The city of Quzhou, with a population of a little more than 2 million and located in east China’s Zhejiang Province, supports a thriving tourism sector that celebrates ancient Chinese architecture and culture.
It’s home to the Temple of Nankong or Temple of Southern Confucianism, which is one of only two officially-recognized ancestral Confucian family temples in the world. The other one can be found in Qufu, east China’s Shandong Province, which is the birthplace of Confucius (551-479 BC), a famous Chinese philosopher and teacher.
Quzhou also offers many other historical attractions, while visitors from the United States are best advised to take a quick excursion to the Doolittle Raid Memorial Hall, which pays special tribute to American fighter pilots who bombed Tokyo in retaliation for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor during the WWII.
According to historical accounts, 80 Doolittle Raiders launched America’s first successful air strikes on Japan’s capital city ...
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