Qufu - Zhengzhou (B. L)

• Confucius Temple

  2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included

  After breakfast in your hotel, travel to the Temple of Confucius and watch the "Opening Gate Ceremony". Temple of Confucius was first built in 478BC to commemorate Confucius. The temple was built according to the specification for imperial palaces. Stroll around the halls and courtyards with your tour guide, learn about the symbolic significance of the architecture,  admire the statue of Confucius, pay a visit to the stone tablets, steles and pavilions, discover Confucius' life experience, and many other historic and cultural items related to Confucius and Confucius culture.

• Former Residence of Confucius in Qufu

  1 hoursAdmission Ticket Included

  Next, explore the Kong Family Mansion. The descendants of Confucius live here and they were in charge of conducting elaborate religious ceremonies on occasions such as plantings, harvests, honoring the dead, and birthdays.

• Confucius' Parents' Cemetery

  1 hoursAdmission Ticket Included

  Enjoy a lunch in the near by restaurant, explore the Confucian Cemetery. Confucian Cemetery has served as the family graveyard of Confucius and his descendants for more than two thousand years. There are about 3,600 tombstones dating from the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties still standing in the cemetery. After the tour finished, your tour guide will take you to Qufu Railway Station for your train back to Zhengzhou (approx. 3 hours). Once arrives, your driver will pick you up at Zhengzhou South Railway Station and transfer you back to your hotel in Zhengzhou City. You also can choose to finish your tour in Qufu. Note: 1: You will take the train on your own, your local English speaking tour guide will meet you in Tai'an
• Food And Drinks

  Breakfast

  Lunch