Temple of Confucius, Qufu

Temple of Confucius, Qufu

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Hall of Great Perfection (Dacheng Hall), the main sanctuary of the Temple of Confucius
Location	Qufu, Shandong, China
Part of	Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu
Criteria	Cultural: (i), (iv), (vi)
Reference	704
Inscription	1994 (18th Session)
Coordinates	35°35′48″N 116°59′3″E / 35.59667°N 116.98417°E / 35.59667; 116.98417
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	孔庙
Traditional Chinese	孔廟
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Kǒng miào IPA [kʰʊ̀ŋ mjâʊ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Húng miuh Jyutping Hung2 miu6 IPA [hoŋ˧˥ miːu˨] Southern Min Tâi-lô Khóng biō
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The Temple of Confucius (Chinese: 孔廟; pinyin: Kǒng miào) in Qufu, Shandong Province, is the largest and most renowned temple of Confucius in East Asia.

Since 1994, the Temple of Confucius has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu".^[1] The two other parts of the site are the nearby Kong Family Mansion, where the main-line descendants of Confucius lived, and the Cemetery of Confucius a few kilometers to the north, where Confucius and many of his descendants have been buried. Those three sites are collectively known in Qufu as San Kong (三孔), i.e. "The Three Confucian [sites]".

There is a 72-meter-tall statue of Confucius made of brass and reinforced with steel. Qufu, Shandong province, is the birthplace of the ancient Chinese educator and philosopher.