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Qufu Walking Tour: Confucius Temple Family Mansion Cemetery
China
$239
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
Qufu City, the hometown of Confucius, showcases rich history and culture from the Spring and Warring Period. This private tour highlights significant World Cultural Heritage sites while providing insights into Confucius' life and teachings.
- 🏨 Qufu Hotel Pickup: Begin your journey with a convenient pickup from your hotel lobby at 8:00 am.
- 👨🏫 English-speaking Tour Guide: A knowledgeable local guide will accompany you throughout the tour, sharing fascinating stories and insights.
- 🏯 Temple of Confucius: Visit this historic temple, first built in 478 BC, and learn about its architectural significance and cultural importance.
- 🎉 Opening Gate Ceremony: If you start your tour at 7:30 am, witness the ceremonial opening at the temple's main entrance.
- 🌳 Kong Mansion: Explore the Kong Family Mansion, the former residence of Confucius' descendants, and see its impressive 152 buildings and 480 rooms.
- 🍽️ Delicious Shandong Lunch: Enjoy a traditional Shandong flavor lunch at a local restaurant, savoring the region's culinary delights.
- 🏞️ Confucius Cemetery: Discover the largest and oldest family graveyard in China, featuring over 20,000 trees and around 3,600 historic tombstones.
- 🚗 Transportation Options: Enjoy hassle-free transportation to and from the Temple of Confucius, with the option to return by car or tuktuk.
- 💧 Bottled Water: Stay refreshed with complimentary bottled water provided during the tour.
- 🙌 Wheelchair Accessible: The tour is designed to accommodate everyone, ensuring a comfortable experience for all.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
Qufu Hotel Pickup
Your guide will pick you up from your Qufu hotel's lobby at 8:00am
Pickup included
Your guide will pick you up from your Qufu hotel's lobby at 8:00am
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Private professional guide
- Entrance Fee
- One way transportation fee from your hotel in Qufu to Temple of Confucius
- Hotel pickup
- Bottled water
- Gratuities
- Transportation fee back to your hotel
- Hotel drop-off
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Confucius TempleYour tour guide will pick you up from your Qufu hotel's lobby at prearranged time. Then heading directly to the Temple of Confucius. If you choose to start the tour at 7:30am, you will be able to watch the "Opening Gate Ceremony " at the main entrance.
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Qufu Dacheng HallTemple of Confucius was first built in 478BC to commemorate Confucius. The temple has been reconstructed over the centuries. In total, it has undergone 15 major renovations, 31 large repairs, and numerous small building measures. More than 300 buildings erected through the Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. The temple was built according to the specification for imperial palaces with yellow roof-tiles and red-painted walls, they are surrounded by dark-green pine trees to create a color contrast with complementary colors. Stroll around the halls and courtyards with your tour guide, learn about the symbolic significance of the architecture, admire the statue of Confucius, pay a visit to the stone tablets, steles and pavilions, discover Confucius' life experience, and many other historic and cultural items related to Confucius and Confucius culture.
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Kong MansionThen, walk through the small market continue to explore the Kong Family Mansion.
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Former Residence of Confucius in QufuThe descendants of Confucius live here and they were in charge of conducting elaborate religious ceremonies on occasions such as plantings, harvests, honoring the dead, and birthdays. The first mansion was built in 1038 and was originally connected directly to the temple. The family mansion was inhabited by descendants of Confucius until 1937.Today, the mansion comprises 152 buildings with 480 rooms.
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Kong ForestNext, enjoy a delicious Shandong flavor lunch in the restaurant. Afterwards heading to Confucius Cemetery either by car or tuktuk Confucian Cemetery has served as the family graveyard of Confucius and his descendants for more than two thousand years. It is the largest, oldest, and best-preserved single-family cemetery in China. This final resting place of Confucius and his descendants is commonly known as the Forest of Confucius because of the large number of trees, over 20,000, planted with numerous tombstones, temples, pavilions and sculptures. There are about 3,600 tombstones dating from the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties still standing in the cemetery. After the tour finished, your can choose to explore the area on your own, your tour guide can help you to find a taxi to your next destination (on your own expense).
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Qufu Walking Tour: Confucius Temple Family Mansion Cemetery
China
$239
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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