 Qufu is a
city in Shandong Province, China. It is located at 35°
36′ northern latitude and 117°, 02′ east of Greenwich,
about 130 km south of the provincial capital Jinan and
45 km northeast of the sub-provincial city Jining. Qufu
has an urban population of about 60,000, the entire
administrative region has about 650,000 inhabitants.
Location within China
Qufu is the legendary birthplace of Confucius; it served
as the capital of the State of Lu during the Spring and
Autumn Period. The Temple of Confucius, Cemetery of
Confucius, and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu, have
been listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1994.
They are the major cultural attractions of Qufu. The
city also played a minor role in the Yanzhou Campaign of
the Chinese communists in 1948. |
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