Fanzi Temple

　　   Fanzi Temple is situated 20 meters southwest of Wutai Village, Zhanghuang Town, Yutai County. The tomb is exposed above ground as an earthen mound, standing 0.8 meters high with a circumference of 10 meters. Fanzi, whose given name was Xu and courtesy name Zichi, was a native of the State of Lu (some say the State of Qi) during the late Spring and Autumn period. He was born in the spring of the year 505 BC (the year of Bingshen) in Renbeifang (now Nanzhang Township, Rencheng District, Jining). The area still preserves a cluster of Han Dynasty tombs belonging to the Fan clan, commonly known as the Fan Family Tomb Mounds, including the tomb of Fan San Gong (Fanzi’s great-great-great-grandfather), the tomb of Fanzi’s father Fan Pi, and others. Local legends say that Fanzi studied under Confucius and once held office here. In 1985, it was designated as a county-level key cultural relics protection unit.