Section 1 — You Came to Meet Confucius. But Qufu 曲阜 Is Really About What Happened AFTER Him. Take the: high-speed train (高铁, gāotiě) south from: Beijing (北京, Běijīng) into: Shandong (山东, Shāndōng), and you can reach one of the most important small cities in Chinese intellectual history: Qufu (曲阜, Qūfù). Why come here? Most international travelers know the answer: Confucius (孔子, Kǒngzǐ). 🔥 Qufu was the hometown of the man Westerners...
Xi’an introduces you to China’s emperors, armies and ancient capitals. Travel toward Zhongnan Mountain and you encounter another force that shaped Chinese civilization just as profoundly: ideas. Most international travelers come to Xi’an (西安, Xī’ān) for history they can see. The Terracotta Warriors. The ancient city wall. The legacy of Qin Shi Huang. The Tang dynasty. The Silk Road. All of that is worth coming for. But Chinese civilization wasn’t shaped only by emperors,...
The Terracotta Warriors take you back more than 2,000 years. From Xi’an, travel less than two hours by fast train to Linfen and you can start asking a much bigger question: what was happening in China before the first Chinese empire even existed? Most international travelers interested in Chinese history eventually arrive in Xi’an (西安, Xī’ān). That’s exactly where we’d tell you to start. See the Terracotta Warriors. Meet Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇). Understand...
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