Why do we have five mountains, but people say Mount Tai is the only five mountains?

"Five Mountains" is the collective name for the five famous mountains in my country. That is, Dongyue Mount Tai, Xiyue Mount Huashan, Beiyue Mount Hengshan, Zhongyue Mount Songshan, and Nanyue Mount Hengshan. They are places where feudal emperors admired the majestic merits of heaven and worshiped them. They are also symbols of feudal emperors receiving orders from heaven and setting the central plains. In terms of landscape, the five mountains have their own characteristics: Mount Tai is majestic, Mount Heng is beautiful, Mount Hua is dangerous, Mount Heng is amazing, and Mount Song is mysterious. When Chinese people talk about scenery, they must say it has three mountains and five mountains. The "Three Mountains" are also the places where "gods" live. "Historical Records of the First Emperor of Qin" records: "Qi people Xu Shi and others wrote a letter saying that there are three sacred mountains in the sea, named Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou." They are the "immortal" that Su Dongpo called "the sea of ​​clouds in the east is empty, and the mountains appear in the sky." "Traces"; and "Five Mountains" is the general name for the five famous mountains in my country. That is, Dongyue Mount Tai, Xiyue Mount Huashan, Beiyue Mount Hengshan, Zhongyue Mount Songshan, and Nanyue Mount Hengshan. They are places where feudal emperors admired the majestic merits of heaven and worshiped them. They are also symbols of feudal emperors receiving orders from heaven and setting the central plains. The five mountains split the earth and the sky, and their aura surpasses all others. Although the Five Mountains are not the tallest mountains in my country, they are all towering over plains or basins, making them particularly dangerous. There are poems in the "Book of Songs" such as "The rocks of Mount Tai are seen by Lu Bang", "Song Gao Weiyue, the horses are as high as the sky", etc. From this, we can also see the status of the five mountains in the minds of the ancients. The Five Mountains are worthy of being famous mountains in the world. In terms of landscape, the five mountains each have their own characteristics: Mount Tai is majestic, Mount Heng is beautiful, Mount Hua is dangerous, Mount Heng is amazing, and Mount Song is mysterious. Dongyue Mount Tai is towering, steep and majestic, and is revered as the first of the five mountains. Confucius once lamented that "climbing Mount Tai will make the world smaller", while Du Fu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote the heroic saying "When you reach the top of the mountain, you can see all the small mountains at a glance". Nanyue Hengshan Mountain is located on the shore of the Xiang River. It has lush forests and beautiful scenery. It enjoys the reputation of "the most beautiful among the five mountains". Huashan Mountain in Xiyue ranks first among the five mountains. "Since ancient times, there has been only one road in Huashan Mountain." Climbing it is as difficult as climbing to the sky. If you don't take the courage of a leopard, you can only look at the peak and sigh. Beiyue Hengshan Mountain has steep mountains and deep valleys. The transportation is inconvenient, but the treasure is hidden deep in the mountains, and the "Xuankong Temple" is hidden in it. Zhongyue Songshan Mountain is both majestic and dangerous, as well as wonderful and beautiful, which seems to be highlighted by the word "Ao": Songshan Mountain has left behind a comprehensive and profound historical and cultural heritage covering economy, culture, art, religion and science and technology, "Buddha, The three religions of Taoism and Confucianism come together, "heaven, earth, and people" compete for glory, and "mountains, temples, and appearance" complement each other and compete for beauty. Mount Tai, "the first of the five mountains", is the symbol of the Chinese nation, the epitome of the splendid Eastern culture, and the place where the idea of ​​"unity of man and nature" rests. It was included in the World Natural and Cultural Heritage List in 1987. Mount Tai has been regarded as a symbol of social stability, political power consolidation, national prosperity, and national unity since ancient times. Throughout the dynasties, no matter who became the emperor, the first important thing was to worship Mount Tai. Therefore, Mount Tai became the only one in the Republic of the People's Republic of China. A famous mountain that was granted Zen status by the emperor. Whether they are emperors, generals or famous masters, they all admire Mount Tai. Confucius' "climbing Mount Tai and minimizing the world" has become a legend, and Du Fu "will stand at the top of the mountain and see all the mountains at a glance."