Hulan Confucian Temple

Hulan Confucian Temple

Hulan Confucian temple is located in Hulan District, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province. It was built in 1927 and completed in 1937. It has a green brick wall, 160 meters long from north to South and 80 meters wide from east to west. It covers an area of 1800 square meters.

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The complex consists of Chongsheng temple, Dacheng hall, East veranda, West veranda, Dacheng gate, Lingxing gate, Donghua gate, Xihua gate, Zhuangyuan bridge and Yueya river. The Zhuangyuan bridge in front of the archway is 5 meters wide, and there is a semicircular panchi under the bridge. The main structure of the archway is composed of two rows of open columns with inclined feet on the side and top frame beams. The middle gate is 5 meters wide, with the word "Lingxing gate" hanging on it. The East-West gate is composed of two archways: "Daoguan ancient and modern" and "depeitiandi". Dacheng hall covers an area of 300 square meters, 5 rooms wide, 3 rooms deep and 7 meters high. Eight red pillars on the front set off the wooden door, which is dignified and generous. The East and West verandahs are arranged on both sides of the Dacheng hall, with five rooms wide and two rooms deep, each covering an area of 140 square meters. There are six pillars connected to the sky, and colorful doors are arranged between them. There are no statues in the temple, each with a wooden plate. On the front of the Dacheng hall is written "the position of Confucius, the supreme sage of Dacheng". On the left are the sub sage Mencius and Zongsheng Zengzi, and on the right are Fusheng Yanzi and Shusheng Zisi. The East and West verandahs are the sages of the past dynasties. After Dacheng hall, another Chongsheng temple is built to offer sacrifices to the ancestors of the first five dynasties. It has five wide faces and two deep faces, with a construction area of 159 square meters.

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Ceremony of offering sacrifices to Confucius

The first ceremony of offering sacrifices to Confucius was held in Hulan Confucian temple in 1929 and became an official place of offering sacrifices to Confucius after 1935. However, this once large-scale ancient building complex is now in disrepair and is becoming increasingly dilapidated, which has long lost its charm. Now the Hulan Confucian Temple site is in the hospital of Heilongjiang tuberculosis hospital in Hulan County, and several new buildings have been developed on the north side of the site. Hulan Confucian temple was once used as a school, and there are still words of "unity, tension, seriousness and liveliness" in its interior.

Renovation works

After two demonstrations, the preparatory work for the repair of Hulan Confucian temple, a cultural relic protection unit in Harbin, has been basically completed. At the same time, Shigong temple and Diaoyutai, which are adjacent to the Confucian temple, will be repaired. The three cultural relics will be integrated into a unique historical and cultural park. Hulan Confucian temple was built in 1927, two years earlier than Harbin Confucian temple. It covers an area of 17100 square meters, is a typical late Qing Dynasty Classical national architectural style. The complex, including Dacheng hall, Chongsheng temple, Lingxing gate and Zhuangyuan bridge, is the official place of offering sacrifices to Confucius in Hulan. Due to long-term wind and rain erosion and man-made destruction for various reasons, Hulan Confucian temple was seriously damaged. Diaoyutai and Shigong temple, both municipal cultural relics protection units, were built by Shide mountain, a northeast warlord, and his descendants. They are local famous scenic spots, less than 600 meters south of the Confucian temple. Today, two buildings have been seriously damaged, the stone tablets in the ancestral hall have been broken, and the Diaoyutai has only broken walls. According to Liu Yuncai, director of Harbin cultural relics management station, Hulan District government has decided to pay for the repair of the Confucian temple. At present, two expert demonstration meetings have been held. Experts believe that the painted cloud dragons on the eaves of the Confucian temple are clearly visible, and the overall structure is still magnificent. Therefore, this repair should be based on the principle of "repair the old as the old". Whether it is wooden or reinforced concrete structure, it should be retained as much as possible without any damage. The whole project is mainly repair. The renovation is expected to be completed in 2011.

Address: Gongyuan Road, Hulan District, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province

Longitude: 126.595024

Latitude: 45.985904

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