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The
temple, cemetery and family mansion of Confucius,
the great philosopher, politician and educator of
the 6th-5th centuries B.C.,are located at Qufu,in
Shandong Provine.Built to commemorate him in 478
B.C.,the temple has been destroyed and reconstructed
over the centuries; today it comprises more than 100
buildings. The small house of the Kong family
developed into the remains of more than 100000 of
his descendants. The small house of the Kong family
developed into a gigantic aristocratic residence, of
which 152 buildings remain. The Qufu complex of
monuments has retained its outstanding artistic and
historic character due to the devotion of successive
Chinese emperors over more than 2000 years.
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