Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu

Coordinates: 35°35′N 116°59′E / 35.583°N 116.983°E / 35.583; 116.983

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
Type Cultural
Criteria i, iv, vi
Reference 704
UNESCO region Asia-Pacific
Inscription history
Inscription 1994 (18th Session)

Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu, Shandong Province of China, include Temple of Confucius, Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion.

Since 1994, the Temple of Confucius(Chinese: ; pinyin: Kǒng Miào) has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu". The two other parts of the site are the nearby Kong Family Mansion (Chinese: ; pinyin: Kǒng ), where the main-line descendants of Confucius lived, and the Cemetery of Confucius (Chinese: ; pinyin: Kǒng Lín) a couple kilometers to the north, where Confucius and many of his descendants have been buried. Those three sites are collectively known in Qufu as San Kong (三孔), i.e. "The Three Confucian [sites]".

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