Chaoyang Confucius Temple Address

Chaoyang Confucius Temple is located in Xiaobeiyan at the foot of Dongshan Mountain in Chaoyang, Guangdong, covering an area of ??12 acres. It is a reconstructed building and its architectural style fully draws on the Confucius Temple in Qufu, Shandong. The Confucius Temple in Chaoyang County was destroyed after its completion. The rebuilt Chaoyang Confucius Temple was invested and built by Zheng Liping, the founder of the private school Chaoyang Experimental School, with a total investment of more than 40 million yuan.

The first privately invested Confucius Temple in China

The now rebuilt Chaoyang Confucius Temple was invested and built by Zheng Liping, the founder of the private school Chaoyang Experimental School. It is located in Xiaobeiyan at the foot of Dongshan, Chaoyang, Guangdong, covering an area of ??12 acres. , with a construction area of ??nearly 15,000 square meters and a total investment of approximately more than 40 million yuan. Its architectural style fully draws on the Confucius Temple in Qufu, Shandong.

In the Dacheng Hall (main hall) of Chaoyang Confucius Temple, there is a golden statue of Confucius sitting on a dragon chair, which is 3.3 meters high. On both sides of it are stone statues of 16 ancient sages such as Mencius and Zhuangzi. The walls Above are the shadow sculptures of 72 famous students of Confucius. On both sides of the main hall are Wenchang Pavilion and Kuixing Pavilion.

Opposite the Dacheng Gate of Chaoyang Confucius Temple is a golden-sounding and jade-vibrating archway, with a unicorn carved on it that is more than ten meters long. After entering Dacheng Gate is the Apricot Altar. On both sides of the Apricot Altar are inscriptions inscribed by 13 emperors in the past dynasties offering sacrifices to Confucius.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Chaoyang Confucius Temple