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Zoucheng (Chinese: 邹城市; pinyin: Zōuchéng Shì) is a county-level city in the south of Shandong province in China. Historically, the name Zouxian, in a variety of transcriptions, was used for the city as well.[1]
Zoucheng is located about 20km south of the city of Qufu, and like Qufu, is administratively under the prefecture-level city of Jining.
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Mencius sites [link]
The philosopher Mencius was born in Zoucheng, and there are four famous sites in the city relating to Mencius, including the Mencius Temple (simplified Chinese: 孟庙; traditional Chinese: 孟廟; pinyin: Mèng Miào), the Mencius Family Mansion (Chinese: 孟府; pinyin: Mèng Fǔ), the Mencius Forest (Chinese: 孟林; pinyin: Mèng Lín, 35°28′42.27″N 117°2′56.11″E / 35.4784083°N 117.0489194°E), and Mencius' Mother's Forest (Chinese: 孟母林; pinyin: Mèng Mǔ Lín, 35°29′29.97″N 116°58′49.09″E / 35.4916583°N 116.9803028°E).
The Mencius Temple, which covers an area of more than 4 hectares (9.9 acres) on the south side of town, has five courtyards and sixty-four halls and rooms. It was built in 1037.[2] The Mencius Mansion, where his descendants lived, is adjacent to the temple, and has 116 halls and rooms.[3]
According to the management of the Mencius Temple, the temple grounds house over 270 stone steles and sculptures, some of which dating from as early as the Song Dynasty.[4] Among them are some Yuan Dynasty stelae with inscriptions in 'Phags-pa script.[5]
Other historical sites [link]
Immediately to the north of Zoucheng lies the tomb of the Ming King of Lu (明鲁王墓). It is the tomb of Zhu Tan (1370-1389), the tenth child of the first Ming Emperor (Hongwu). There is also a royal tomb from the Han Dynasty (汉鲁王墓).
Transportation [link]
- Train station on the Beijing-Shanghai Railway
- Frequent bus service to the nearby Qufu and Yanzhou.
References [link]
- ^ Legge, James (1867). Confucius and the Chinese classics. pp. 379–384. https://books.google.com/books?id=9xthAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA379. - Rev. A. Williamson's account of his visit to Zoucheng (Tsou-hien, or Tsiu-hien, in his transcription) and the Temple of Mencius in 1865
- ^ "Mengzi Temple". China Travel Tour Guide. https://www.china-travel-tour-guide.com/attractions/mengzi-temple.shtml. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ "Mengzi Mansion". China Travel Tour Guide. https://www.china-travel-tour-guide.com/attractions/mengzi-mansion.shtml. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ Overview of steles at the Temple of Mencius, placard on site.
- ^ 孟子故里文化典藏丛书之五《孟庙孟府孟林》
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External links [link]
- Zoucheng municipal website (Chinese)
