Where is Confucius' hometown in Shandong?

In ancient times, it was the capital of Lu, the hometown of Confucius, and was known as the "Holy City of the East" and "Jerusalem of the East". Located in the southwest of Shandong Province, north of Jinan, the provincial capital 135km. Surabaya in the east, Yanzhou in the west, Zoucheng in the south and Mount Tai in the north.

Qufu is also the seat of Confucius Institute, which is the center of Confucianism research and exchange in the world. 1982 Qufu was rated as the first batch of national historical and cultural cities, and 199 1 was rated as the top 40 tourist attractions in China by the National Tourism Administration. 1994, Confucius Temple, Confucius House and Confucius Forest were included in the United Nations World Heritage List.

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Background:

Confucius' ancestor was a nobleman in Yi Li (now Xiayi, Henan Province) in Song Dynasty, and the founding monarch of Shang Dynasty, Shang Tang. After the rebellion of the three kingdoms in the early Zhou Dynasty, in order to appease the nobles and future generations of the Shang Dynasty, the Duke of Zhou appointed his younger brother Wei to establish the Song Kingdom in Shangqiu and worship Yin Shang as emperor.

After Wei's death, his brother succeeded to the throne, but Confucius' first 15 ancestor. The sixth ancestor got Kong's family and was Kong's father. Kong was a doctor in the Song Dynasty. He used to be a fu, and his fief was in the territory of the Song Dynasty. Later, he was killed by Taizai Huadu in the civil strife in the imperial court.

Confucius' father Jia Zi, his father and son, his uncle and uncle Liang's grandson are all Confucius' fathers. Liang Shu's uncle fled to Lu (now Qufu, Shandong Province) to escape the war in the Song Dynasty and settled down. His official position was Doctor Qiao.

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