National key units. Centrally located in Dongcheng District Cheng Yin Street. In 1981, the Confucius Temple turned into the Capital Museum. In 2006 the museum moved out of the capital. In 2006, the Confucius Temple and Imperial College set up Beijing Confucius Temple and Imperial College Management. Beijing Confucius Temple is Chinese Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties worship of Confucius place. Imperial College Street, Dongcheng District in Beijing. 1302 (Dade six years) to build, Dade ten years to build. Confucius Temple, a total of three into the courtyard door, building the central axis from south to north as Dacheng Gate, Dacheng Hall, Chong Chong shrine and holy doors. There Yuan, Ming and Qing three generations of Scholars Title monument 198, for the study of Chinese ancient imperial examination system of the important literature. Confucius Temple since 1928, opening up for people to visit.

Chinese Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties worship of Confucius place. Imperial College Street, Dongcheng District in Beijing. 1302 (Dade six years) was built, in 1306 (Dade ten years) completed. 1411 (Ming Yongle nine years) reconstruction. Xuande, Jiajing, Wanli respectively repair hall, Tim built Tsung shrine, Junji, Yongzheng and Qianlong Shiyou rebuilt, 1906 (Guangxu three years) liters of worship Confucius worship for the large, main hall will be expanded. Although Confucius Temple rebuilt through the ages, but its structure remains basically save the Yuan Dynasty style. There are three door into the courtyard, the central axis of the building from south to north as Dacheng Gate, Dacheng Hall, Chong Chong shrine and holy doors. There Yuan, Ming and Qing three generations of Scholars Title monument 198, for the study of Chinese ancient imperial examination system of the important literature. Confucius Temple since 1928, opening up for people to visit. As the People's Republic of China after the establishment of municipal units, after the Capital Museum.

Beijing Confucius Temple, built in the Yuan Dynasty in the fourteenth century AD. After Kublai Hu Bilie capital Beijing, in order to strengthen the rule of ideas, to win over the Han feudal aristocracy and literati, he ordered the attack ancient old Code, ordered Wang Xuan Fu Ji Xuan Temple was built in the gold of the Privy Council, worship of Confucius. According to the "Chuan-Yuan Shi Ha Ha thorn": "Que Confucius Temple of the capital for a long time, and his apartment Sinology Department, Naizou temple school." To the 1302 (Yuanchengzong Temur Dade six years), at this site official temple, built in 1306 (Dade ten years). According to the ritual system "left and right temple school," the same year in the west of the Confucius Temple, built the Imperial College, also known as the Imperial College. 1307 special Zhao Ming Confucius plus the posthumous title of "most holy Wenxuan Wang Dacheng," this "plus edict" stone, is still standing in front of Dacheng. 1331 (Yuan Zong to shun two years), Emperor of indulgence to enjoy with Confucian temple Miyagi regulation, Xu Jian Confucius Temple Siyu turret. Late Yuan, Confucius Temple abandoned. 1411 (Yongle nine years), again remediation and restoration of the Great Hall. 1429 (Xuande four years) and two trim the Great Hall veranda. 1530 (Jiajing nine years) for the worship of ancestors five generations of Confucius, build Tsung shrine. 1737 (Qianlong two years) the pro-emperor encyclical Confucius most noble yellow glazed tile roof, only Tsung shrine still with green glazed tile roof. This time, the Confucius Temple has a magnificent sight, the magnificent. To 1906 (Guangxu three years) Confucius was promoted to the big ritual worship, Confucius Temple also large-scale renovation. The project has not been completed, the Qing Dynasty was overthrown, but repairs still continue, by 1916 before final completion. So far today the formation of the Confucius Temple size and layout, only to become the country's second largest Confucius Temple in Qufu, Shandong Confucius Temple.

Confucius Temple scale

Beijing Confucius Temple grand scale, sprawling, about 2.38 hectares, the ancient building area of ​​about 7400 square meters, the existing 286 houses, after a total of three courtyards, the central axis of the door division for the first sequence, Dacheng Gate, Dacheng Hall, Sacred gate, Tsung shrine five buildings. Dacheng outside the East Pavilion, slaughter pavilion, Jing Ting, kitchen god; West Pavilion, caused by fasting, God library, and a King holding the door and Imperial College interlinked. According to the "Imperial College" records, caused by fasting and slaughter the south of the original dressing room kiosks and more each one.

Dacheng door center line temple courtyard, brick paving hospital, pines and cypresses, towering old trees. The middle of a straight corridor leading to the Great Hall. Corridor lined with shade shade of eleven Qing Dynasty pavilion. Southwest corridor with a burning paper and pay homage to burn furnace, the middle of the west side of the corridor there is an old well. The end of the corridor is a towering stately Great Hall. It is located in the months to white marble stone railings carved cloud head of the table. Hospital things hipped nineteen each side, symmetrical, complete layout. Something veranda northern end of the room there is something tuck each ten, southern end of the ceremonial vessels, each twelve musical library. Something tuck room and library are two L-shaped plane outbuildings.

Confucius rich collection of many monuments, but the best known to stone. There are Scholars Title monument, Qianlong Shek Kwu, thirteen stone by stone pavilion and so on Ming and Qing Dynasties.

building style

Beijing Confucius Temple in the main building are covered with yellow glazed tiles, is the tallest building regulations feudal society. The whole Confucian temple building layout science, large-scale, highlighting the royal style.

First division door (also known as Ling Xing Gate) is the gateway to the Confucius Temple, Miankuo three, deep into the seven purlin, Dan Yan Shanding, basically retained the architectural style of the Yuan Dynasty, the first division side door connecting the outer wall of the temple, like a city gate. Into the first division door, head to see is the culmination of the door. Dacheng Gate was founded in the Yuan Dynasty, Qing Dynasty rebuilt, Miankuo five, into the deep nine purlin, Dan Yan Shanding. The building is situated in the tall brick platform, the middle of the Royal Road stone sea dragon high relief pattern, Wulong playing with a pearl, lifelike. Dacheng front of the gallery stocked with 10 on both sides of Shek Kwu Shek Kwu each costing drum surface are carving an ancient hunting poem. This is a fake relic of Zhou Xuan Wang era Shek Kwu BC 8th century engraving of the Qing Emperor Qianlong, it is difficult to distinguish words and profound poetic probably only learned of Confucius to fully understand it. The first courtyard is a preparation for various matters before the emperor Confucius place, its eastern side with a slaughter pavilion, Jing Ting, kitchen god, for the slaughter of dishes that look like Confucius, cleaning and cooking. Preparation and storage system offerings of both sides of his honor God ritual library, the actuator for fasting.

The second courtyard is the central courtyard of the Confucius Temple, every sacrifice for Confucius, where they bells and drums, music and dance and dances, ceremonial majesty. Dacheng Hall is the second courtyard of the main building and the center of the whole building of Confucius Temple, the Confucius Temple is the most sacred temple within. Great Hall was built in 1032 (Dade six years), destroyed after the war, in 1411 (Ming Yongle nine years) reconstruction, 1906 (Guangxu three years) and measure the temple of seven to nine expansion. BRIC hall floor, in the top Shi dragons wellhead smallpox, it is the tallest building regulations rank feudal society in China, and indeed comparable to the Forbidden City Hall of Supreme Harmony. The temple dedicated to Confucius, "the Most Holy Wenxuan Wang Dacheng" wooden sign bit, tablets with both sides with a share of the "four uses twelve and philosophy" tablets. Pre-festival tablets case, based on respect, Jazz, wine container, basket for fruits, beans, and other ceremonial vessels are genuine when Emperor Qianlong. Hanging inside and outside the hall to Xuantong Qing Kang Xi emperor's imperial 9 plaque, are the four words of Confucius Compliments emperor pro book is a precious cultural relics.

The third most unique Confucius Temple courtyard, the Sacred Gate, the temple worship and what side hall to form an independent complete courtyard, divided obvious and natural transition to the first two courtyards, reflecting the ancient clever ideas on the construction of the bureau. This group of buildings known as Tsung shrine, is the worship of Confucius Temple Five ancestors. Built in 1530 (Jiajing nine years), 1737 (Qianlong two years) rebuilt, top and gray tiles replaced green glazed tile roof. Chong Temple, also known as the Five Dynasties Temple, Miankuo five, seven purlin into the deep, before the house has a large platform, the platform on three sides built stepping down with each ten. Hall houses the memorial tablets of ancestors five generations of Confucius and Yan Hui with entitlements, zisi, Shen, Father Meng Ke four sages of the tablets. What side hall located on the brick platform, Miankuo three, deep into the five purlin, Dan Yan hanging Peak, within Feng Cheng Yi, Cheng Hao brother, Chang Tsai, Cai Shen, Zhou Dunyi, Zhu Xi Xianru father of six.

Three courtyards and buildings are clearly building hierarchies and functional areas, the harmony of the composition of a set of royal worship building community, is an outstanding representative of ancient architecture in China.

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Address: Imperial College Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, No. 13

Opening hours: 09: 00-16: 30

Getting There: Take bus to 13,116,117,124,807,104,108,803,850 Lama or Tiananmen Square to stop that is to set; or the Lama Temple subway to get off.

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