fēng​shàn

fengshan ceremony

  • created sense approved 封禅/封禪 · fēng​shàn · fengshan ceremony — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    封禅 / 封禪

    fēng​shàn

    fengshan ceremony

    ancient imperial ritual involving sacrifices to Heaven and Earth, performed by an emperor at Mount Tai to celebrate the dynasty's peace and prosperity; specifically, building an altar at the mountaintop to worship Heaven is called [[封|封|feng1]] and clearing land at the base to worship Earth is called [[禅|禪|shan4]]

    封 (literal) → 封 · fēng · to mound 禅 (literal) → 禅/禪 · shàn · imperial sacrifice

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