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岱宗坊位于岱庙北（岱宗大街北侧的红门路南首)，为一跨道石坊，明嘉靖年间建。坊建于台基上，四柱三门式石坊，造型粗犷、简洁，额题篆书“岱宗坊”三个金色大字。清雍八年（1730年）间重修。坊前有雍正九年《重修泰山上谕碑》和《泰山记碑》东西相峙。（文字介绍来源于网络资料）

“岱宗夫如何？齐鲁青未了。造化钟神秀，阴阳割昏晓。

荡胸生层云，决眦入归鸟。会当凌绝顶，一览众山小。”

（感谢谷风 http://jxcrs.blog.163.com 的杜甫名句）

这里是登泰山(红门线)的起点。 

Tai Shan or Mount Tai, standing at an imposing 1,545 m above sea level, is the most venerated of China's five sacred Taoist mountains. Some 6 million tourists a year come to follow in the footsteps of Confucius and other great leaders and thinkers of China.

There are a few different ways to get to the summit. The more popular is the central route, known as the Red Gate Way, which encompasses many of the mountain's pavilions, bridges, stone inscriptions and other cultural relics. The western route, known as the Heaven's Candle Way, takes in fewer cultural attractions but offers much in the way of natural beauty. 

Hiking from the Mount Tai Archway in Tai'an city should take the best part of a day (assuming you want to stop a while at some of the attractions) .

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