Confucius, the great philosopher and scholar! This temple was built in 1034 (during the Song Dynasty). However, it was destroyed and went through re-builing process several times since then.
Similar to other Confucius Temple else where, there are several key structures:
- The first was the "Lingxing Door" "棂星门" (棂星，即灵星，又名天田星，古人认为它“主得士之庆”。古代祭天，先要祭祀灵星。孔庙设门名灵星，是说尊孔如同尊天), that marks the entrance to all Confucius temple.
- The main building is made up of 2 parts - the temple in front, followed by the school behind 先庙后学宫.
- Leading to the main hall, along the path are 8 statues, each representing Confucius students (the more well-know 8). Inside were 4 other famous ones.
- In the main hall, 大成殿 (孔庙的主殿) were people pay respects to Confucius. There's also the altar that displays the items and musical instruments used in the rituals. The walls in the hall was also lined up with artpieces (made of precious stones) that tell the stories of Confucius - from his birth to his delivery of teachings, till his death.
- The back of 大成殿leads to another hall, known as the 文德堂，which was a Study Hall converted into an area where we watch how the 'Confucian' instruments come to live!
孔子的教诲：
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