imperial stelae from the Ming dynasty can be found in the courtyard south of the Star of Literature Pavilion. This area has two stele pavilions. The eastern pavilion houses a stele from Year 4 of the Hongwu era (1371), designating deities associated with geographical directions etc. The western pavilion contains a stele from Year 15 of the Yongle era (1417), commemorating a renovation of the temple. The other two stelae are in the open air: a Year 4 of the Chenghua era (1468) stele in front of the eastern pavilion, and Year 17 of the Hongzhi era (1504) stele in front of the western pavilion, also commemorating temple repair projects. Dozens more of smaller, turtle-less stelae are located in this area as well. See also Mount Ni near Qufu, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Confucius Temple of Yan Hui, another temple in Qufu built in honor of Confucius' favorite student Zoucheng, a nearby city with the temple of the "second sage" Mencius Kong Family Mansion, residence of Confucius' direct descendants next to the temple Temple of Zengzi 曾廟 Mencius's sites- Meng family mansion 孟府, Temple of Mencius 孟廟, and Cemetery of Mencius 孟林 Notes References . Continuous page numbering through both volumes. Table of contents is available at https://web.archive.org/web/20110723030617/http://www.book110.net/book/466/0466441.htm External links UNESCO World Heritage Listing CCTV Asian Historical Architecture: Qufu Panoramic photo of Confucius Temple Photographs of a Confucian Temple ceremony Confucian website A photo tour of Qufu from 2008 Temple of Confucious, Qufu, Architectura Sinica Site Archive Qufu Confucian temples in China World Heritage Sites in China Buildings and structures in Shandong Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Shandong Rebuilt buildings and structures in China