We arrive at Ji’nan, south of the Yellow River and spend a day here before moving on.
Day 1 – Thousand Buddha Mountain
In the morning head to Thousand Buddha Mountain, which seems the most interesting attraction in the area.
You can choose climbing the steps or taking the cable car. Here you can walk around, take pics with the statues and
view the city from above.
When getting back in town, we’ll arrange
transportation to our next destination, Qufu.
_________________________________________________________________________Day 2 – Getting to Qufu
In order to continue our trip we need to buy a train ticket to Yanzhou, near Qufu. From there we’ll buy a bus ticket to Qufu.
Day 3 – Qufu
Qufu is best known for being the birthplace of Confucius, the famous philosopher. We’ll spend here 2 days.
On our first day we’ll visit the Confucius Temple. Again this is a large complex, take the time to walk around and get to know Confucius’s Philosophy, which basically can be summed up by the phrase, "Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself".
Day 4 – Zoucheng and The Mencius Temple
For a more authentic experience we’ll take a trip outside the city to Zouchend and visit The Mencius Temple. Mencius is another important philosopher, known for talking a lot about human nature, and saying "He who exerts his mind to the utmost, knows his nature", I’m not really sure what that means, but it sounds smart to me.
Should be a 30 min drive by
Taxi.
This temple seems to be very quiet and peaceful as
it is less popular than the other.
Spend the day walking
around the complex. When getting back to Qufu, grab a lunch and make
arrangements to get back to Ji’nan the next day.
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Day 5 – Back in Ji’nan
After arriving in Ji’nan, try to find a plane ticket to our next destination, Shijiazhuang in the Hebei region.
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