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Entering the Confucius Forest 孔林

As one might expect, the Confucius Forest is indeed a forest and it is the largest patch of green here in Qufu. It is now a tourist attraction but a…

Going to the Confucius Forest 孔林

My motorcycle taxi finally released me when he could not no longer move forward since it was off limits to vehicles from that point onward. However, it was still not…

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…