▁kilom eters ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁where ▁Conf u cius ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁descend ants ▁have ▁been ▁buried . ▁Those ▁three ▁sites ▁are ▁collect ively ▁known ▁in ▁Qu fu ▁as ▁San ▁Kong ▁( 三 <0xE5> <0xAD> <0x94> ), ▁i . e . ▁" The ▁Three ▁Conf u cian ▁[ sites ] ". ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Within ▁two ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Conf u cius , ▁his ▁former ▁house ▁in ▁Qu fu ▁was ▁already ▁consec r ated ▁as ▁a ▁temple ▁by ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Lu . ▁In ▁ 2 0 5 ▁BC , ▁Emperor ▁G ao ▁of ▁the ▁Han ▁D ynast y ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁em peror ▁to ▁offer ▁sacrific es ▁to ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁Conf u cius ▁in ▁Qu fu . ▁He ▁set ▁an ▁example ▁for ▁many ▁em per ors ▁and ▁high ▁officials ▁to ▁follow . ▁Later , ▁em per ors ▁would ▁visit ▁Qu fu ▁after ▁their ▁ent hr on ement ▁or ▁on ▁important ▁occasions ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁successful ▁war . ▁In ▁total , ▁ 1 2 ▁different ▁em per ors ▁paid ▁ 2 0 ▁personal ▁vis its ▁to ▁Qu fu ▁to ▁worship ▁Conf u cius . ▁About ▁ 1 0 0 ▁others ▁sent ▁their ▁deput ies ▁for ▁ 1 9 6 ▁official ▁vis its . ▁The ▁original ▁three - room ▁house ▁of ▁Conf u cius ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁temple ▁complex ▁during ▁a ▁re building ▁undert aken ▁in ▁ 6 1 1 ▁AD . ▁In ▁ 1 0 1 2 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 0 9 4 , ▁during ▁the