What is worth seeing in Qufu Three Holes? (archway)

Archway is one of the unique architectural forms in ancient China with a long history. Many cities in China have memorial archways, which often decorate the cities and give them a little flavor. For example, Dashilan in Beijing and Laomendong in Nanjing are also places where people come and go, and places with archways seem to be more iconic.

Of course, there are many types of archways, and these two belong to the sign square. There are Gongde Square, Xiao Jie Square, Mausoleum Square and Temple Square.

This paper mainly wants to talk about the archway of Confucius Temple in Qufu, which belongs to the representative of Temple Fair Square. If you go to Qufu for a three-hole tour, you usually start from the Confucius Temple.

The entrance of Confucius Temple is called Wan Ren Palace Wall. Now there is an opening performance at eight o'clock every morning. When the bell rang in the morning, an emcee in ancient costume said a welcome speech with a microphone on the wall. Then the gate of Wan Ren Palace Wall opened, and a group of performers dressed in ancient costumes ran out to perform for about 15 or 16 minutes, and tourists could enter.

Actually, this performance is quite interesting. Civil and military officials and descendants of Confucius family (Duke of Feast) dress up as human beings and salute in different ways. There is also a team that performs music and shoots books. Anyway, it's worth seeing.

Oh, by the way, three-hole tickets are not cheap. The set meal is 140, but there are ways to get them for free. There is a place to recite the Analects of Confucius near the ticket office. You can recite enough 30 sentences, then say the meaning of 5 of them, and you can enter three holes for free. If you want to save money, you can recite it in advance. It is interesting to have many college students and children involved.

Personally, I think this is a good way to contribute to the cultural construction of Chinese people.

Let's get down to business.

Generally, you can visit the Confucius Temple from the palace wall in Wan Ren, along the central axis, all the way to Dacheng Hall, and then turn a corner to see Ruby ancient well and Confucius House, and you can directly enter the Confucius House. Of course, if you want to see various temples and temples nearby, it's ok, but it's not very interesting. As long as you are willing to know a little in advance or find a reliable tour guide, you will find that there are too many things to see and play on the central axis alone.

This paper only talks about the first wall and four archways of Confucius Temple, among which there is much to see. These five scenic spots are Wan Ren Palace Wall, Jinsheng Yuzhen, Lingxingmen, Taihe Yuanqi and Shengmiao Square. In fact, it takes less than ten minutes to walk through these places, but if you know the following points, you can stop for more than half an hour and you will definitely enjoy swimming.

Wan Ren Palace Wall is the entrance to the Confucius Temple, and the word has allusions. It is the comparison between Confucius' disciple Zi Gong and Confucius, which shows that the thief of his old man's house has connotation.

It is said that someone kowtowed to Zigong, and Zigong was awesome! His knowledge is unparalleled ~ then Zi Gongte was modest. When he came to visit, he immediately turned to blow his teacher Confucius' rainbow fart and said, Oh, no! My knowledge can't compare with my teacher's. For example, my knowledge is only 1.56 meters high. Standing on the courtyard wall, I can clearly see the goods in my stomach. But my teacher is awesome. Count, count, okay? I can't tell at all.

Look, this is the high-end blowing method of rainbow fart.

However, Qianlong was not satisfied with this figure and said that it was not enough. Anyway, Wan Ren is high. Then, with a stroke of a pen, the name of Wan Ren Palace Wall was found.

In fact, this "number" originally means more. If it doesn't count, you have to give the whole "10 thousand" to others before you can count. If you don't say that the cultural level of Qianlong is not so good. Of course, members of the Qing royal family were not good at it. After all, it takes some time to absorb China culture.

Through the wall of Wan Ren Palace, I looked up and saw the first archway called Jinyin Yuzhen.

The name "Jin Sheng Yu Zhen" is not very common, but its status is very special. The first archway must be very important. In fact, this word is also about Confucius, saying that Confucius is a "great master, and the golden voice is also jade." The person who said this was none other than Mencius, another representative figure of Confucianism.

What exactly does "golden voice and jade vibration" mean? Then we must find the source from ancient music. There were eight tones in ancient times, namely, gold, stone, silk, bamboo, Shu, earth, leather and wood. Among them, the voice of the stone is particularly important. Gold is generally a chime, while stone is a chime. In ancient times, a complete piece of music was perfect because it started with striking a chime (gold) and ended with striking a chime (stone). In other words, this word is a compliment to Confucius, whose thought is complete and perfect.

The second archway you see is Lingxingmen when you walk past the Golden Sound and Jade Zhen.

This building is found in Confucius temples in many parts of the country, and its implication has a lost myth color. In ancient legends in China, there was a saying that there were satellites in the sky. Named after this, it means that Confucius came down to earth for the stars in the sky, symbolizing that Confucius can be compared with the stars in the sky that educate and train talents.

This memorial archway elevated Confucius' people to the height of God. Like the Lingxingmen in the Confucian Temple, it has the meaning of worshipping Confucius like respecting heaven. Of course, this is also a high praise for Confucius' ideological achievements. Myths and legends are for everyone. It is very important to deeply understand the essence of Confucian culture.

After Lingxingmen, it is Taihe Yuan Qi Square. This memorial archway is also used to praise Confucius.

The vitality of Taihe lies in the word "Taihe". It means that if everything in the world can reach the most harmonious state, it can grow in time. So do people. Only by achieving "harmony" can they be happy.

After the vitality of Taihe, there is still the Supreme Temple Square on the central axis, which symbolizes supremacy and is also a tribute to Confucius.