Qufu Travel Guide

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The larruping appearance

The larruping appearance

Qufu – home town of Confucius, is a city in southwest Shandong, about two hours’ bus ride (135 km) to Jinan the capital city of Shandong Province and is a famous historical city in China. With a history of more than five thousand years, Qufu is the legendary birthplace of many Chinese sages such as Confucius, Mencius. In order to memorize these great sages, temples and cemeteries were built by local people. Later, these temples and cemeteries were open to tourists as attractions. The most famous attractions are Temple of Confucius (Kong Miao), Cemetery of Confucius (Kong Lin) and Kong Family Mansion (Kong Fu) which now called the Three Kongs. And the Three Kongs were listed in the World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 1994 with a comment that said: "The Qufu complex of monuments has retained its outstanding artistic and historic character due to the devotion of successive Chinese emperors over more than 2,000 years." If you are interested in Chinese culture and ...Read More »

 

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Qufu Quick Facts
  • Chinese Name: 曲阜
  • Chinese Pinyin: qu fu
  • Location: East of China
  • Province: Shandong
  • Time Zone : (UTC+8)
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