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Its just far enough away that you won't have to compete with (foreign) tourists.
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While visiting the sites, the information placards are not always available in any language other than Chinese.
In a nutshell
I picturesque town, still more untouched from the standard modernization than most of China.
Willettsworld Says: The town walls run around the old town of Qufu which encompasses the Confucius Temple, Kong Family Mansion, bell and drum towers and Yan Temple. They run for approx 8km in length in a 2km by 2km square shape and incorporate some nice gates. They look like they date from the...
Willettsworld Says: Kong Li was Confucius' first child and was born when he was 20. Kong Li's tomb is located next to that of his father in the forest cemetery which is located to the north of the town.
Willettsworld Says: This is the cone-shaped hill tomb of the great sage which is located in the Confucius Forest which itself lies a few kilometres to the north of Qufu. The original tomb erected here in memory of Confucius on the bank of the Sishui River had the shape of an axe. In addition,...
Willettsworld Says: This forest is actually a cemetery and a pretty big one at that. It lies a few kilometres to the north of Qufu and is where the great sage, Confucius, is buried along with over 100,000 of his descendants in a walled compound that encloses an area of 3.6 square kilometres....
Willettsworld Says: This decorative archway lies about half-way along the road that leads from the north gate of the town to the Confucius Forest and Tomb.
Kong Family Mansion - Great Hall and 6 Departments
Willettsworld Says: It was here that Duke Yansheng greeted the emperor's decrees, received officials and executed the family rules. To the east and west of the Gate of Double Glory lies the former administrative departments of the Kong mansion modelled after the six ministries of the imperial...
Kong Family Mansion - Chong Guang Gate
Willettsworld Says: This gate (meaning Gate of Double Glory) was built in Emperor Hongzhi's reign during the Ming dynasty in 1503. Its name is from the vertical tablet which reads "Bestowing double glory from Emperor Zhu Houcong". It was known as the gate of ceremony.
Willettsworld Says: The descendants of Confucius lived in the Kong family mansion located to the east of the temple. They were in charge of tending to the temple and cemetery. In particular, they were in charge of conducting elaborate religious ceremonies on occasions such as plantings,...
Confucius Temple - Hall of Poetry and Rites
Willettsworld Says: This hall was first built during the Song dynasty (960-1279) and was temporary residence for Emperor Zhen Zong when he came to worship here. It was so-named to commemorate Confucius' instructing his son, Kong Li, to study poetry and rites.
Confucius Temple - Tablet of the Family Tree
Willettsworld Says: This tablet was erected in the Ming dynasty. It includes the 12 generation descendants of Kong Fu who was the 54th generation descendant of Confucius.
Confucius Temple - The Lu Wall
Willettsworld Says: When the first emperor, Qinshihuang, carried out a large-scale book burning mission, Kongfu, the 9th generation descendant of Confucius concealed copies of all the major Confucian classics inside this wall. They were discovered again in the wall in 154 BC.
Confucius Temple - Dragon Columns
Willettsworld Says: These marvellous columns form the outside of the Dacheng Hall. The 10 columns are decorated with coiled dragons which were covered during visits by the emperor in order not to arouse his envy.
2 Reviews and 63 Opinions I visited Qufu in Spring 2006. I was visiting some cities in Shandong and I'd heard lots about Qufu....
Willettsworld Says: CBC stands for "China Best Chicken" and is a direct and rather blatant copy of KFC. Virtually everything mirrors the western fast food chain even down to the way it packages its burgers (see photo!). This branch is located on the corner of Gulou Street and Jingxuan Rd just...
Willettsworld Says: Although I didn't stay here, I did come here to eat one evening. They have a huge dining hall where I was practically the only one sitting at a table. The food is pretty well priced bearing in mind that the hotel is 4-star and you get an English menu. Another reason to dine...
Willettsworld Says: Qufu has around half-a-dozen bus routes. Useful ones to know are No.1 which passes by the Temple of Confucius, the Kong Family Mansion and the Cemetery of Confucius. No.2 heads east along the main road so that you can visit the Mausoleum of Shao Hao, about 3-4km from the...
Willettsworld Says: In order to preserve the hometown of Confucius, the Beijing-Shanghai railway bypasses 15km from Qufu to Yanzhou which means you have to take a train to Yanzhou and then go to Yanzhou Bus Station to take a bus to Qufu. Luckily the Yanzhou Bus Station is very close to Yanzhou...
Willettsworld Says: This temple complex lies just outside the town wall in the northeast corner of the town. It was the sacrificial temple of the Duke of Zhou. The complex covers an area of 75 acres and features some lovely sets of doors found in the wall that surrounds it. The temple is very...
Willettsworld Says: This pyramid-shaped tomb is located a few kilometres to the east of Qufu. It is the burial place of Shao Hao, one of the five legendary emperors supposed to have ruled China around 4000 years ago. This tomb was built in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) with stone blocks in a...
nepalgoods Says: "This great ethical and philosophical system is named after its founder, Confucius (Master Kong), who lived in the late 6th and early 5th centuries BC, born into a middle class family, although the family was actually in the superior class of the current dynasty." " Xiào or...
nepalgoods Says: In Qufu everything rotates around the temple and residence of the family of Confucius. Until the 1950s the 70th generation of decendants of the Kong-Family lived in the palace in Qufu. Then they moved to Taiwan.The Palace an the temple are still there and can be visited like...
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This pavilion was once a library for storing books presented by Emperors and was first built in 1018, restored in 1504, during the Ming Dynasty, and in 1985.
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Home of the Family of Confucius
Qufu impressed me most by this cemetary of the Kong-Family, which is a quiet and nice forest of old fir-trees and not many visitors.
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OK, similar to my visits to Beijing and Xi'an, I was working in Qingdao and still had no workers due to the Lunar New Year. Despite the managers assurances that they would return many days before. So...
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Qufu, ancestral hoe of Confucius, is about 1 hour south of Tai'An in Shandong province. It's a small city, and the central, historic, part is surrounded by a wall. It's a pleasant town, although...
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