Confucius Temple, Qufu

Apricot Platform in the Confucius Temple.

In the center of the courtyard in front of Dacheng Hall stands the "Apricot Platform", which commemorates Confucius teaching his students under an apricot tree.

Photograph of the Apricot Platform in the central courtyard of the Confucius Temple in Qufu, Shandong Province, China. Picture taken on April 21, 2005 by Rolf Müller.

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