Pictures of Taishan Sanbao (Three Treasures of Mount Tai) have been added to Tai’an’s marathon medal in a bid to commemorate its five years, according to a news report published on Tai’an’s official website on April 10.

The three treasures are jade tablets, a gourd and a lion.

Jade tablets

Three round diamonds are carved into the top of the tablet, representing the sun, the moon and a star. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Three round diamonds are carved into the top of the tablet, representing the sun, the moon and a star. The picture of mountains and rivers represents natural beauty. In the middle is Mount Tai. The combination of these images has great significance. The back of the medal has a poem from Du Fu (a famous poet in China's Tang Dynasty)’s Wangyue, which eulogizes the grandeur of Mount Tai.