Qufu Maps 2025: Updated, Detailed and Downloadable

Qufu is located in the southwestern part of Shandong Province, only about 85km to famous Mount Tai, and 150km to the capital Jinan. It is the hometown of the great Chinese sage, Confucius, and the ancient capital of State Lu and about 85km to the hometown of Confucius, Qufu. As a famous historical and cultural city, it is known for the Confucius Temple, Kong Family Mansion, and Confucius Cemetery. In order to help you understand more about its location, attractions, and transportation, we've selected some useful maps, including Qufu China Map, Qufu Tourist Map, etc. All Qufu Maps are downloadable for free. Please make full use of them to plan your Qufu Tours.

Qufu Location Maps - Where Is Qufu

Qufu (116° 51'- 117° 13'E, 35° 29'- 35° 45'N), subordinate to Jining City of Shandong Province, is located in the western Shandong Province. The total area of Qufu is about 815 square kilometers. It is to the south of Jinan and Mount Tai. It's about 530km to Beijing and 400km to Qingdao, 740km to Shanghai.

Qufu Location Map

Qufu Tourist Maps

Best known as the hometown of Confucius, the city Qufu contains numerous historic palaces, temples, and cemeteries. The most famous sites are San Kong, namely Temple of Confucius, Cemetery of Confucius, and Kong Family Mansion. The maps below of them and other major attractions are offered for your Qufu trip!

Qufu Attractions Map
Qufu Tourist Map
Confucius Temple Tourist Map

Qufu Transportation Maps

Qufu is well-connected by high-speed bullet trains from Beijing, Shanghai, Jinan, Qingdao, Yantai, Weihai, Zhengzhou, Shijiazhuang, and other cities. Apart from taking a train to Qufu, if you depart from other Chinese cities like Shanghai, Chengdu, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Nanjing, and so on, and take a flight to Jining Qufu Airport which is about 80km to Confucius Temple, the core area of Qufu. Since Qufu is only about 85km away from Mount Tai, many tourists would like to visit both sites from Jinan.

Qingdao Qufu Transportation Map
Qufu Mount Tai Transportation Map

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How to Plan Your Qufu Tour

How to Get to Qufu: The best way is taking high speed trains to Qufu from Beijing (about 2.5 hrs), Jinan (about 30~40 mins), Tai’an (about 20 mins), Qingdao (about 2.5~3.5 hrs)…

Best Time to Visit Qufu: March to November when the temperature is pleasant, natural scenery is beautiful and International Confucius Cultural Festival is usually held in autumn.

Top Attractions to Visit in Qufu: Temple of Confucius, Kong Family Mansion, Cemetery of Confucius…

Qufu, the “Hometown of Confucius”, is a holy cultural destination in the southwest of Shandong. The most popular and recommended tour itinerary of Qufu is making a day-trip to discover the three famous UNESCO World Cultural Heritage sites - Temple & Cemetery of Confucius and Kong Family Mansion together. Within short distance and convenient transportation, tourists usually visit Qufu with the sacred Mount Tai, a World Cultural & Natural Heritage site in Tai’an to witness impressive natural landscape and imperial traces.

✔ 2 Days Mount Tai Qufu Tour from Beijing by Bullet Train
✔ 3 Days Confucius Cultural Exploration with Sidetrip to Mount Tai

As a coastal province with long history, Shandong owns many more wonderful destinations worth your exploration. After your Qufu & Mount Tai hiking trip, you can further tour scenic Jinan with 1 day; travel to Qingdao, spend 2 days experiencing energetic beer culture and brisk seaside scenery, get to Weifang, Yantai, Weihai and more lovely cities. A highlight tour of Shandong with Qufu takes 4 to 6 days, covering major destinations and tourist essences.

✔ 4 Days Jinan Mount Tai Qufu Cultural Tour
✔ 4 Days Qingdao Qufu Mount Tai Essence Tour
✔ 6 Days Best of Shandong Tour (Jinan/Mount Tai/Qufu/Qingdao)

Based on your holiday time and individual interests, you may continue your China tour to Beijing and nearby regions of Shandong, or travel to Shanghai, Xian, Chengdu, Guilin and other top famous destinations to view different fascinating nature and culture of China.

✔ 6 Days Classic Beijing & Shandong Tour (Beijing/Qufu/Mount Tai)
✔ 8 Days Beijing Shanghai Tour with Confucianism Exploration & Mount Tai Hiking
✔ 10 Days China World Heritage Tour in Northern China (Beijing/Mount Tai/Qufu/Shaolin Temple/Luoyang/Xian)

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Recommended Qufu Tours

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: 3 Days Qingdao Beer Festival Tour
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