What are the characteristics of Confucius Temple?

The characteristics of Confucius Temple are mainly cultural characteristics:

1, food culture:

Confucius Temple offers more than 200 kinds of traditional foods and snacks. The food culture of Confucius Temple has a long history, which can be traced back to the Six Dynasties, especially the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Various genres of dishes and snacks have won extraordinary feats and unique flavors, forming Qinhuai-style snacks represented by the "Eight Musts of Qinhuai".

The snacks in Confucius Temple are provided in a dry and sparse way, mixed with meat and vegetables, interspersed with folk performances, with strong local characteristics and cultural atmosphere, which makes the catering process become a process of general cultural appreciation at the same time, reflecting the exquisite combination of catering and culture, attracting Chinese and foreign tourists for a long time and becoming an important pillar of the tourism economy of Confucius Temple and the characteristic culture of this region.

Specific snacks include: fried cake with shredded radish and duck oil in Qifangge, beef wonton in Qifangge, lotus seed and red bean yuanxiao in Lianhu pastry shop, grandma's spiced eggs, yellow bean jelly and yellow chicken juice.

2. Folk culture:

Nanjing Confucius Temple Lantern Festival, also known as "Jinling Lantern Festival", is a characteristic folk cultural activity circulating in Nanjing, which is mainly held during the Spring Festival to the Lantern Festival every year. As early as the Southern Dynasties, there was the Lantern Festival, when the grand occasion was the highest in China. Since the early Ming Dynasty, Nanjing Lantern Festival has gradually enjoyed the reputation of "Qinhuai Lantern Festival is the best in the world", and the famous Qinhuai River "Lantern Boat" is also famous all over the world.

After the 20th century, the Lantern Festival was further expanded, and the decorating skills of Qinhuai Lantern Festival were constantly improved, which promoted the development of folk arts such as paper-cutting, diabolo, knot, sculpture, shadow play, animal dance, yangko and stilts in Nanjing.

Nanjing Confucius Temple Lantern Festival has a long history. According to documents, as early as the Southern Dynasties, the traditional Lantern Festival was held in Nanjing, the capital, and its grand occasion was the highest in the country.

The specific scenic spot is the Qinhuai Scenic Belt of Confucius Temple, which refers to the Qinhuai River area centered on Confucius Temple, including the streets, houses on both sides of the strait and nearby historical sites and scenic spots. Liu Yuxi's poem "Wuyi Lane", "Old Wang Xietang died in front of Yan and flew to ordinary people", is here.

In addition to the Confucius Temple, the scenic spots also include Jinling First Garden Exhibition Garden, Jiangnan, the largest imperial examination room in ancient China, the former residence of legendary peach blossom fan Li in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, Wuyi Lane, the former residence of Xie 'an, a noble in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Bailuzhou Park, the private garden of Xu Da, the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty, the world's largest door in the urn, and the former residence of Wu, the author of The Scholars.

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Overview of Confucius Temple:

Confucius Temple not only has Gong Yuan, Dacheng Hall, Zhanyuan and other attractions, but also street life. Whether it's the Eight Wonders of Qinhuai or a boat trip. Whether it's the Qinhuai Lantern Festival, or the blue brick wall and the horse head wall. Whether it's the half moon of Wende Bridge or the Qinhuai River in the shadow of oars. This is the epitome of urban life in southern Nanjing.

Confucius Temple is nothing but a garden like the Summer Palace and an ancient temple like qixia temple, if it is not a bustling commercial street where merchants gather. It's just that it's getting late, and tourists have dispersed one after another, leaving only dim street lamps and dark alleys. Isn't it a little scary to row a boat by Qinhuai? Therefore, Confucius Temple is not only a scenic spot, but also the focus of life of the residents in the old south of the city.

Life is naturally composed of commerce, culture and folk customs. Confucius Temple shows you a food street with strong Nanjing characteristics, but it is also inclusive. Qinhuai is a street style that strives to integrate simplicity and modernity. What it wants to show you is not cultural relics or scenery. But the culture and living conditions of a city. It makes you see the shadow of old Nanjing.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Nanjing Confucius temple