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The temple�� cemetery and family mansion of Confucius�� the great philosopher�� politician and educator of the 6th-5th centuries B.C.�� are located at Qufu�� Shandong Province. Built to commemorate him in 478 B.C.�� the temple has been destroyed and reconstructed over the centuries�� today it comprises more than 100 buildings.The cemetery contains Confucius tomb and the remains of more than 100��000 of his descendants. The small house of the Kong family developed into a gigantic aristocratic residence�� of which 152 buildings remain. The Qufu complex of monuments has retained its outstanding artistic and historic character due to the devotion of successive Chinese emperors over more than 2��000 years.