Since reform and opening-up, Tai’an implements the economic internationalization strategy in an all-round way, improves the investment environment constantly and attracts a large amount of domestic and foreign funds, technology and talents, and the open economy has attained a new height. The foreign trade and utilization of the foreign capitals grow at top speed year after year. The foreign investors from more than 30 countries and regions come to Tai’an for investment, among which, large quantities of famous enterprises such as Germany Thyssen, Germany Barok, The UK Britannia, Japan Furugawa, Thailand CHIA TAI Group and American Hongze Sanjie have been settled in Tai’an, having realized the mutual reciprocity and mutual benefit of investment and cooperation.

    More than 100,000 foreign friends come to Tai’an every year. Numerous international well-known figures, foreign heads of government come to Mount Tai for visit and sightseeing, which has advanced the cooperation between Tai’an and the countries all over the world. Tai’an has a lot of festivals of distinct local characteristic. The International Mount Tai Climbing Festival held every year since 1987 has become the window opening to the outside world. The holding of Mount Tai Temple Fair, Ningyang Cricket Festival, Feicheng Peach Festival has strengthened the dynamics opening to the outside world, driving the prosperity and development of society’s every undertaking.