan" and says that "Dai" is connected to "Dai", but how do "Dai" and "Taishan" connect? Not good to explain.
Zhonghua Dragon believes that "Dai" should be a color, dark cyan or cyan-black. Taishan is lush with vegetation all year round, except for the pale green in spring, other times it is dark green, and in winter, because of the pine and cypress trees, the blue-black color is more conspicuous. Therefore, "Dai" should be the dark green and blue-black mountain in the hearts of the nearby ancestors - "Dai Mountain".
The word "Yue" has a mountain on the mountain, which means tall. Taishan is also called "Taiyue", "Daiyue", "Dongyue", etc., and this name is much later. Some say that it was formed during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and some say that it was formed during the Han Wudi Period. The late Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were the most explosive eras of Chinese culture, especially the period of controversy represented by the Minoru Xuegong at the foot of Mount Tai, and various theories and ideological trends intertwined rapidly and developed, and it was even greater and more majestic to express Mount Tai with "Yue".
Legend has it that Tarzan was incarnated by Pangu's head after his death. There are also more myths and stories circulating.