Brief Description
"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, in 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."
曲阜孔庙、孔林和孔府
"孔子是公元前6至5世纪最伟大的哲学家、政治家和教育家。孔子的庙宇、墓地和府邸位于山东省的曲阜。孔庙是公元前478年 为纪念孔子而兴建的，千百年来屡毁屡建，到今天已经发展成超过100座殿堂的建筑群。孔林里不仅容纳了孔子的坟墓，而且他的后裔中，有超过10万人也葬在 这里。当初小小的孔宅如今已经扩建成一个庞大显赫的府邸，整个宅院包括了152座殿堂。曲阜的古建筑群之所以具有独特的艺术和历史特色，应归功于2000 多年来中国历代帝王对孔子的大力推崇。"
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/704
No comments:
Post a Comment