秦始皇泰山封禅活动探析

On the First Emperor of Qin’s Offering Sacrifices to Heaven and Earth on Mount Tai

秦始皇即位第三年就率文武大臣登顶泰山，祭祀封禅。秦始皇选择封禅泰山，把泰山放在如此突出位置，不只是为了沟通神灵、祭祀天地，更重要的是假“封禅”之名，示威天下，同时也体现了秦始皇巩固政权、开疆扩土、寻根故里、渴求长生等意图。

The First Emperor of Qin led his civil and military ministers to ascend Mount Tai and offered sacrifices to Heaven and Earth in the third year after he mounted the throne.He chose Mount Tai and put it on such an outstanding position not only to communicate with the gods by offering sacrifices to Heaven and Earthen.What more important is he wanted to demonstrate his might throughout the world under this banner.This also showed his intentions to consolidate his regime,to expand the national territory,to seek after his roots on his homelands and to gain an eternal life and so on.