Qufu: Confucius' birthplace and historic home

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Confucius, regarded as China's greatest philosopher, lived his life from 551to 479 BC around today’s Qufu in western Shandong. Throughout my long association with China I would regularly hear his name while increasingly understanding his teachings and their significance even within contemporary society. Today Confucianism is also associated with ways of encouraging an interest in and knowledge of Chinese culture and history both domestically and overseas. Surprisingly, having traveled extensively across China, I had never visited Qufu until recently. This was partly because rail connections with the city were then not convenient. Trains stopped 16 kilometers westward at Yanzhou, along the main Beijing-Shanghai railway.

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