| Qufu, also known as the "sacred city" of the East, is one of China's most famous historic cities of culture. It is the birthplace of Confucius----the famous thinker and educationist. It is also the place where Confucius gave his lectures, the place where he was buried in 479 BC, and the place where people offer sacrifices to him. Mencius, another famous thinker and educationist, and a pupil of the great sage himself, was also born in Qufu. |
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Qufu is located between the River Si and the River Yi in the southwest part of Shangdong Province. To the north and east of Qufu are Mount Tai and Mount Yimeng, while to the south and west are Nafu and the Great Plain of Pingye.
Qufu was the central base of the eastern tribes in ancient China and was one of the areas where Dawenkou and the Longshan culture, famed for its black pottery, were found. It was also a city of music in the Western Zhou Dynasty. Confucius was born on Mt. Ni (551 BC), grew up in Jueli and was buried near the River Si. He gave his lectures from the Xing Altar and attended office in the capital of the Lu Kingdom, Qufu itself. |
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