EXTRA: Home of Confucius, Qufu, Shandong

(This article was published in the Shenzhen Daily on May 7, 2012.)

Inside one of the rooms at the Home of Confucius (孔府) in Qufu, Shandong (山东, 曲阜市). I was
fortunate to visit there with my friend Venerable Yanti (释延提) and one of his seniors, the great
monk Yongqian (释永乾) from Shaolin Temple (少林寺), and a "Buddhist pop star" named Gu Kai (顾凯).

April 3 & 4, 2010 - After my two summer trips, school started and my pilgrimage was put on hold until, in the spring of 2010, I received a surprise invitation.