The night sight of the drum tower in the Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu, Shandong province. [Photo by VCG] 

Dacheng Palace of the Confucius Temple is bathed in the morning sun. There are more than 460 rooms in the temple, over an area of about 16,000 square meters. Visitors can also see a gallery of 1,172 historical stone carvings and more than 1,200 ancient trees. [Photo by VCG]