Taian is a historic and cultural city. The Dawenkou culture flourished in Taian around 5,000 years ago. In 200BC (early Western Han Dynasty), the Taishan Prefecture was established, and in ll36, the Taian Prefecture was set up. The word Taian comes from the saying " if Mount Tai is stable, so is the entire country" with "tai" and "an" implying peace and stability respectively. Since reform and opening up initiated in the late 1970s, Taian's economy has been developing rapidly and ...