"Kong Lin" originally occupied only one hectare. For 2400 years, most descendants of Confucius and members of the Kong family were buried here. Emperors of past dynasties have constantly given sacrifices to fields and tombs, so the area has gradually expanded. In the eighth year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty (1730), it lasted for three years, with more than 30,000 trees and more than 3,000 mu of people.
According to legend, after the death of Confucius, according to the concept of "keeping thick and burying thin", it is said that there is no grave after burial. Confucius' disciples were worried that they could not find the teacher's cemetery for a long time, so they came to Confucius' cemetery with tree species and planted many trees around the cemetery as a symbol of the teacher's cemetery.
At the same time, many disciples of Confucius also guarded the teacher's grave. For example, Zi Gong, Confucius' most valued disciple, was a brilliant diplomat and wealthy businessman. He built a hut in front of the teacher's grave and guarded it for six years. When these disciples guarded the tomb, they also planted trees every year, which is why they now have the "Konglin".
Guanlin was the first cemetery of Guan Yu, a general of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period. Now it is a national 4A-level tourist attraction and a national key cultural relic protection unit. Guanlin, one of the three "Guanmiao" at home and abroad, is adjacent to the ancient city of Sui and Tang Dynasties in the north, Longmen Grottoes in the south and yi river in the east. Known as the "forest" in Wanqianguan Temple, it is the only ancient classic building in China that integrates tombs, temples and forests.
Guanlin was built in Wanli period of Ming Dynasty and expanded in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty. The existing buildings were mainly built in the Ming Dynasty. Guanlin's architectural specifications are built in the form of a palace, and its spatial layout is rigorous and spectacular. There is a stage in front of the temple, and the buildings along the central axis include the gate, the instrument gate, the aisle, the worship hall, the main hall, the second hall, the third hall, the stone archway, the forest monument pavilion and the tomb.
Lin Yuan, also known as "Yuan Shikai's Tomb" and Yuan Gonglin, was built in June of 19 16 and completed in June of 19 18, covering an area of over 90,000 square meters. It is the burial tomb of Yuan Shikai, a famous military and political figure in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, and his wife. The construction of Lin Yuan takes the pattern of imperial tombs of the ming and qing dynasties as the blueprint, adopts the architectural technique of combining Chinese and western styles, takes the classical traditional form of China as the main body, and takes the western architectural style as the blueprint-"Chinese and Western styles". It has a special position in the architectural history of China Mausoleum, and its architectural pattern is basically well preserved because of its recent age.