Qufu

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.