Experience the Confucian cultural journey-Qufu Confucius Temple

Qufu, Shandong Province, is the hometown of Confucius, a Confucian saint, and the former capital of the ancient state of Lu. This is why Shandong is now abbreviated as "Lu". The biggest attraction in Qufu is the "Three Confucius", namely Confucius Temple, Confucius Mansion and Confucius Forestry.

The Confucius Temple was built in the Spring and Autumn Period. After more than 2,000 years, it has been renovated and expanded nearly a hundred times in various dynasties to reach its current scale. Together with the Forbidden City and Chengde Summer Resort, it is also known as the three major ancient building complexes in China. It is mainly to commemorate Confucius. , the Confucian philosophy founded by Confucius has been highly praised by emperors of all dynasties and has become the orthodox thought of feudal rule. This kind of thought has also influenced Korea, Japan and other countries. In history, 12 emperors have paid tribute in person. The Confucius Temple is also a 5A-level scenic spot in China.

Entering from the city gate is the Confucius Temple. The Confucius Temple is located in the Nine Entrance Courtyard. I rented a self-service guide from the tourist distribution center so that laymen can enjoy the excitement.

The Confucius Mansion is also to promote Confucian culture. If you can recite 30 sentences of thesis, you can get a 140 yuan ticket discount. It is a very interesting event.

Entering from Shengshi Gate, you will see a long and open corridor. Then we passed through some kind of door (it was indeed a running account and for laymen watching the excitement, many people really don’t remember the doorway hahaha) and there was a three-story building, which is also very rare in ancient buildings.

Going further back, there are a group of stele pavilions, many of which are built inside houses. There are a total of 13 stele pavilions in this garden. The most impressive one was carved in Beijing during the Qing Dynasty. It took more than two months to transport it from the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to the land, taking advantage of the low temperature in winter. , watering on the road, relying on manpower and oxen to pull it all the way, it is really a waste of people and money.

After passing the Forest of Steles, the pillars of this gate are very beautiful. They are all carved with dragon patterns. There is a tree behind the gate that Confucius picked and planted himself.

After passing through the door with very beautiful dragon-patterned pillars, you will find the main hall, Dacheng Hall. From a distance, the scale of Dacheng Hall is really very high. It is said that this palace is already comparable to the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City. There are statues of Confucius and his disciples enshrined inside. Here Confucius is dressed as an emperor, wearing an imperial hat with strings of beads on his head. Most children like to come here to pay homage to Confucius when they are going to college. It is said that this place is really crowded during the college entrance examination.

The pillars of this hall are also dragon-patterned pillars, which are very beautiful.

The back hall enshrines the tablet of Mrs. Confucius. The statue was also enshrined before, but it was later changed to a memorial tablet after a fire in the Qing Dynasty. Moving on to other courtyards, there are many palaces. The most impressive one is that a certain emperor posthumously named the ancestors of the first five generations of Confucius. There is a special palace and a wall where Confucius's grandsons were burned by Qin Shihuang. When he was a scholar, he built many books into the wall, and then lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests and never came out. He was not discovered by chance until the Ming Dynasty.

The Confucius Mansion is the home of Confucius. It not only has various office spaces similar to those in the yamen, but also has a back garden. It can be seen that the descendants of Confucius once had a prosperous home.

Konglin is actually the tomb of Confucius’ family, with more than 100,000 descendants of Confucius buried inside. There is a battery car as soon as you enter the gate. It costs 20 yuan per person. The tour guide keeps telling you how big the tomb is. In fact, the battery car only rides less than 1,000 meters. It is actually a bit of a trap. I don’t know why there is such a business in the scenic spot. It is too bad. .

The mythical beasts on both sides of the road are very interesting and full of joy. Generally speaking, Sankong is a good place to visit for those who are very knowledgeable about Confucian culture. For a layman like me, I really just come here to see the excitement.