Qufu

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Qufu is an ancient city in eastern China renowned as the birthplace of Confucius and a major center of Confucian heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
county-level city
administrativeLevel county-level
associatedWith Confucianism
Confucius
country China
culturalSignificance center of Confucian pilgrimage
governingBody Jining
surface form: Jining municipal government
hasCulturalFestival Confucius Cultural Festival
hasHeritageSite Cemetery of Confucius
Kong Family Mansion
Temple of Confucius
hasHistoricGate Lingxing Gate
hasHistoricResidence Kong Family Mansion
hasHistoricStructure Apricot Platform
Dacheng Hall
Kuiwen Pavilion
Shengji Gate
hasMausoleum Cemetery of Confucius
hasMuseum Confucius Museum
hasNickname Holy City of the East
hasNotableFamilyClan Kong family
hasRailConnection Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway
hasTemple Temple of Confucius
Temple of Yan Hui
Temple of Zhou Gong
hasUniversity Qufu Normal University
heritage Confucianism
historicalRegion State of Lu
knownAs birthplace of Confucius
major center of Confucian heritage
locatedIn Shandong
surface form: Shandong Province

eastern China
locatedNear Mount Tai
Qufu East Railway Station
locatedOn southwestern Shandong
partOf Jining
primaryDialect Jilu Mandarin
primaryLanguage Mandarin Chinese
recognizedFor Confucian ceremonial traditions
well-preserved ancient architecture
religiousTradition Confucian rituals
timeZone China Standard Time
tourismType cultural tourism
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 1994
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Cemetery of Confucius
Kong Family Mansion
Temple of Confucius
UTCOffset +8

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