The temple, cemetery and family mansion of Confucius, the great philosopher, politician and educator of the 6th–5th centuries B.C., are located at Qufu, in Shandong Province. Built to commemorate him ...

The Confucian Temple, in the center of Qufu City, was built in 478 BC. There are still 466 halls, pavilions and other rooms intact, covering a total area of 21.8 hectares. Repeated improvement and ...

Today it is a museum and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu”. The Mansion is situated to the east side of the temple ...

Located inside the south gate of Qufu in Shandong Province, the Temple of Confucius (or Kongmiao) is a group of grand buildings built in oriental style. The temple complex in the center of Qufu ...

Aerial photo taken on Sept. 26, 2020 shows a view of the Confucius Temple in Qufu, hometown of ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius, in east China's Shandong Province. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei ...

“I am a descent of Confucius,” says my guide, and I am enormously impressed – until I learn later that the Chinese philosopher’s progeny officially number over two million people.

A ceremony marking the 2,573rd birth anniversary of Confucius is held at Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2022. An educator and philosopher, Confucius (551-479 B.C.) ...

However, various religions have coexisted in Qufu for hundreds of years. A mosque located only 500 meters from the Confucius Temple was built at the end of Ming Dynasty. Destroyed during the ...

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shrines and temples were erected to his memory in Qufu. Among more than three hundred historical sites here, the most famous are Temple of Confucius (Kongmiao), Confucius Mansion (Kongfu), and ...

Kong Shangren, author of the drama The Peach Blossom Fan, is buried here too. The Temple of Confucius in Qufu is the central temple for worshippers of Confucius all over the world and model to ...

The temple, cemetery and family mansion of Confucius, the great philosopher, politician and educator of the 6th-5th centuries B.C., are located at Qufu, in Shandong Province. Built to commemorate him ...