Kong Forest, Shandong, China
4.0 (88 reviews) Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent Ranking #2 in Qufu Ancient Ruins
Place to pay respect to Confucius
This is a very huge cemetery complex. In fact, it is the largest family cemetery in the world according to a website. Many officials and commoners were buried here, but of course the Confucius cemetery on the eastern side is the most popular, which attracts tourists and locals alike. The rest of the complex is not worth exploring. Confucius cemetery consists of 3 important cemeteries, ie Confucius himself, one son and one grandson, all located near to one another. From the entrance, one needs to walk a long walkway lined with many mature trees, which are about 600 to 1000 years old. Many such trees are scattered throughout the entire complex. We spent about 1 hour to leisurely walk around and explore the eastern side.
Address
QuFu City North, Qufu 273100 China
Working hours
Monday : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 18:55
User Ratings
4.0 based on (88 reviews)
Reviews
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4LG_Kay 5:00 PM Apr 3, 2016
Place to pay respect to Confucius
This is a very huge cemetery complex. In fact, it is the largest family cemetery in the world according to a website. Many officials and commoners were buried here, but of course the Confucius cemetery on the eastern side is the most popular, which attracts tourists and locals alike. The rest of the complex is not worth exploring. Confucius cemetery consists of 3 important cemeteries, ie Confucius himself, one son and one grandson, all located near to one another. From the entrance, one needs to walk a long walkway lined with many mature trees, which are about 600 to 1000 years old. Many such trees are scattered throughout the entire complex. We spent about 1 hour to leisurely walk around and explore the eastern side.
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3Professor-Kunich 5:00 PM Jun 18, 2017
Immense but monotonous
The Kong Forest includes hundreds of tombs and gravesites to the innumerable descendants of Confucius. The forest is relaxing, but the constant presence of memorials and tomb markers detracts from the pleasantness. Other than the gravesite of Confucius itself, a Westerner would have no idea as to the significance of any of them.
