Confucius’ Birthplace Memorial Park

Confucius’ Birthplace Memorial Park

Confucius’ Birthplace Memorial Park is a cultural tourism attraction.

Confucius’ Birthplace Memorial Park is located 100 meters south of the Confucius Forest in Qufu, covering an area of 12,000 square meters. The park showcases physical objects and materials related to Confucius and Confucian culture.

The park’s main exhibits include: the Confucius Life Garden, Confucius’ Fishing Spot, the Confucius Family Tree, Confucius’ Ancient Residence, the Confucius Historical Relics Exhibition Hall, the Corridor of Celebrities and Qufu, etc. The park aims to recreate the ancient environment of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods over two thousand years ago, restore the image of Confucius, tell the story of Confucius, and introduce his great legacy.

Within the park, the “Confucius Life Garden” not only displays the image of Confucius from childhood to old age but also presents the most significant events in his life, allowing visitors to see the entire process of how a great man came to be. The figures are realistic sculptures, including their hats, headbands, clothes, robes, jackets, shoes, and more. The bronze ware, ceramics, and stone tools from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods—such as tripods, wine vessels, pots, wine containers, cooking vessels, chime bells, and stone chimes—are also faithfully replicated.

The “Confucius Ancient Residence” was created by referencing historical materials and archaeological reports from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods to depict the living conditions and environment of Confucius during his middle age. The residence follows a layout of one central hall and two side rooms: the central room serves as a guest room, the left room as the bedroom, and the right room as the kitchen. The arrangement of items inside also follows ancient etiquette. As noted in the “Book of Documents • The Testamentary Charges”: “Yin’s dancing attire and large shell drums are in the west room; Dui’s spear, He’s bow, and Chui’s bamboo arrows are in the east room,” showing that even the placement of items in ancient homes was deliberate and not random. The “Confucius Historical Relics Exhibition Room” presents photos taken from on-site investigations of Confucius’ traces across China, systematically showcasing the sites he visited over 2,000 years ago and their current conditions. For example, at the Huai River’s rear bridge in Caibukou, Shangchai County, Henan, there is a “Confucius Asking the Ferry” site where Confucius once taught. Today, it is a desolate pond, and the temples and steles built by later generations have all been destroyed. Additionally, the park also features the “Confucius Fishing Spot.” Through photographs, sculptures, models, and other means, the park offers a comprehensive display of Confucius and Confucian culture.

Address: No. 9 Linlu Road, Qufu City, Jining, Shandong Province

Opening Hours:

8:00–18:00 (summer), 8:30–17:00 (winter)

Admission:

Admission: 70 RMB

Confucius (551–479 BC), whose given name was Qiu and courtesy name Zhongni, was a native of Zouyi (present-day southeastern Qufu, Shandong) in the State of Lu. He was a thinker, educator, and statesman in the late Spring and Autumn period, the founder of Confucianism, and one of the most influential figures in Chinese history and culture. He also had a profound impact worldwide, especially in Southeast Asian countries, and is recognized as one of the world’s cultural luminaries.

Confucius’ ancestors were Weizi Qi, the half-brother of King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty, who served the Shang lineage and was enfeoffed in Song. His sixth-generation ancestor, Kong Fu Jia, was the first to adopt the surname Kong. His fifth-generation ancestor, Mu Jin Fu, fled to Lu to escape turmoil and later settled in Zou, Lu… More detailed information about Confucius ++