Cemetery of Confucius

The Cemetery of Confucius is a cemetery of the Kong clan in Confucius' hometown in eastern . Confucius himself and some of his disciples are buried there, as well as many thousands of his descendants.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Temple of Confucius and Kong Family Mansion.

Place of worship
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The in , Shandong Province, is the largest and most renowned in East Asia. Since 1994, the has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu". is situated 3 km south of Cemetery of Confucius.

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The was the historical residence of the direct descendants of Confucius in the City of , the hometown of Confucius in Shandong Province, China. is situated 2½ km south of Cemetery of Confucius.

Mosque
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The is a in , in the province of . is situated 3 km south of Cemetery of Confucius.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Qufu and Lucheng.

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is a town in Shandong Province, located about 2 hours by bus from the provincial capital . Famous as the birthplace and the hometown of Confucius, its Confucius-related sites have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Suburb
Subdistrict is a subdistrict and the seat of , , People's Republic of China, located at the intersection of the and Yangtze Rivers. As of 2011, it has 26 residential communities under its administration. is situated 3 km south of Cemetery of Confucius.

Cemetery of Confucius

Latitude
35.62159° or 35° 37′ 18″ north
Longitude
116.98642° or 116° 59′ 11″ east
Open location code
8P7RJXCP+JH
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way 355511859
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
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tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q619258
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Wu Chinese—“Cemetery of Confucius” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կոնֆուցիոսի գերեզմանոց”
  • Asturian: “Campusantu de Confuciu”
  • Bashkir: “Конфуций зыяраты”
  • Belarusian: “магіла Канфуцыя”
  • Catalan: “cementiri de Confuci”
  • Chinese: “孔林”
  • Chinese: “至圣林”
  • Chinese: “至聖林”
  • Danish: “Konfutses gravsted”
  • Dutch: “begraafplaats van Confucius”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مقبرة كونفوشيوس”
  • Esperanto: “Kong Lin”
  • Finnish: “Kungfutsen hautausmaa”
  • French: “cimetière de Confucius”
  • French: “Cimetière de Confucius”
  • Galician: “cemiterio de Confucio”
  • Galician: “Cemiterio de Confucio”
  • Hungarian: “Konfuciusz temetője”
  • Japanese: “孔林”
  • Korean: “공림”
  • Malayalam: “കൺഫ്യൂഷ്യസിന്റെ ശ്മശാനം”
  • Maltese: “Ċimiterju ta‘ Konfuċju”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Konfutses gravsted”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “cementèri de Confuci”
  • Persian: “آرامستان کنفوسیوس”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “cladh Confucius”
  • Spanish: “Cementerio de Confucio”
  • Swedish: “Konfucius gravplats”
  • Tatar: “Конфуций зираты”
  • Turkish: “Konfüçyüs Mezarlığı”
  • Ukrainian: “Кладовище Кунлінь”
  • Urdu: “قبرستان کنفیوشس”
  • Vietnamese: “Khổng lâm”
  • Wu Chinese: “孔林”
  • Wu Chinese: “至圣林”

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