Qufu, the Hometown of Confucius

Qufu is a county-level city in northern Jining, southwest of Shandong Province, about 150 km from Jinan (Shandong Capital) and 400 km from Qingdao. The city is best known as the Hometown of Confucius, was an important center of Chinese civilization for being the birthplace of Yellow Emperor and ancient capital during Emperor Yan period, also ancient city of Yin Dynasty and Lu State of Zhou Dynasty. The city is famous for the San Kong (three Confucius sites), top cultural highlight that have been listed as Unesco World Heritage. How to go: High speed train from Shanghai about 4h Where to stay: Qufu International Hostel Where to eat: Wumaci Night Market #fallingforfall #tripblazers #mytripvlog #lucaworldtraveler