| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Hall of Great Perfection (Dacheng Hall), the main sanctuary of the Temple of Confucius | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Qufu, Shandong, China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Part of | Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Criteria | Cultural: (i), (iv), (vi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reference | 704 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscription | 1994 (18th Session) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°35′48″N 116°59′3″E / 35.59667°N 116.98417°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 孔庙 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 孔廟 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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  Location of Temple of Confucius, Qufu in Shandong  Temple of Confucius, Qufu (China) | |||||||||||||||||||||
The Temple of Confucius (Chinese: 孔廟; pinyin: Kǒng miào) in Qufu, Shandong Province, is the largest and most renowned temple of Confucius in East Asia.
Since 1994, the Temple 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 parts of the site are the nearby Kong Family Mansion, where the main-line descendants of Confucius lived, and the Cemetery of Confucius a few kilometers to the north, where Confucius and many of his descendants have been buried. Those three sites are collectively known in Qufu as San Kong (三孔), i.e. "The Three Confucian [sites]".
There is a 72-meter-tall statue of Confucius made of brass and reinforced with steel. Qufu, Shandong province, is the birthplace of the ancient Chinese educator and philosopher.
- ^ "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.