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Plan of the Temple of Confucius. 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. Because the last major redesign following the fire in 1499 took place shortly after the building of the Forbidden City in the Ming dynasty, the architecture of the Temple of Confucius resembles that of the Forbidden City in many ways.
The two other parts of the site are the nearby Kong Family Mansion (Chinese: 孔 府; pinyin: Kǒng Fǔ), where the main-line descendants of Confucius lived, and the Cemetery of Confucius (Chinese: 孔 林; pinyin: Kǒng Lín) a couple kilometers to the north, where Confucius and many of his descendants have been buried.
The largest and oldest Temple of Confucius is found in Confucius' hometown, present-day Qufu in Shandong Province. It was established in 479 BC, one year after Confucius's death, at the order of the Duke Ai of the State of Lu , who commanded that the Confucian residence should be used to worship and offer sacrifice to Confucius.
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Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu; Map of the compound; JEN, LIN-LIU (September 25, 2009). "Following the Path of the Great Sage". The New York Times. Zhou, Zehao (2011). THE ANTI – CONFUCIAN CAMPAIGN DURING THE CULTURAL REVOL UTION, AUGUST 1966 -JANUARY 1967 (PDF) (Doctor of Philosophy). University of ...
Photos show the ruins that archaeologists believe are part of a long-lost ancient sanctuary.
The “unusual” structure was filled with “surprises,” archaeologists said.
Mount Ni (Chinese: 尼 山; pinyin: Ní Shān) is a hill about 30 km (19 mi) to the southeast of the city of Qufu [1] in Shandong Province, China.The hill is culturally significant because it is traditionally regarded as the birthplace of Confucius.