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Visiting Qufu

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July 22nd 2011
Today was the first of our over-night trip to Qu Fu and Tai Shan. After a really long yet entertaining bus ride, we finally arrived at Qu Fu. The weather here was definitely hotter than Qing Dao, which made a lot of us appreciate the nice and cool weather at Qing Dao. After lunch, we could finally start our visit to 孔庙，孔府 and 孔林. 孔庙 was the first stop that we visited and it was ... read more

Asia » China » Shandong » Qufu

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more