Confucious Residence

To the east of the temple is Confrcius' house. If was once Confueius' eldest grandson;s Yamen and named Lord Yansheng's Residence. During the Han Dynasty Emperor Gao Zu , named Liu Bang, made offerings at Confucius' tomb in the highest degree.The emperor also conferred on Confucius' ninth generation direct grandson and his sons after him an official post supervising sacrifices to Confucius on behalf of the country . In the course of history, many titles were conferred on Confucius and his descendants. The title of Yansheng was given to his descendant in the Song Dynasty. In the 10 th year of the Ming Hong Wu reign an independent Residence of Lord Yansheng was set up, with the Yamen in the front and the domestic household at the back . It has 480 rooms and houses many files and relics.

In December,1994 The Confucius Temple, Residence and Confucian Woods was listed in the Chronology of  Recognition of World Heritages in China.