Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu — Attraction in Jining

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 in 478 B.C., the temple has been destroyed and reconstructed over the centuries; today it comprises more than 100 buildings. The cemetery contains Confucius' tomb and the remains of more than 100,000 of his descendants. The small house of the Kong family developed into a gigantic aristocratic residence, of which 152 buildings remain. The Qufu complex of monuments has retained its outstanding artistic and historic character due to the devotion of successive Chinese emperors over more than...

The Temple of Confucius in Qufu is the oldest and largest temple dedicated to Confucius. Located in the philosopher’s hometown, Qufu, in the Chinese province of Shandong. Founded in 478 BC. e.

With the spread of the teachings of Confucius, and especially since the time when Confucianism was declared the state ideology, the memorial temple of Confucius in Qufu gradually became a shrine of national significance, a place of sacred...

A grand mansion memorializing the life of the famous philosopher Confucius. Plenty of exhibits, art pieces and carvings about the great man. The place was super crowded with hundreds of students on school trips when...