Temple Of Comfucius

Looking at the pictures of this post is diffucult to realize what Comfucius has to do with a travel blog. Well i will prove to you that he has.

Comfucius once said that a journey of a thousand miles begin with just a single step. So our journey today will take us to Comfucius Temple in Qufu.

Qufu is a city in southwestern Shandong Province, near the eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. It is located about 130 kilometres south of the provincial capital Jinan and 45 kilometres northeast of the prefectural seat at Jining. Qufu has an urban population of about 60,000 people and it is best known as Confucius hometown.

The city contains numerous historic palaces, temples and cemeteries. The three most famous cultural sites of the city, collectively known as San Kong. The Three Confucian are the Temple of Confucius, the Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion.

The Temple of Confucius in Qufu is the "original", largest and most renowned temples of Confucius in East Asia.

Within two years after the death of Confucius, his former house in Qufu was already consecrated as a temple by the Prince of Lu. In 205 BC, Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty was the first emperor to offer sacrifices to the memory of Confucius in Qufu.

The temple complex is among the largest in China, it covers an area of 16,000 square metres and has a total of 460 rooms. The main part of the temple consists of 9 courtyards arranged on a central axis, which is oriented in the north-south direction and is 1.3 km in length. The first three courtyards have small gates and are planted with tall pine trees, they serve an introductory function.

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