Qufu is the hometown of Confucius, a great thinker, politician and educator in ancient China, and one of the first 24 famous historical and cultural cities in China. Confucius famously said, "It's a pleasure to have friends coming from afar." Today, I am honored to be a tour guide for all of you, and I am very happy.

Qufu is located at the junction of Lushan Mountain and Southwest Shandong Plain, with Taishan Mountain in the north, Yishan Mountain in the south, Yimeng Mountains in the east and Qianchou Plain in the west. The terrain is high in the east and low in the west. Rivers such as Sihe and yi river all flow from east to west. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "the sage pours water in front of the door". Rich in products and pleasant scenery. Li Bai, a great poet, once described Qufu: "Laughing and boasting about an old friend means despair, and the mountains and waters are as blue as blue."

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius initiated the private lecture style, with "3, disciples and 72 sages" spread all over the country, and became the education center at that time. Confucius Temple, Confucius House and Confucius Forest were listed as the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in China, and were listed as world cultural heritage by the United Nations in 1994. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the state has allocated more than 3 million yuan to comprehensively repair the "three holes".

Confucius Temple is located in the center of Qufu City, which is the place where ancient feudal dynasties in China offered sacrifices to Confucius.

Confucius (551-479 BC), whose name was Zhong Ni, was born in Nishan, Qufu. In the second year after Confucius' death, Lu Aigong set up the hall where he lived before his death as a temple, "to be worshipped at the age of 2". Since then, with the successive dynasties adding Confucius, the Confucius Temple has been continuously maintained and expanded, and reached its present scale in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Nine courtyards in front and back, covering an area of 327.5 mu, with a length of 1 km from north to south; * * * There are 466 buildings and 54 gatehouses; In addition, there are more than 1,7 ancient trees and more than 1,2 tablets in the temple, which makes people sigh one step at a time. Confucius Temple, together with the Forbidden City in Beijing and chengde mountain resort in Hebei, is known as the three ancient buildings in China, which is the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancient working people in China. For more than 2, years, tourists have been competing to find and mourn.

adjacent to the Confucius temple, the Confucius mansion is the residence of Confucius' eldest son, grandson, with three roads and nine courtyards. * * * has 463 buildings and a back garden, covering an area of 24 mu. Confucius House, also known as "Duke Yansheng House". "Yan Sheng" means that "the Holy Way" and "the Holy Descent" can multiply and continue, and their sons and grandchildren can attack each other from generation to generation.

The special cemetery for Confucius and his family in Konglin is also the largest family cemetery with the longest delay in the world. It is located on Surabaya in the north of Qufu, covering an area of more than 3, mu. The surrounding walls are 3 meters high, 1.5 meters thick and 14.5 Li long. Here, we can not only examine the funerals in the Spring and Autumn Period and prove the tombs of Qin and Han Dynasties, but also study the political, economic and cultural development and the evolution history of funeral customs in China. Konglin is also the largest man-made garden in China at present.