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Pre-reading 1. What is Qufu famous for? 2. What kind of the person is Confuciius? 3. Who ordered the philosopher's home to be turned into a temple? And when?
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Lesson 2Qufu and The Mansion, Temple and Cemetery of
Confucius
Pre-reading 1. What is Qufu
famous for? 2. What kind of the
person is Confuciius?
3. Who ordered the philosopher's home to be turned into a temple? And when?
Reading
Notes 1. The Mansion, Temple and
Cemetery of Confucius 孔府、孔庙、孔林 2. Master Yansheng‘s Mansion:衍圣公府 3. Thirteen Stele Pavilion, Xingtan
Pavilion, Dacheng Hall, Hall of Confucius' Wife and Shengji Hall:十三碑亭、杏坛、大成殿和
Post-reading Answer the questions according to the passage: 1. How many square meters , how many courtyards
and how many rooms are the mansion ? With an area of 160,000 square meters, the mansion
has nine courtyards with 463 rooms along the east, west and middle routes.
2. What are in The Cemetery of Confucius? The pavilions, towers, halls and archways built in
various historical periods are set in a forest. Behind the Zhushui Bridge is the graveyard, dating from the Eastern Zhou, which houses the tomb of Confucius, the tombs of his son Kong Li and grandson Kong Ji. The tomb of Confucius is 6.2 meters high and has a circumference of 88 meters.