--FILE--Vista del Tempio di Confucio nella città di Qufu, est della Cina di provincia di Shandong, 4 luglio 2015. Tempio di Confucio in Qufu, un patrimonio mondiale sit
--FILE--View of the Temple of Confucius in Qufu city, east China's Shandong province, 4 July 2015. Temple of Confucius in Qufu, a World Heritage site honouring the ancient Chinese philosopher, is undergoing a full-scale renovation, the first in a century. The Qufu Confucius Ancient Building Engineering Management Office launched restoration work on Saturday (18 July 2015). The face-lift is expected to take three to five years with government funding of 300 million yuan (48 million U.S. dollars). Qufu in east China's Shandong Province is known as the birthplace of the sage, who lived from 551 to 479 B.C. Confucius founded the philosophical system that has dominated Chinese social and political life for most of history after him. His temple and family mansion have been preserved through feudal dynasties, including more than 1, 300 ancient buildings, some 5, 000 stone inscriptions and about 100, 000 relics in the city. In 1994, the Temple of Confucius, Cemetery of Confucius and Kong family mansion in Qufu were put on the World Heritage List of the UNESCO.
