Zoucheng

Zoucheng (Chinese: 邹城市; pinyin: Zōuchéng shì) is a county-level city in the south of Shandong province, China.

Three subdistricts:[2][3][4] Thirteen towns: The philosopher Mencius was born in Zoucheng, then within the feudal State of Zou.

The Mencius Temple, which covers an area of more than 4 hectares (9.9 acres) on the south side of town, has five courtyards and sixty-four halls and rooms.

[8] Immediately to the north of Zoucheng lies the tomb of the King of Lu of the Ming dynasty (明鲁王墓).

It is the tomb of Zhu Tan (1370-1389), the tenth son of the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming dynasty.