Confucian Temple

Founded in 478 BC, Qufu Confucius Temple is an ancient architectural complex with the scale second only to the Forbidden City in China. It can be regarded as a model of large ancestral temple in ancient China and one of the three ancient architectural complexes in China. There are nine courtyards in the temple. The longitudinal axis runs through the whole building. It is symmetrical in left and right, and the layout is rigorous.

There are a large number of Steles and stone inscriptions on display in the hall of miracles, the pavilion of thirteen steles and the East and West veranda of Dacheng hall in Confucius Temple. Especially, the number of Han steles preserved here is the largest in China, and there is no lack of treasures in the past dynasties. The number of Steles is only second to the forest of Steles in Xi'an, so it is called the second forest of Steles in China.

There is a gate opening ceremony from 8:00 to 8:30 every day. Don't miss it.

Nanjing Confucius Temple

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Confucius Temple (Confucius Temple in Qinhuai District of Nanjing) generally refers to Confucius Temple in Nanjing

Nanjing Confucius Temple is located in Gongyuan Street on the North Bank of Qinhuai River and the west of Jiangnan Gongyuan in Qinhuai District of Nanjing city. It is located in the core area of Qinhuai scenery belt of Confucius Temple, namely Nanjing Confucius Temple, Nanjing Confucian temple and wenxuanwang temple. It is the place for offering sacrifices to Confucius. It is China's first highest institution of learning, one of China's four major Confucian temples, the hub of ancient Chinese culture, and the gathering place of Jinling historical culture The cultural and educational center of Nanjing during the Ming and Qing Dynasties is also the cultural and educational building complex of the southeast provinces.

Confucius Temple is a group of large-scale ancient buildings, which is mainly composed of Confucius Temple, Academy and Gongyuan, covering a large area. There are Zhaobi, panchi, Paifang, Juxing Pavilion, Kuixing Pavilion, Lingxing gate, Dacheng hall, Mingde hall, Zunjing Pavilion and other buildings. Confucius temple is known as Qinhuai's scenic spot and becomes the characteristic landscape area of Nanjing, China. During the Six Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the family of the great family gathered in the vicinity. Therefore, it has the "Six Dynasties gold powder" theory, is the largest traditional street city in China, and the four largest downtown streets in China, Shanghai Town God's Temple, Suzhou Miao Miao and Beijing flyover. It is also a famous open country AAAAA scenic spot and international tourism. The ground.

Confucius Temple was first built in the third year of Xiankang (337) of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. According to Wang Dao's proposal that "cultivating talents is the most important thing in governing the country", the Imperial Academy was established on the South Bank of the Qinhuai River. In the first year of Jingyou (1034) of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Academy of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was moved to the north of Qinhuai River, and a temple was built before the academy to honor Confucius. During the Jianyan period of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Academy was destroyed by war and rebuilt in the ninth year of Shaoxing (1139), which was called Jiankang Academy Qinglu school; Guozi school in the early Ming Dynasty, then Yingtian school; county school in Shangyuan and Jiangning County in the early Qing Dynasty, which was destroyed again in the Xianfeng years and rebuilt in the eighth year of tongzhi (1869); Confucius Temple was destroyed four times and rebuilt five times, which was last destroyed in the fire of Japanese invaders in 1937. It was repaired and rebuilt one after another after 1984, and was rated as "the top 40 national tourist attractions" in 1991.

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