Which city is the hometown of Confucius and Mencius?

The hometown of Confucius and Mencius is Jining City, Shandong Province. Confucius was a native of Lu (now Qufu County, Shandong Province) in the Spring and Autumn Period. Mencius was a native of Zou in the Warring States Period, and now he is from Zoucheng County, Shandong Province. Both of them belong to Jining City, Shandong Province, so Jining is also known as the "hometown of Confucius and Mencius".

Confucius' hometown: Qufu, Shandong Province

Qufu was once the capital of Lu and the hometown of Confucius during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Qufu is located in the southwest of Shandong Province, with a distance of 0/35 km from the provincial capital Jinan/KLOC-in the east, Surabaya and Yanzhou in the west, Zoucheng in the south and Taishan in the north. Qufu Confucius Temple is the largest Confucius Temple in China, located on the west side of Gulou in the center of Qufu. Every year, a ceremony of offering sacrifices to Confucius is held.

Mencius' hometown: Zoucheng, Shandong

Mencius was born in Zouguo during the Warring States Period, which is now Zoucheng City, Shandong Province. Zoucheng is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province, managed by Jining City, located in the southwest of Shandong Province and the east of Jining City. Zoucheng is a national historical and cultural city and a thousand-year-old county town. Located in the territory, Zougu Town is the birthplace of Zou Lu culture.