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Jul
Rear Five Rooms 后五间
Old Door in the Confucius Mansion 孔府
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 didn’t live here after all. This place was primarily used by his descendants and served as their offices. By today’s standards the Confucius Mansion may look a little austere but back then the Kong family was living like kings. In fact, they practically have their own little kingdom with the walled town all to themselves.
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