The most famous place of pilgrimage in the world is the Chinese city of Qufu. It is the birthplace of the great Chinese thinker. Confucius have spent all his life there. Pilgrims and ordinary tourists can see a number of iconic landmarks, including the ancient temple that was built in the year 478, a year after the death of Confucius. It is obvious that the very first temple has not survived to the present day. During fifteen hundred years, it has being repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt.
Another amazing object is the Confucius Palace, the former residence of his grandson. The palace impresses with its scale; it occupies 16 hectares and has more than 460 premises. For tourists, one of the most interesting rooms of the palace is a library, where you can see unique ancient books. The age of some of them is more than 450 years.
The Confucius Grove is a symbolic place. That’s a vast and incredibly beautiful park. A tomb of the great thinker and all his family is situated there. The park is decorated with old pavilions, gazebos, ceremonial arches, and beautiful stone sculptures. The park is attractive from the botanical point of view. Rare species of plants and trees grow on its territory. In total, more than 120 000 trees grow there, and 20 000 of them adorn the park for more than a thousand years. To see all Confucian shrines located in Qufu, you will need more than a day of sightseeing. Each monument and each building here has its own unique value. In 1994, the shrine in Qufu was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Useful staff nearby
Car rental office: 'Anxin Auto Rental Company' is located in 2.36 km (
on the map).
Supermarket: 'Wenguang Supermarket' in 0.49 km
Parking: 'Golden Triangle Parking Lot' in 0.87 km
Apotheek: 'Mengxia Drug Store' in 0.88 km
Police station: 'Qufu Public Security Bureau Xiguan Police Station Dazhuang Joint Defence Lochus' in 1.16 km
Cafe/restaurant: 'Cuisheng Restaurant' in 0.19 km
Railway station: 'Qufu Bus Station' in 2.85 km
Nearest airports:
» Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport TNA - in 117 km