Gongcheng Confucius Temple

Key cultural relics protection units in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is located at the south foot of the Xishan Mountain in Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County, Guilin city. It was built in the eighth year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (1410 AD). It was originally located in Fenghuang Mountain in the north of the county. It was moved to huangniugang in the west of the county in 1477 A.D. and moved to the present site in 1560 A.D. In the 22nd year of Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty (1842 AD), because the original temple was too small and crude, it was expanded again to become the largest Confucian temple in Guangxi, with a construction area of 1300 square meters and an area of 3600 square meters. The existing building was rebuilt according to the original system in the 11th year of Xianfeng (1861 A.D.), and has been repaired several times in the past 100 years. Temple back to the west mountain, before the tea River, mountain layout. On the central axis, there are Zhuangyuan gate, Lingxing gate, Zhuangyuan bridge, Dacheng gate, Dacheng hall and Chongsheng temple. On both sides, there are Li men, Yi Lu, dressing house, Zhongxiao temple, Sheng Sheng Zhai, Su Suo, Huan temple, Xiang Xian temple, Xing Tai, Dong Xi Wan, Zhao Wen Lou, Zunjing Pavilion, Confucius praise steles and four praise steles made by Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty. Chongsheng temple is high in terrain, but its building height is lower than Dacheng hall, which is regarded as the ancestor of Confucius in Five Dynasties. Dacheng hall is the main body of the temple, which is composed of Confucius, the sage of Dacheng, the first teacher of culture and propaganda, and the deities of four and twelve philosophers. The doors and windows of Dacheng gate are carved, and the roof is decorated with figures. The arch of Zhuangyuan bridge and the half moon pool under the bridge form a picture of "the sun and the moon rise together". The Lingxing gate was originally the first main gate, with the most exquisite construction: six square stone pillars arranged in one line, with stone beams connected, with stone plaques embedded between the upper and lower beams, and two auspicious patterns carved on both sides, such as two dragons grabbing pearls, double wind rising sun, worshiping the Marquis, and fish leaping over the dragon's gate. Other buildings also have their own characteristics.

Gongcheng Confucian temple in Guilin

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Gongcheng Confucian temple generally refers to Gongcheng Confucian temple in Guilin

The Confucian temple was built in 1477 to worship Confucius, a famous statesman, thinker and educator in ancient China. The temple is the largest and best preserved palace architecture of Ming Dynasty in Guangxi. Located at the south foot of Xishan Mountain in Gongcheng County, Guilin City, it is the most complete Confucius Temple in Guangxi, the key cultural relics protection unit of Guangxi Autonomous Region, and one of the four Confucius temples in China.

history

According to the records, in 1842, some people thought that the original temple was too small to be a champion. So the government sent Wang Yanzhou and Mo Litang to visit the Confucius Temple in Qufu, Shandong Province. They took Qufu Confucius Temple as a model to design and draw drawings, raised huge funds, and invited craftsmen from Guangdong, Hunan and other places to rebuild it. It took more than two years to complete and became the largest Confucius Temple in Guangxi. It was destroyed in the war in 1854 and restored in 1861. Since then, it has been repaired more than 20 times. In 1963, the people's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region allocated funds for maintenance, and it was listed as the key cultural relics protection unit of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Champion

The Confucian temple faces south in the north, 6 degrees to the East in the south, overlooking the chajiang River, with its back against the Yinshan Mountain. It is built in accordance with the mountain and is arranged layer by layer, which makes it solemn and solemn. The temple covers an area of 3600 square meters, with a construction area of 1300 square meters. From the ear gates on both sides, the east gate is called the ritual gate, and the west gate is called the Yilu gate. Outside the gate stands a forbidden stele, engraved with "civil and military officials dismount here" to show the solemnity of the Confucius Temple. It is said that when someone wins the number one prize, he opens the gate in the middle of the screen wall, which is called the number one prize gate. If he wants to enter the Lingxing gate from the gate, he is the only one.

After the founding of new China, in order to facilitate the masses to visit, the number one scholar door was opened. It is said that the Lingxing gate was used in Confucius Temple by Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty to worship the Lingxing gate. The door is made of bluestone, with three characters of "Lingxing gate" engraved on it, and reliefs of Shuanglong Xizhu and Shuangfeng Chaoyang. There are six small stone lions peeping at each other at the top of the six big stone pillars of Lingxing gate. After the Lingxing gate is the pan pool, also known as the moon pool. It is built of stone. It is surrounded by bluestones. There is a stone arch bridge across the pool. It is called Zhuangyuan bridge, which means Zhuangyuan can pass through. There is a bluestone carved with cloud relief on the bridge deck, which means "Qingyun straight up". From Lingxing gate to the two-tier platform is Dacheng gate. Dacheng gate is made up of 11 wooden doors with wooden structure. The carved flowers, birds, insects and fish on the upper floor are vivid. To the east of dachengmen is the ancestral hall for famous officials, and to the west is the ancestral hall for rural sages. It is a place dedicated to the sages and Confucians of the past dynasties. There are 143 spiritual tablets. Behind dachengmen is a patio, and in front of it is a broad platform, which is called Xingtan, also called Lutan. It is said that it is the place where Confucius lectured. On top of the altar is Dacheng hall, the main building of the Confucian temple. It has five rooms in width and three rooms in depth. There are ten brick columns, eighteen wooden columns, fourteen gates, doors, windows and cornices decorated with wood carvings. Roof cornice high, double eaves Xieshan, ridge decoration, clay painting, glazed tile cover, resplendent. The shrine in the middle of Dacheng hall is the place where the spirit card of Confucius is worshipped. After Dacheng hall is Chongsheng temple, which is a hall dedicated to the ancestors of Confucius in the Five Dynasties. Chongsheng temple and Dacheng hall are very particular in architectural structure, with different sizes.

In the past dynasties, every year in the second and eighth month of the lunar calendar, sacrifices were held in the main hall. At the dawn of the sacrificial period, the officials dressed in court clothes stood in order, gathered together to salute, and the ceremony was very grand.

Best travel time

Gongcheng Confucian temple in Guilin is suitable for sightseeing all the year round. April to October is the best time to travel every year. Gongcheng Confucian temple in Guilin is located in Guilin, Guangxi. It has a subtropical monsoon climate with mild climate, long summer and short winter, abundant annual precipitation and sunshine. The annual average temperature is 19 degrees and the light is sufficient. There are four seasons, no severe cold in winter and no severe heat in summer. Of course, travel must pay attention to weather changes, so as not to be affected.

Address: Gongchen West Road, Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County, Guilin City

Longitude: 110.830194

Latitude: 24.845729

Ticket information: 20.00 yuan

Opening hours: 09:00 ~ 17:00

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