Confucian Temple
Qufu Confucius Temple is the original one for sacrificing Confucius and as the god route and model of the other 2000 Confucius temples in China, Korea, Japan,Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore and America, it was built in 478 B.C. and kept its sacrifice for over 2400 years. It is the temple with the longest history in China and also one of the most famous ancient architectural complexes existent now. The Confucian Temple, in 1994, was included on UNESCO's List of the World Cultural Heritage. Inside the Confucian Temple there are over 2,000 steles of different dynasties. The characters on them are in various styles, among which the stele inscriptions of the six dynasties from Han to Wei are most famous home and abroad.
Among the nine courtyards, the first three are leading ones, only with some small lanes, lined with rows of bushy pines, very pleasing. A deep and serene passage, cut by tall and straight pines, not only shows the history of Confucius Temple, but also sets off the deep thought of Confucius. The rest courtyards are with grand architectures, yellow tiles, red walls and green trees adding radiance and beauty to each other, which is just the reflection of both the broadness and profoundness of Confucius' thought as well as great achievement of him. Here’s some guide information in your travel of The Confucius' Mansion: Address: Qufu, Jining County, Shandong Province. Contact number: 0086-0537-4486500 Admission Fee:CNY80 Opening Hours: 08:00-17:00
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