Cemetery of Confucius

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Tomb of Confucius
LocationQufu, Shandong, China
Part ofTemple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu
Criteriai, iv, vi
Reference704
Inscription1994 (18th Session)
Coordinates35°37′07″N 116°59′11″E / 35.61861°N 116.98639°E / 35.61861; 116.98639
Chinese name
Chinese孔林
Literal meaning"Kong Forest [of gravestones]"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKǒng lín
IPA[kʰʊ̀ŋ lǐn]
Wu
RomanizationKhon lin
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHúng làhm
JyutpingHung2 lam4
Southern Min
Tâi-lôKhóng lîm
Cemetery of Confucius is located in Shandong
Cemetery of Confucius
Location of Cemetery of Confucius in Shandong
Cemetery of Confucius is located in China
Cemetery of Confucius
Cemetery of Confucius (China)

The Cemetery of Confucius (Chinese: 孔林; pinyin: Kǒng lín; lit. 'Kong Forest [of gravestones]') is a cemetery of the Kong clan (the descendants of Confucius) in Confucius' hometown Qufu in eastern Shandong province. Confucius himself and some of his disciples are buried there, as well as many thousands of his descendants.

Since 1994, the Cemetery 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 components of the site are the Temple of Confucius dedicated to the memory of the statesman and philosopher and the Kong Family Mansion, where his descendants lived. The three sites are collectively known in Qufu as San Kong (三孔), i.e. "The Three Confucian [sites]".

  1. ^ "Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 3 April 2021.