Confucius' Parents' Cemetery, Shandong, China
4.5 (14 reviews) Spent Ranking #7 in Qufu Cemeteries
Must see to complete Qufu sites
The cemetery is about five minutes drive from the Confucius Temple and Mansion but is really worth seeing. From the entrance you can walk or take a buggy - you will see much more but it is almost 15 minutes walk to the tomb itself. It is a very serene place with interesting architectural elements and not at all what you might imagine the cemetery to be like. The tombstone itself and the route to it has many (good!) unusual aspects - well worth reading up in advance or taking a local guide.
Address
Fangshan Country, Qufu 273100 China
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 10:46
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4.5 based on (14 reviews)
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5Jarko2015 5:00 PM Sep 3, 2016
Within the Confucius Forest
The cemetery is within the myriad of tombs and shrines located inside the Confucius Forest, about 1500m north of the walled city of Qufu. Tickets are available at the gate, or you can buy the combined ticket for all 3 "Kongs" for 150CNY. The cemetery for Confucius' parents is inside the temple complex for Confucius' own tomb.
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5loannefw 5:00 PM Sep 11, 2016
TRACING CONFUCIUS BIRTHPLACE
We visited Qufu this past June and saw Confucius Family Cemetery and Confucius Temple but were too late to visit his mansion. We were in awe of the cemetery, what a beautiful, peaceful place! It was maintained like a park with many people strolling around. In case you cannot walk so far, there is a trolley that you can ride. We could not believe that Confucius' grave was still beautifully kept after two thousand years! There were hardly any foreign tourists but there were lots of Chinese tourists from other parts of the country. We regret we did not have enough time for the mansion. We had a very nice guide. We wanted to bring a gift for a Chinese friend in the US and were looking for a calligraphy master who could write us a proverb we had in mind. When we asked our guide whether he knew anyone, he brought us to a true master. This man is a government certified calligraphy master and his office/shop is situated right in front of the cemetery. He is the only master there, you can't miss him. His writing is exquisite and we were so pleased that he was so inexpensive as he is not used to foreigners. He can also write your Chinese name for you. Due to a mishap my husband had to go to the emercency room and the guide brought us to the Qufu People's hospital. We were very apprehensive, but again we were pleasantly surprised. Even though the hospital was very simple and plain, they had a state of the art sonogram machine, had a sophisticated lab and ran all the tests with a written report within an hour and a half and gave the meds. The chief urologist was very competent and knew what he was doing. We were able to travel 5 more days and did not have to cancel the remainder of the trip. We will always be grateful to that doctor, who saved our vacation and restored my husband's health.
