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Moving on from the Confucius Mansion 孔府

Most visitors to the Confucius Mansion exit from the Rear Flower Garden 后花园 on their way to the third and final Confucius of the Three Confucius 三孔. I was a…

Rear Flower Garden 后花园

It should not come as a surprise to see that the Confucius Mansion 孔府 has a garden of its own. Paralleling imperial palaces, the Confucius Mansion is similar to the…

Rear Five Rooms 后五间

I come to the end of the Confucius Mansion, it really wasn’t as great as I thought it would be. I found myself a bit cheated upon learning that Confucius…

Confucius Mansion 孔府

More than just the house, the Confucius Mansion has been the government offices of the descendants of the the great sage. The lucky descendants were accorded the rank of Duke…