In the year after Confucius 'death, Duke Ai of Lu ordered that Confucius' former residence in Qufu, Shandong Province be turned into a temple, and that his clothes, ceremonial cap, qin harp, books and other personal effects be preserved.
孔子去世的第二年，魯哀公就下令在現今山東曲阜的孔子舊宅立廟，將孔子生前的衣、冠、琴、書等文物保存起來，並按時進行祭祀。