Going to Tai’an 泰安
I was very impressed with the high speed train I was taking out of...
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Going to Huangshan City 黄山市
The day before I left Tai’an City, my friend and I booked me a...
Preparing to Leave Tai’an 泰安
Well, my friend in Tai’an City was too busy to meet up with me...
Leaving the Confucius Forest 孔林
The Confucius Forest as its name implies is a huge place with surely more...
Imperial Pavillions at the Confucius Forest 孔林
The emperors of China had tremendous respect for Confucius. As a result, they seem...
Zi Gong’s Tomb Keeping Place 子贡庐墓处
Confucius so inspired other people that he gained a large group of followers or...
Tomb of Confucius 孔子墓
As it turns out, the Tomb of Confucius is actually here. There was a...
Kong Ji’s Tomb 孔伋墓
There was a rather prominent mound here near the sacrificial hall and I thought...
Sacrificial Hall 享殿
I have entered what is probably the most important part of the Confucius Forest....
Passageway to the Confucius Tomb 孔子墓通道
The Confucius Forest was certainly very large and it would probably take half a...
Tomb Gate 墓门
For a supposedly private cemetery and forest, the Confucius Forest seems to have a...
Confucius Forest 孔林
These seems to be an endless parade of gates I needed to go through...
Entering the Confucius Forest 孔林
As one might expect, the Confucius Forest is indeed a forest and it is...
Going to the Confucius Forest 孔林
My motorcycle taxi finally released me when he could not no longer move forward...
Moving on from the Confucius Mansion 孔府
Most visitors to the Confucius Mansion exit from the Rear Flower Garden 后花园 on...