Tai' to itself is nothing special and also the Taishan can inspire only China newbies. Anyone who has seen other sacred mountains, must climb not even this 1500-metre mountain peak.
On the top of the mountain, there is a small town that looks like a temple complex. If you explore everything a bit closer, we see that the village consists almost exclusively of hotels. It is related that one can see the most beautiful sunrise at all according to the Chinese from the Taishan. (I saw much better - but that's another question).
The accommodations are overall pretty grottig and on Chinese websites reported different finite, that the owners under any pretexts did not repay the depot. I have looked at several accommodation and opted for a room for 100 Yuan. But generally that foreigners in such reasonable accommodations may not stay. Who wants to make on cheap, must so a little look around and tend to avoid the weekends when more visitors to the mountain stream. I've looked at even a better room for 700 Yuan. That looked pretty neat smelled but also quite moderig. It was written at the reception for two to three times. If you come during the Peaksaison, must access probably deep in the Pocket.
The other two options to stay are tents, which can be rented for 50 Yuan (without sleeping bag and mattress, which promises no very restful night), or dining rooms in which you at night may stand for a price of 10 Yuan. I hardly think that there can turn a blind eye, but in the colder season it is there inside not so cold.
The ascent is tiring, because rather far - but it is not difficult. You have to take endless levels under the feet, which are sometimes quite steep. I've seen several people of pensionable age have managed that. I myself have halved the line due to time constraints. It works so: with a bus can for 30 yuan to the center of the rise and go on from there to walk. Who, that is too tiring, can drive from the Center with a cable car for 80 Yuan to the Summit, which takes about 10 minutes. The second half of the climb is interesting, but it is located in a Valley and it has no really good views. You miss not much with the cable car therefore.
Do it the Chinese way. Because as mentioned, the Sunrise is considered especially beautiful, many Chinese in the dark walk upwards. I have not done that, but I think this is easily feasible. You can buy flashlights and batteries on the go (to a slightly outrageous price). The Sunrise is pretty early. In my case (may) at 5: 10 am. The whole ascent takes about six hours. You should start therefore roughly between ten and eleven o'clock in the evening.
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