What is the correct pronunciation of Qufu?

The correct pronunciation of Qufu is qū fù.

Qufu City, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province, is managed by Jining City. It is located in the southwest of Shandong Province, with a total area of 8 15km from Jinan, the provincial capital, to Surabaya in the east, Yanzhou in the west, Zoucheng in the south and Taishan in the north. As of June 2023, Qufu had four streets and eight towns under its jurisdiction. By the end of 2022, the permanent population of Qufu was 6 1.77 million.

It is an important birthplace of oriental culture and one of the oldest and greatest cultural shrines in world history. Because it is the place where Confucius, a famous thinker, educator and founder of Confucianism, was born, lectured and buried, it was called "the Holy City of the East" by later generations. According to ancient books, four or five thousand years ago, this was the "big family market" where Yan Di Shennong's camp was located.

geographical environment

Qufu is surrounded by mountains in the north, east and south, including Phoenix Mountain, Jiuxian Mountain, Shimen Mountain, Fangshan Mountain and Nishan Mountain 100 hills. Sihe River and Little yi river alluvial plain in the central and western regions are located in the transition zone from hilly areas in central and southern Shandong to North China Plain, thus forming the basic terrain with high northeast and low southwest. The highest point in the territory is Phoenix Mountain in the north, with an altitude of 548. 1 m, and the lowest point is Chengzhuang in the southwest, with an altitude of 47 meters, and the downtown area is 60.5 meters above sea level.

Qufu City is located in the East Asian monsoon climate zone, which belongs to the warm temperate monsoon climate with four distinct seasons. South in summer, affected by tropical marine air mass or denatured tropical marine air mass, with high temperature and rainy weather; There are many northerly winds in winter, influenced by polar continental air masses, and there are many sunny and cold weather; Spring and autumn are the adjustment periods of atmospheric circulation, and spring is prone to drought and windy, and it recovers quickly; It's cool in autumn, but sometimes it rains.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Qufu County