qufu pronunciation Archives - TravelsFinders.Com ® http://travelsfinders.com/tag/qufu-pronunciation Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:00:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Qufu Map http://travelsfinders.com/qufu-map.html http://travelsfinders.com/qufu-map.html#respond Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:52:00 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=231158 Province: Shandong Altitude: 63m/206ft. Area: 895sq.km/345sq. miles Population: 510,000 Qufu lies at 116°58’E and 35°36’N, in the south ofthe Shandong Province, some 170km/105 miles to the south ofthe provincial capital of Jinian, with which there are connections by rail and bus. In the “spring and autumn periods” (770-476 b.c.) Qufu was the capital of the dukedom of Lu. As this is the birth place of Confucius (see Famous People), the city has remained a “mecca” for his followers. Sights The temple complex (22ha/54 acres) was built in 478 b.c. only one year afterthe death ofthe philosopher at the instigation of

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