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Confucian Family Mansion
Located in Qufu City, the Confucian (Kong) Family Mansion
was first built 2,000 years ago. It was the residence and
office of the first male descendant of Confucius. The whole
complex is composed of three parts, the central, the eastern
and the western. In the front area of the central part are
offices with three big halls and six smaller ones, and in
the back part of it, living quarter and gardens. The family
shrine is in the eastern part. Study rooms and guestrooms
are in the western part. There is a large collection of rare
treasures and ancient books.
Confucian Woods
(The Graveyard of the Kong Family)
It is also called the Supreme Sage Woods. There are more
than 100,000 graves of Confucius' descendants of over 2,000
years from the Zhou Dynasty.
Confucian Temple
Located in Qufu proper, it is the place for offering sacrifice
to Confucius.
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