Tianjin Confucian Temple Museum

Tianjin Confucius Temple is a place to worship Confucius, an ancient thinker and educator in China. It is composed of government temple and county temple. At present, it is the largest and well preserved ancient building complex in Tianjin. It was built in the first year of Zhengtong in Ming Dynasty.

Tianjin Confucian Temple Museum

Tianjin Confucian Temple Museum

It is a cultural relic protection unit in Tianjin and a patriotic education base in Tianjin. It is located at No.1 dongmenli, dongma Road, Nankai District, Tianjin city center, and Wenmiao Hutong, Changyi District, Jilin City. Built in 1907, Tianjin Confucian temple is a temple where local officials of Ming and Qing Dynasties worship Confucius, the great thinker, educator, politician and founder of Confucianism in ancient China. It is also the location of Tianjin Academy. It was founded in 1436, the first year of the Ming Dynasty. In 1986, it was set up as the Conservatory of Tianjin Confucian temple. In 1991, it was renamed Tianjin Confucian Temple Museum. Covering an area of 15000 square meters, it is composed of the two temples of the prefecture and the county and the Ming Lun hall. It is the largest and most complete architectural complex of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Tianjin.

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Development history

Tianjin Confucian temple was built in the first year of Ming Dynasty. It is a temple for local education officials and Confucius. Confucian temple is not only the highest level of ancient buildings in Tianjin history, but also the most complete and large-scale existing ancient buildings in Tianjin.

Confucian temple, also known as Confucius Temple, is a temple to honor and commemorate Confucius. It is called Confucian Temple because it is opposite to Wu Temple, which worships famous generals of all dynasties. The Confucian temple is also the school palace in Tianjin. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Confucian temples were repaired and built many times, among which the large-scale ones were Tianshun and Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, Kangxi and Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. The layout of the Confucian temple inherits the traditional Sihe palace system in China. From south to north, it is composed of Wanren palace wall (Zhaobi), panchi, Lingxing gate, Dacheng gate, Dacheng hall, Chongsheng temple and the East and west side auxiliary halls. Some of the building names are unique to the Confucian temple. For example, panchi is a semicircular water pool with a stone bridge. It comes from "Biyong" in Zhouli. The original meaning is the Grand School surrounded by water set up by the emperor of Zhou. When people set foot on panchi, it is like entering the highest school. In the Qing Dynasty, it was called "Rupan" for those who had passed the examination. Lingxing gate is a archway with four towering pillars. It is said that Lingxing is the God in charge of culture and education in the sky. Through the Lingxing gate, you can get the blessing of the gods. Dacheng hall is the main building of Tianjin Confucian Temple Museum. Located in the center of the temple, it is the main hall for offering sacrifices to Confucius. It was completed in 1447. The hall is dedicated to Confucius, Mencius Ke, Yan Hui and other 12 philosophers, which shows that there are successors to Confucius' learning and there are many students. In the old days, every year's activities of offering sacrifices to Confucius were held here, which was the center of the whole activities of offering sacrifices to Confucius. In Tianjin, according to the old regulations, Confucius held a festival every year in the spring and autumn of the lunar calendar. August 27 of the lunar calendar is Confucius' birthday. At this time, all schools have a holiday. They have to salute Confucius and have a meal of noodles to commemorate Confucius' birthday. In addition, in the East and west side of the side hall, 72 sages of Confucius and famous officials and local sages of the past dynasties were worshipped. Back hall - Chongsheng Temple Chongsheng temple is the back hall, where Confucius' parents and five generations of ancestors are worshipped. The two archways across the street in the east gate are also part of the overall building of the Confucian temple. The archways are of two columns and three floors, with wood structure and peculiar shape. On the banner, there are gilt carved Longhua boards, exquisite brackets supporting the four awading of three "five backs and six beasts", and the calligraphy of "depeitiandi" and "Daoguan ancient and modern" written by Hua Shikui, which make the archway magnificent and exquisite. This is also the praise of Confucius. As a famous scenic spot in Tianjin, Confucian temple has been preserved for more than 500 years. In Jinmen, Confucius has been sacrificed as a saint for hundreds of years. In 1954, the Tianjin municipal government announced the Confucian temple as the first batch of municipal cultural relics protection units. After that, a large sum of money was allocated for restoration and maintenance for many times

. In 1985, the municipal government allocated 900000 yuan to repair and rebuild the shadow wall, panchi and lingxingmen of the county temple. The Confucian Temple Museum was established in 1987 and opened to the public in October of the same year. The museum displays "restoration exhibition of Dacheng Hall of Fu Temple" and "exhibition of Confucius' life". The cultural relics in the museum are mainly sacrificial rites and musical instruments. The more important collections are chime, guqin, Guse, Jiangu, yinggu, Bogu, tongjue, Zhuzhen, Zhuzhen, etc. these collections show the Chinese traditional culture and Confucianism of two thousand years. The museum also holds "ancient music performance for Confucius" from time to time.

The main buildings of the Confucian temple are the cross street archway, Wanren palace wall, panchi, Lingxing gate, Dacheng gate, Dacheng hall and Chongsheng temple. These buildings are arranged symmetrically and run through the north and south central axis respectively, with typical Chinese traditional architectural style. At present, there are basic exhibitions such as the exhibition of the restoration of Dacheng hall and the exhibition of musical instruments and dancing utensils for offering sacrifices to Confucius, and temporary exhibitions are held from time to time. The regular "Confucius worship ceremony and music and dance theme performance" has become a far-reaching tourism and cultural brand in Tianjin. The Confucian temple has such items as "number one scholar fragrance" and "wish card" to satisfy the wishes of parents and students, so that tourists can feel the profound Chinese traditional culture and the beauty of ancient architectural art in leisure.

Visit information

geographical position

2 dongmenli street, dongma Road, Nankai District

Bus routes

There are 21 bus routes leading to Tianjin Confucian Temple Museum

Tianjin Museum (Museum bus stop) to No. 675, Tianyuan community;

Road 846 from Dahutong business center to wushuidao;

878 road from Jinguyuan to Luanhe River;

681 road from Houtai station to Tianshan South Road;

No. 641 from Jinwei highway to Tianjin Museum (Museum bus stop);

642 road from Houtai business center to Zhongshan Gate New Village;

No. 606 from Meijiang bus station to Longzhou road;

Road 904 from 254 hospital to Yashi Road, Huayuan;

903 road from Jiale Zhongshan Road store to Huayuan community;

No. 619 from Vanke new town (Vanke new town bus station) to Tianjin Museum (Museum bus station);

633 road from he Xingzhuang to pinghuli;

863 road from Yibai community to dongjiangjing;

Route 954 from lukao road to Suwei road;

632 road from Meijiang community to Donghai garden;

No. 37 from Central Park to Chenxing road bus stop;

1 road from Bohai tower to lanqiaoli;

Dingzigu (route 5 from dingzigu bus station to yueyahe railway station;

No. 609, Yashi Road, wenjiangli Huayuan;

Route 659 from Baimiao passenger station to Dagang passenger station;

Sightseeing Road 1 from Honghu Nanli to Tianjin steel works;

From the third hospital to Huayuan District, sightseeing Road 2 and Tianjin Metro Line 1.

Opening Hours

9:00-16：30

admission ticket

Adult tickets are 30 yuan, student tickets are 15 yuan, children under 1.2 meters are free, elderly people over 70 years old, active servicemen and disabled people are free with relevant certificates, children between 1.2-1.4 meters are half price, and elderly people between 60-70 years old are half price with senior citizen certificate.

Address: No.2, dongmenli, dongma Road, Nankai District, Tianjin

Longitude: 117.189349

Latitude: 39.14214

Tel. + 86-022-272812

Traffic information: near the northeast corner, Beicheng street, Chengxiang East Road, dongma road and other bus stops

Ticket information: 35 yuan

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