The Illustrated Book of Confucius

Publisher ‏ : ‎ New World Press (April 1, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 253 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 7510441013
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-7510441011

Qufu in Shandong Province is bounded on the east by Mount Meng, on the north by Mount Tai, on the south by Mount Yi and onthe west by the curving rivers Yi and Si. The land is fertile here,with bumper harvests. Richly endowed by Nature, Qufu was one of the cradles of the Chinese race. Because an emperor in ancient times,Shao Hao, was supposed to have built his capital at Qufu the area was also known as The Shao Hao Site. Following the Xia (2070-1600 BC) and Shang (1600-1046 BC) dynasties, Qufu was the capital of Lu,one of the feudal states under the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC). The State of Lu had the function of protecting the royal House of Zhou from the Yi barbarians in the east.