Place: Qufu, China
Weather: Partly cloudy, 66/94F.
Route: From Taishan 141 km south on G3.
Population: 653,000Significance: Qufu was the birthplace and home of philosopher Confucius, who has been important to Chinese culture for 2,500 years. His family lived in a mansion here for 77 generations until the mid-20th century when they left to Taiwan during the Chinese civil war.
Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Confucius Temple (from whc.unesco.org)Confucius' tomb (from whc.unesco.org)
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