The Cemetery of Confucius (Konglin)
This cemetery has the longest line of descendants in the world. Record has it that this cemetery has already lasted 2,340 years. At the time Confucius was buried there, the cemetery was about 1 qin (6.67hectares). It was continually expanded to over 3,000 mu (200 hectares) through grants by emperors of following dynasties. The walls around the cemetery are 7 kilometers (4.35miles) long enclosing more than 10,000 tombs.
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