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	Qufu, China: Beyond Beliefs by Philip Sen\| Travel Reviews from Travel Intelligence
		And Qufu, the contemporary site of the former State of Lu where in 551 BC Confucius was born, still retains an ancient charm.
		Liu Bin, at the time a student at Qufu Normal University, says that upon hearing of the approach of the zealots, "the citizens hastily took up any weapon that came to hand." While the mayor contacted Beijing to protest, the people set up a roadblock and prepared to defend Qufu and what it meant.
		Oddments are left lying around by the staff, for example a pair of gloves and a facecloth incongruously hanging in the centre of one of the quadrangles.
	www.travelintelligence.net /wsd/articles/art_1000864.html (1551 words)

	Facts about topic: (Qufu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Qufu () is a city in Shandong (additional info and facts about Shandong) Province (The proper sphere or extent of your activities), China (A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world).
		Qufu is the legendary birthplace of Confucius (Chinese philosopher (circa 551-478 BC)) ; it served as the capital of the State of Lu (additional info and facts about State of Lu) during the Spring and Autumn Period (additional info and facts about Spring and Autumn Period).
		Within two years after the death of Confucius, his former house in Qufu was already consecrated as a temple by the Prince of Lu (A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/q/qu/qufu.htm (1436 words)

	tour destinations qufu index
		Qufu, also known as the "sacred city" of the East, is one of China's most famous historic cities of culture.
		Qufu is located between the River Si and the River Yi in the southwest part of Shangdong Province.
		Qufu was the central base of the eastern tribes in ancient China and was one of the areas where Dawenkou and the Longshan culture, famed for its fl pottery, were found.
	www.cntravel.biz /china_tour_destinations/qufu (381 words)

	Qufu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Qufu is the legendary birthplace of Confucius; it served as the capital of the State of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period.
		Within two years after the death of Confucius, his former house in Qufu was already consecrated as a temple by the Prince of Lu.
		The Cemetery of Confucius lies to the north of the town of Qufu, the oldest graves found in this location date back to the Zhou Dynasty.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Qufu (1324 words)

	Qufu
		Qufu is the birthplace of Kong Fu Zi (551-479 BC), whose Latinised name of Confucius is synonymous in the West with 'Oriental' wisdom.
		That Qufu is the home of China's most revered teacher becomes amply evident to the visitor in the trinity of Confucius' temple, residence and cemetery.
		Qufu's historical importance is such that it is designated one of China's 24 great cultural cities.
	www.international-relations.com /cm3-2/Qufuwb.html (1089 words)

	A. C. Snider's 2001 Trip to China
		As we continued the town of Qufu itself loomed in front of us and then we were on its streets, lined with stores and storefronts, punctuated by narrow alleyways which seemed to lead back to dwellings.
		Qufu, I am told, has about 600,000 people, but only about 60,000 live in the city center area, with most people dwelling on the outskirts in an area where city and country come together.
		Confucius also was disturbed that only the aristocratic class would receive education, and he was the first to open a school of his own to serve the brighter students of the poor, and he taught both the children of aristocrats and the poor in different sessions.
	debate.uvm.edu /travel/china/china18.html (2813 words)

	Teach and Study in Shandong,Teach English Jobs Shandong
		Qufu is another famous historical and cultural city of China.
		During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, Qufu was the capital of the state of Lu, and the native place of Confucius, a celebrated thinker and educator and the father of Confucianism.
		Zoucheng, a neighbouring city of Qufu, was the native place of another ancient Chinese thinker, Mencius.
	www.tefl.cc /ShanDong (1108 words)

	Greatreporter.com - School's out in the land of Confucian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Qufu, the contemporary site of the former State of Lu where in 551 BC Confucius was born, retains an ancient charm.
		During the summer months it attracts legions of tourists as keen to discover one of the seats of their civilisation as Europeans are to visit the ruins of the seat of modern democracy and colonialism in Athens and Rome.
		Oddments are left lying around by the staff, including a pair of gloves and a face-cloth incongruously hanging in the centre of one of the quadrangles.
	www.greatreporter.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=243 (1552 words)

	Ape Rifle
		My sense of comfort began to dissipate when I found the Qufu bus: rather than the decent long-distance bus I was expecting (considering I had bought an 'official' ticket from the snazzy ticket counter), it was a beaten up Iveco van with the usual bundle of goods tied precariously onto the roof.
		One particular kid looked like he might have been at school in Zibo and was going home for a visit; he got off the bus on the side of the road, and it appeared his whole extended family was there waiting for him.
		Qufu had a nice bus station, although I'm not sure how Confucian it was.
	www.sinosplice.com /~aperifle/2005_05_01_archive.html (1858 words)

	Chinapac International Travel - chinapac.com - Shandong
		Qufu is the famous birthplace of Confucious and the home of his clan, the Kong.
		The Confucious Family Mansion (The Kong Mansion) is located in Qufu and is accessible to the public.
		In the Great Courtyard is a tree allegedly planted by Confucious, the Xing Tan Pavilion where Confucious gave lectures to his disciples, and the Dachengdian, built during the Qing dynasty.
	www.chinapac.com /02Destination/03Cities/01Places/shandong.asp (718 words)

	qufu, confucius, confucius hometown, shangdong qufu
		Arriving in Qufu, the birthplace of Confucius, the first thing coming into sight is the spacious temple of Confucius, which dominates the town.
		Hindu, India, March 28, 2006 - Qufu, the hometown of Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), a great thinker and educator in ancient China, has decided to hold memorial rituals for him on the 28th day of each month from April to October to popularise his thoughts as well as promote tourism.
		Since the 1980s, a grand ceremony is held annually in Qufu on September 28 to commemorate the birth of Confucius.
	www.chinatour.com /attraction/qufu_confucius_hometown.htm (472 words)

	My travel in South East Asia from Beijing to Ho Chi Minh City, Qufu
		The one in Qufu is the biggest in all aspects.
		Two times as large as the historical city of Qufu, the complex is encircled by a wall with watchtowers at each corner.
		It is not just a tour through the generations of the family of Confucius, but also a tour through China's history.
	www.angelfire.com /wi/erikwieneseindex/Qufu.html (346 words)

	if_you_go_qufu - The Boston Globe
		What to do The temple grounds, family mansion complex, and Kong family cemetery are the three main Confucian sites in his hometown of Qufu.
		The temple grounds, family mansion complex, and Kong family cemetery are the three main Confucian sites in his hometown of Qufu.
		The sites can be explored in hours or days, depending on how much and what you hope to learn from journeying back to the thinker who laid a foundation for much of East Asian culture.
	www.boston.com /travel/articles/2006/09/17/if_you_go_qufu (402 words)

	Mansion, Temple and Cemetery of Confucius in Qufu
		Mansion, Temple and Cemetery of Confucius in Qufu
		The Temple of Confucius and the Mansion of Confucius are located in Qufu, Shandong Province.
		Qufu is the hometown of Confucius, the great philosopher, statesman, educator and the father of Confucianism in ancient China.
	www.chinatravel.com /china-travel-guides/china-attractions/china-world-heritage/mansion-temple-and-cemete.shtml (750 words)

	PSA Journal: Focus on Confucius - photographer's experiences in traveling to Qufu, China
		One of the most interesting parts of China to photograph is Qufu, China, located in the southwest of Shangdong Province.
		Modernism has invaded most of the large cities in China and left Qufu one of the few pleasant places where bargaining peasants display slabs of bean curd and racks of noodles, pears and apples, and wild corn is laid out in the sun to dry.
		A young man's duty is to behave well to his parents at home and to his elders abroad, to speak few words and be punctual in keeping his promises, to be fraternal with everyone, and to seek the intimacy of the good.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1306/is_n8_v60/ai_15774216 (1284 words)

	Qufu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		A street scene of Qufu shows the typical cycle-rickshaw, a main means of transportation throughout the town.
		Qufu, like so many parts of China, still seems to have more bicycles than cars.
		Local residents of Qufu are seen early in the morning practicing tai ji quan, a kind of internal martial art.
	rutlandhs.k12.vt.us /china/Qufu.htm (144 words)

	China - Spring 1987
		I went to China and five weeks in the spring of 1987, first to meet Anita who was studying TCM in Nanjing, and travel with her via Kaifeng, Taishan and Qufu to Beijing, from where she returned home.
		Suddenly he shouted "the train the train" and led us at a fast run back to the platform, where the train was just preparing to leave.
		Qufu is renowned throughout China as the birthplace of Confucius, and home of his family, where even today his descendents live.
	hem.passagen.se /indres/a_china_1987.html (1291 words)

	Mansion, Temple and Cemetery of Confucius in Qufu, China's World Heritages - China travel guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Mansion, Temple and Cemetery of Confucius in Qufu, Shandong Province, are cultural sites and attract tourists from both China and abroad.
		The 17 tablets of Han Dynasty are the largest collection in the country by the quantity reserved in one place.
		The Cemetery of Confucius is about 1.5 kilometers north of Qufu and is the Confucius family cemetery.
	www.chinatravelnews.com /heritages/whl_qufu.htm (549 words)

	DisOrientated - a Weblog by Philip Sen - January 2004 Archives
		The forestation within the temples seems to be a feature unique to Qufu, making them parks as much as places of thought, and giving them a sense of transcending the banality of urban life.
		Passing beyond the trees, some twisted and splintered beyond recognition as trees, the third courtyard is home to gigantic turtles, or gixi bearing stone steles (stone tablets carved with Chinese characters) mottled with rusty lichen and tipped by ornate carvings of the double dragon.
		Most of the people were wearing a white headdress of sorts, and in the back of one of the vehicles a band played on pipes and drums.
	www.philip-sen.com /disorientated/archives/2004_01.html (5636 words)

	AAS Abstracts: China Session 45 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Left behind in Qufu was Duanyou's younger brother Kong Duancao, who, after the Ruzhen established the Jin dynasty in 1128, was appointed "provisional" duke and his descendants passed on the ducal title in Qufu for another 130 years under authority of the Jin.
		Kong Zhu declined on grounds that his ancestors had lived in the south for several generations and he could not bear to leave his parents' grave, thereby giving sole possession of the ducal title to the northern lineage.
		Indeed, all Kongs who move away from Qufu drop out of the genealogy entirely, as if the very ground upon which the Sage had walked was itself sacred.
	www.aasianst.org /absts/1995abst/china/csess45.htm (2262 words)

	Qufu Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com
		QUFU, a dusty rural town in the south of Shandong, easily accessible by bus or train from Tai'an, 100km north, and Ji'nan, 180km away, is quiet and pretty with an agreeably sluggish feel, but of great historical and cultural importance.
		Confucius was born here around 551 BC, taught here - largely unappreciated - for much of his life, and was buried just outside the town, in what became a sacred burial ground for his clan, the Kong.
		Qufu is a great hassle-free place to stop over for a few days, with plenty to see concentrated in a small area.
	www.infohub.com /destinations/Asia/China/Qufu (229 words)

	Chinese Architecture: Kong Mansion
		The region along Queli Jie, a small street just to the northeast of the Confucian Temple in Qufu housed the direct descendents of Confucius, 77 generations, for almost 2500 years.
		Much was heavily damaged during the Cultural Revolution, but renovation and renewal of the temple, forest and mansion began shortly after the arrest of the Gang of Four in 1976.
		Many townspeople (there are over 100,000 individuals with the Kong surname in the Qufu area) protected historic sites and preserved the smashed objects to help in the restoration.
	www.orientalarchitecture.com /qufu/KONGMANSION.htm (893 words)

	Temple and Cemetery of Confucius, and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel ...
		Among them, the Temple in Qufu, the hometown of Confucius, is the most famous and the largest.
		Located inside the south gate of Qufu, Shandong, the Temple of Confucius is a group of grand buildings built in oriental style.
		Together with the Summer Palace in Beijing and the Mountain Resort of Chengde, the Temple of Confucius in Qufu is one of the three largest ancient architectural complexes in China.
	www.worldheritagesite.org /sites/templecemeteryconfucius.html (506 words)

	Confucius 'soundbites' offer wisdom, laughter
		A grand ceremony was held yesterday in Qufu, East China's Shandong Province, the birthplace of Confucius, to mark the 2,556th anniversary of the great thinker's birth.
		Chinese armed police take part in the ceremony in memory of Confucious in Qufu, East China's Shandong Province, the birthplace of Confucius, to mark the 2,556th anniversary of the great thinker's birth.
		The ceremony is one of the activities for the 2005 China Qufu International Confucius Cultural Festival, which opened on Monday.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2005-09/29/content_481712.htm (700 words)

	Qufu - China Travel Community
		Qufu lies in the south of Shandong Province.
		Mencius, another famous philosopher, teacher, and student of the great sage himself, was also born in Qufu.
		Due to its historical and cultural background, Qufu is also known as the "sacred city".
	community.travelchinaguide.com /d.asp?d=96 (173 words)

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