Nishan Holy Land - Confucius of the World

Nishan Holy Land is located in Nishan Provincial Cultural Tourism Resort, 25 kilometers southeast of Qufu City, Shandong Province. Nishan is the birthplace of the Chinese philosopher Confucius and a holy place for Confucian scholars throughout the ages. According to the Records of the Historian, Confucius' parents 'prayed at Niqiu and got Confucius', and Nishan is famous for this. The total planning area of Nishan Holy Land Resort is 35.76 square kilometers. The first phase of Nishan Holy Land, as the core scenic area of the resort, covers an area of 8 square kilometers. The overall creativity is 'Confucius's World, World's Confucius', and the functional positioning is 'Cultural Virtue Resort' and 'World-class Cultural Tourism Destination'. The core cultural theme is 'Mingli Lifestyle', which is a comprehensive cultural carrier integrating cultural experience, learning and enlightenment, ecological tourism, leisure vacation, and education and training. Nishan Holy Land Palace Image Area The Palace Image Area is backed by Nishan Mountain, adjacent to Nishan Academy - Fuzi Cave in the east, overlooking Shengshui Lake in the south, and the core buildings are Confucius Statue and University Hall. Confucius Statue The Confucius statue, 72 meters high, was designed by the famous sculptor Mr. Wu Xianlin, referring to the 'Teacher Confucius Teaching Picture' by the Tang Dynasty painter Wu Daozi, and was shaped according to the image positioning of 'approachable, respectable', 'teacher, elder, wise'. It dominates the cultural space of Nishan Holy Land. In December 2015, the Confucius statue was officially completed. University Hall The University Hall is built against the mountain, the overall shape is a stepped form, combining Confucian thought wisdom and modern architectural art, including Jixian Hall, University Road, Seventy-two Xian Gallery, Ren Hall, Yi Hall, Li Hall, Zhi Hall, Xin Hall, Ritual Music Hall and other orderly, ritualized cultural spaces. The University Hall is a school of culture, a palace of art, expressing different cultural themes through Chinese traditional art classics such as Dongyang wood carving, Shanxi clay sculpture, Suzhou embroidery, Fuzhou lacquer painting, Jingdezhen ceramic painting, etc. The University Hall extensively uses architectural techniques such as colonnades and domes, and combines traditional Chinese architectural forms such as halls, halls, and halls, striving to build a cultural building that is full of traditional cultural elements and innovative consciousness, and constitutes a comprehensive cultural tourism building that integrates museums, ceremonies, lectures, meetings, performances and other supporting functions.