What's interesting about Confucius Temple in Nanjing?

Gong Xue 1

Gong Xue is located in the north of the backstreet of Dacheng Hall, with the original "Southeast No.1 School" gate, including Mingdetang, Zunjing Pavilion, Qingyun Tower, Chongsheng Temple and other ancient buildings. Mingde Hall is the main building in Gong Xue, where scholars in the imperial examination period come to attend lectures every month.

China's study is called "Ming Lun Dian", while the study of Confucius Temple is called "Mingde Dian" alone, which is said to be due to the inscription of "Mingde Dian" in Wen Tianxiang in Song Dynasty. 1986 during the maintenance of mingdetang, four lent houses of "knowing", "knowing virtue", "arbitrary" and "entertainment" were restored on both sides.

2. Dachengmen

When you enter Lingxing Gate, you will face Dacheng Gate. Confucius made a comprehensive work on the ancient culture of China, and this gate was named Dacheng. Stone lions stand in front of the door, and the corner doors are opened left and right.

There are four ancient monuments on both sides of the door. The memorial tablet of Confucius is a relic of the second year of Qi Yongming in the Southern Dynasty (484). The tablet of Confucius Temple was carved in the first year of Yuan Dynasty (1330) and the tablet of Saint was carved in the second year of Yuan Dynasty (133 1).

3. Chi Pan

The pool in front of Confucius Temple is generally called "Chi Pan". Lu Palace is located on the Panshui River. In the Zhou dynasty, "the emperor's learning is harmony, and the vassal's learning is pan" has become a habit along the river. Before the construction of Confucius Temple, a section of Qinhuai River flowing through the square was transformed into a pot pool, making Confucius Temple the only temple in China that used natural running water as a pot pool.

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Nearby attractions

1, accounting for yuan

Zhanyuan Scenic Area consists of Zhanyuan and Taiping Heavenly Kingdom History Museum. Zhanyuan is the oldest existing garden in Nanjing, with a history of more than 600 years. It is a state-level cultural relics protection unit and one of the four famous gardens in Jiangnan. It was named after Ouyang Xiu's poem "Looking at the Jade Hall, as in the sky".

Zhanyuan is also the best preserved Ming Dynasty classical garden complex in Nanjing. The exhibition garden covers an area of about 20,000 square meters. There are more than 20 scenic spots with elegant and exquisite layout. There are magnificent ancient buildings in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, steep rockeries, the famous Taihu Stone in the Northern Song Dynasty, quiet and elegant pavilions, and strange peaks and rocks.

2. Old doorway

Laomendong is located in Qinhuai District, Nanjing. Because it is located in the east of Zhonghua Gate, it is called "East Gate". It starts from Changle Road in the north, Ming City Wall in the south and Jiangning Road in the east, with a total area of about 700,000 square meters. Historically, it has been one of the core functional areas of Confucius Temple.

As early as the Three Kingdoms period, there were people living here. In the Ming Dynasty, Zhonghua Gate and Qinhuai River became the economic center of the city, and became the important distribution centers of commerce, trade and handicrafts, showing a prosperous scene. After the end of the Qing Dynasty, the southern areas of the old city, such as Dongmen and Ximen, gradually became areas with mainly residential functions, and concentrated traditional houses in southern Nanjing.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Nanjing Confucius temple

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Chi Pan