temple to the god of literature

Kuixin pavilion

synonym

Kuixingge (kuixingge, Qinhuai District, Nanjing) generally refers to kuixingge (kuixingge, Qinhuai District, Nanjing)

Kuixing Pavilion is located next to panchi of Confucius Temple in Qinhuai District of Nanjing city. It is located in the core area of Qinhuai scenery belt of Confucius Temple. It is one of the core landscape and landmark buildings of Nanjing Confucius Temple. It is also a famous historic site in the ancient architectural group of Confucius Temple, also known as Kuixing Pavilion and Wenxing Pavilion. Kuixing is the God that dominates the rise and fall of articles in Chinese folk beliefs. In the eyes of scholars, Kuixing has a supreme position. In the era of imperial examination, it was a symbol of the scholars' winning the first prize, which was very popular.

Historical evolution

Kuixing pavilion was first built in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty. It was rebuilt in Daoguang period. It was destroyed in Xianfeng Period and rebuilt again in Tongzhi period. It was destroyed again and rebuilt later when Japanese occupied Nanjing during Anti Japanese war. In the past, there were no high-rise buildings in the ancient city of Nanjing. Therefore, this scenic spot of Qinhuai can be seen from inside and outside for tens of miles. It is one of the scenic spots of Qinhuai and one of the landmark buildings of Confucius Temple.

Architectural form

In Kuixing Pavilion, there is a ghost shaped image, with one foot tilted backward, like a big hook of the word "Kui"; one hand holding a fight, symbolizing the small Dou in the word "Kui"; the other hand holding a pen, like a dot, to show that it has hit the middle lift taxi. This is the legendary "Kuixing point fight". In the era of imperial examination, it is said that "Kuixing diandou" was a sign of prosperity of literary movement. Therefore, with the understanding of the character "Kuixing", a statue like ghost and God was created in the pavilion. Scholars of the Qing Dynasty bowed to this "Kuixing" statue. Before the examination in Qiuwei, there were endless disputes among worshipers.

The origin of the name

According to the ancient books, "Kuixing" is one of the twenty-eight constellations in the sky. At first, there was a saying of "Kuixing article" in the Weishu of the Han Dynasty's filial piety scriptures to assist the gods. In the Eastern Han Dynasty and Song Dynasty, it was noted that "Kuixing is buckled and linked, like the drawing of words." Therefore, later generations evolved "Kuixing" into the head of civil servants in the sky, and became the God of dominating the literary movement and the rise and fall of articles.

Ancient feudal emperors compared Confucius to "Kuixing", so Kuixing pavilion was always built next to Confucian temple. Nanjing Confucius Temple was on the side of Jiangnan Gongyuan at that time, which was also the Confucian temple in Nanjing area. Therefore, Kuixing pavilion was built before Dacheng Hall of Confucius Temple, and later changed "Kui" into "Kui".

Legends and anecdotes

According to legend, the top of Kuixing pavilion was originally red, but later it was changed to blue. As for the reason for the change, it is said that the top of Kuixing pavilion was originally red. Because the Confucius Temple area was often struck by lightning, many people died, and the people were helpless. One day, a "Feng Shui expert" told the governor of Liangjiang at that time that the red roof was not good and violated Lei Gong. If it was replaced by the blue roof, it would not be struck by lightning again. However, once the Feng Shui was broken, there would never be a senior official of more than three grades in Nanjing. The governor of Liangjiang said that for the sake of the peace of the people, Nanjing people can't afford to be high officials. It was strange to say that the red roof was replaced by the blue one. After the replacement, there was no lightning strike in the area of Confucius Temple. During the period of Qianlong, Xianfeng, Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Anti Japanese War, the Confucius Temple was destroyed four times in the war.

Address: Anzi street, Jiangjin District, Chongqing

Longitude: 106.258598

Latitude: 29.286977

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