Nishan Mountain 
30km/18mi to the southwest of Qufu rises the Nishan Mountain. On its eastern slope stands a 10th C Confucius temple. Behind the temple lies the well-known Grotto of Confucius (Kongzi Don).
According to tradition Confucius was born in a nearby village and brought here soon after his birth by his father, who abandoned him at the foot of the Nishan because he was so ugly. A tigress brought him to this grotto and nursed him day and night until the repentant parents returned to collect their child.
According to tradition Confucius was born in a nearby village and brought here soon after his birth by his father, who abandoned him at the foot of the Nishan because he was so ugly. A tigress brought him to this grotto and nursed him day and night until the repentant parents returned to collect their child.
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Pavilion of the River View
A few yards above the grotto stands the Pavilion of the River View (Guanchuan Ting), where Confucius according to local legend, uttered the famous phrase ''as the river flows, so everything flows''.
