Get to know Jining through photos
Jining, a prefecture-level city in southwestern Shandong province, boasts a long history, profound culture and picturesque landscape.
Holy land of Chinese culture
Jining, hometown of Confucius and Mencius -- two renowned ancient Chinese philosophers, is one of the important cradles of oriental civilization as well as of Confucianism.
The city has a number of famous cultural relic sites. The Confucian Mansion, Confucian Temple and the Cemetery of Confucian Family were chosen by UNESCO as sites of world cultural heritage in 1994.
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The city of Qufu, hometown of Confucius, holds a grand ceremony celebrating the 2,568th anniversary of his birth on Sept 28, 2017. [Photo/VCG] |
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The Confucian Temple in Qufu, a county-level city of Jining, Shandong province. [Photo/VCG] |