The Confucian Family Mansion(Chinese:孔府；pinyin:kǒngfǔ), right next to the Confucian Temple, was the residence of Confucius' descendants and also the residence just next to the imperial palace in scale. Covering an area of 120,000 meters, the family mansion now houses a large number of documents, files and cultural relics. It has 9 courtyards, which are divided into 3 lines.
The eastern line is where the Family Temple lies, including Baoben Hall, Yao Temple, New Memorial Temple, Yiguan Hall, Muen Hall, Lan Hall where imperial envoys were received, Jiuru Halland and Imperial Writing Building. The western line is where Yansheng Duke learned poems and practised etiquette, so it is called West School, including Hong'e Veranda, Zhongshu Hall and Anhuai Hall. The central line is the main body of the Confucian Mansion, which is arranged just like the past. The back part is private residences, including Front House, Front Building, Back Building,Back Five Rooms and so on. The Confucian Mansion treasures up many books and documents from the 13th year (1534) of the Jiaqing reign of the Qing Dynasty to 1948.