Qufu
曲阜市 Kufow | |
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 Qufu's south gate | |
 Location in Jining | |
  Qufu Location in Shandong  Qufu Qufu (China) | |
| Coordinates (Qufu municipal government): 35°34′55″N 116°59′10″E / 35.5819°N 116.9862°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Jining |
| Area | |
| 815 km2 (315 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 65 m (214 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| 653,000 | |
| • Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 188,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 273100 |
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.svg) "Qufu" in Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 曲阜 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Kufow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Crooked Hill" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Qufu (pronounced [tɕʰý.fû]; Chinese: 曲阜) is a county-level city in southwestern Shandong province, East China. It is located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) south of the provincial capital Jinan and 45 km (28 mi) northeast of the prefectural seat at Jining. Qufu has an area of 815 square kilometers, and a total population of 653,000 inhabitants, of which, 188,000 live in urban areas.[1][2]
Qufu is best known as the hometown of Confucius, who is traditionally believed to have been born at nearby Mount Ni. The city contains numerous historic palaces, temples and cemeteries. The three most famous cultural sites of the city, collectively known as San Kong (三孔; 'the Three Confucian [sites]', are the Temple of Confucius (Chinese: 孔庙; pinyin: Kǒngmiào), the Cemetery of Confucius (孔林; Kǒnglín), and the Kong Family Mansion (孔府; Kǒngfǔ). Together, these three sites have been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994. In July 2015, Qufu became the third International Cittaslow in China.[3]
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