For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English.
泰山位于山东省西部。海拔1500余米，方圆约400平方公里。泰山不仅雄伟壮观，而且是一座历史文化名山，过去3000多年一直是人们前往朝拜的地方。据记载，共有72位帝王曾来此游览。许多作家到泰山获取灵感，写诗作文，艺术家也来此绘画。山上因此留下了许许多多的文物古迹。泰山如今已成为中国一处主要的旅游景点。
Situated in western Shandong province, Mount Tai stands more than 1,500 metres above sea level and covers an area of about 400 square kilometres. Being a magnificent, mountain of historical and cultural significance, Mount Tai has always been a place of worship for over 3,000 years. According to his¬torical records, a total of 72 emperors visited it. Many writers visited Mount Tai to acquire inspiration for their poems and essays, and many artists for their paintings. Hence, a great many cultural relics were left on the mountain. Mount Tai has become one of the major tourist sites in China now.
