Cemetery of Confucius

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Also known as

孔林

City

Taian

Coordinates

35.62159, 116.9864208

About Cemetery of Confucius

Confucius Forest, also known as the Holy Forest, is located at No. 18 Gulou North Street, Qufu City, Jining City, Shandong Province. It was built in the 16th year of Lu Aigong in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (479 BC). It is the family cemetery of Confucius and his descendants. Together with Confucius Mansion and Confucius Temple, it is collectively known as the "Three Kongs". Konglin covers an area of nearly 2 million square meters, has more than 100,000 tombs, and is connected to the city gate by a Shinto. The tomb of Confucius is located in the middle of the Confucius Forest. The earth seal is in the shape of an axe. In the Han Dynasty, an ancestral altar was built and a divine gate was built. In the Song Dynasty, stone rituals were carved. In the Yuan Dynasty, a stele was erected, a Zhou wall was built, and a heavy gate was built.

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More attractions in Taian

• Mount Tai — 5A
• Nanjing Confucius Temple — 5A
• Urumqi Qingquan Temple — 4A
• The Sun Tribe — 4A
• The Great Rift Valley of the Taishan — 4A
• Daicun Dam
• Zhougong Temple
• Nishan Confucius Temple and Academy

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