February 20, 2023. According to official website, Qufu Education Bureau, on February 20th, 2023, the undergraduate education practice of pedagogy, primary education (at public expense) and preschool education was fully launched. Qufu is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province, the old capital of Lu, and is managed by Jining City. It is the hometown of Confucius, the birthplace of the Yellow Emperor, the old capital of Shennong, the old country of Shang and Yin, and the capital of Zhou and Han Dynasties. It is an important birthplace of oriental culture, known as the Holy City of the East, also known as East Jerusalem.