Cemetery of Confucius
E144935
The Cemetery of Confucius is an extensive burial site in Qufu where Confucius and many of his descendants are interred, forming part of a major Confucian cultural heritage complex.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1262178 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cemetery of Confucius Context triple: [Shandong, hasFamousSite, Cemetery of Confucius]
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A.
Temple of Confucius
The Temple of Confucius is a major historical complex in Qufu dedicated to honoring the philosopher Confucius and serving as a key center of Confucian worship and culture in China.
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B.
Fuling Tomb
Fuling Tomb is an imperial mausoleum complex near Shenyang that serves as the burial site of Nurhaci, the founding emperor of the Qing dynasty, and is part of the UNESCO-listed Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
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C.
Longshan Temple
Longshan Temple is a historic and richly decorated Buddhist and folk religion temple in Taipei, Taiwan, renowned as one of the city’s most important religious and cultural sites.
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D.
Jongmyo Shrine
Jongmyo Shrine is a Confucian royal ancestral shrine in Seoul, South Korea, renowned as one of the oldest and most authentic of its kind and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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E.
Ming Tombs
The Ming Tombs are a collection of imperial mausoleums built by the emperors of China’s Ming dynasty, renowned for their grand ceremonial architecture and scenic setting north of Beijing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cemetery of Confucius Target entity description: The Cemetery of Confucius is an extensive burial site in Qufu where Confucius and many of his descendants are interred, forming part of a major Confucian cultural heritage complex.
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A.
Temple of Confucius
The Temple of Confucius is a major historical complex in Qufu dedicated to honoring the philosopher Confucius and serving as a key center of Confucian worship and culture in China.
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B.
Fuling Tomb
Fuling Tomb is an imperial mausoleum complex near Shenyang that serves as the burial site of Nurhaci, the founding emperor of the Qing dynasty, and is part of the UNESCO-listed Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
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C.
Longshan Temple
Longshan Temple is a historic and richly decorated Buddhist and folk religion temple in Taipei, Taiwan, renowned as one of the city’s most important religious and cultural sites.
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D.
Jongmyo Shrine
Jongmyo Shrine is a Confucian royal ancestral shrine in Seoul, South Korea, renowned as one of the oldest and most authentic of its kind and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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E.
Ming Tombs
The Ming Tombs are a collection of imperial mausoleums built by the emperors of China’s Ming dynasty, renowned for their grand ceremonial architecture and scenic setting north of Beijing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burial site
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cemetery ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kong Lin ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Confucius
ⓘ
Kong family ⓘ |
| containsGraveOf |
Confucius
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descendants of Confucius ⓘ members of the Kong family ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| earliestBurialsDateFrom | Zhou dynasty ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large number of tombs and steles
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long-standing continuous use for burials ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeType | wooded cemetery ⓘ |
| hasNameInChinese |
Cemetery of Confucius
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
孔林
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| hasPart |
Cemetery of Confucius
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tomb of Confucius
ancient trees ⓘ memorial arches ⓘ spirit ways ⓘ stone steles ⓘ tombs of descendants of Confucius ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | national key cultural relic protection unit of China ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Qufu ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Jining
ⓘ
Shandong ⓘ
surface form:
Shandong Province
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| locatedNear |
Kong Family Mansion
ⓘ
Temple of Confucius ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Confucius in Qufu
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| managedBy | local cultural heritage authorities of Qufu ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cemetery of Confucius
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Confucian cultural heritage complex in Qufu
Cemetery of Confucius self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Three Confucian Sites
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| partOfUNESCOSite |
Cemetery of Confucius
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu
|
| religion | Confucianism ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Chinese funerary culture
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Chinese history ⓘ Confucianism ⓘ veneration of Confucius ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
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(iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion | Asia-Pacific ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1994 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ancestor worship
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burial ⓘ ritual commemoration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cemetery of Confucius Description of subject: The Cemetery of Confucius is an extensive burial site in Qufu where Confucius and many of his descendants are interred, forming part of a major Confucian cultural heritage complex.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Three Confucian Sites
this entity surface form:
Confucian cultural heritage complex in Qufu
this entity surface form:
Tomb of Confucius
this entity surface form:
Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu
this entity surface form:
孔林
this entity surface form:
Three Confucian Sites
this entity surface form:
Confucian cultural complex in Qufu
this entity surface form:
Three Confucian Sites