Shiyang Confucius Temple

Shiyang Confucius Temple

Shiyang Confucius Temple is located in Shiyang Town, 36 kilometers west of Dayao County. It is also known as the bronze statue of Confucius in Dayao. It was built in the Ming Dynasty, and now has the Dacheng hall, Chongsheng hall and other ancient buildings. Among them, the most striking one is the bronze statue of Confucius in Dacheng hall, which is 2.3 meters high and weighs about 3 tons. It is rare in Confucian temples all over the world. This is the largest existing bronze statue of Confucius.

geographical position

Shiyang Town, 36 kilometers away from Dayao County, is one of the first batch of provincial historical and cultural towns in Yunnan Province. The famous Shiyang Confucius Temple is located at the foot of the beautiful Xiangling mountain. It is a bright pearl in Yunnan where there are many cultural relics.

Introduction to scenic spots

The building scale of Confucius Temple is very grand, covering an area of 6584 square meters and a building area of 1616.8 square meters. The main building is arranged on the central axis, and the subsidiary buildings are placed on both sides. The main body of the building complex is Dacheng hall, with East veranda, West veranda, Xiangxian temple, Minghuan temple on both sides, and Zhuzi Pavilion, cangsheng Pavilion and other buildings on the outside. The structure is rigorous, the layout is symmetrical and grand.

Shiyang Confucius Temple is a key cultural relic protection unit at the provincial level. It was built in the Hongwu Period of Ming Dynasty (1368 AD). After more than 600 years of wind and rain, the main hall is composed of Zhuzi Pavilion, chanting Pavilion, Xiangxian temple, moon arch bridge, marble murals, stone carvings, etc., covering an area of nearly 1000 square meters. The construction is quaint and precise. The top of the whole temple is covered with yellow, red and green glaze. The door is carved with flowers and plants, exquisite and unique, dragon, Phoenix, lion and tiger, flower, bird, fish and insect, pine, cypress and vine, and the color paintings are neat and vivid.

Features of scenic spots

The top of Dacheng hall is covered with yellow, green, blue and three color glazed tiles. The doors, windows and wooden columns are painted with red lacquer. The whole building is decorated with carved beams and painted buildings. On the top of the door of Dacheng hall are nine plaques inscribed by emperors and celebrities of past dynasties, such as "model of all ages", "with heaven and earth", "Shengji Dacheng" and "Si min Zai Zi". On the 1.6m high platform in the center of Dacheng hall, there is a bronze statue of Confucius cast in 1708. The bronze statue, with a crown on its head and Chaohu in its hand, is dignified and upright. Its height is about 2.3 meters, and its weight is about 2500 kg. In terms of its weight, its size, its exquisite casting technology, and its good preservation, it is unparalleled in China. There are statues of seventy-two sages of Confucius in the East and the West. The seventy-two sages have different shapes and are lifelike. There is also a well-known fengshijiejing relief in the Confucius Temple. The relief is composed of 6 pieces of marble. It is 2.2 meters high and 4.1 meters wide. There are more than 80 figures and 28 horses in the relief. It was carved in the Juyue of the 21st year of Daoguang (September 1842). The upper part of the picture is the famous Fu of Shiyang, the middle part is the scenery of Shiyang, and the lower part is the historical event of Zhang Hu's attack on Shiyang in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty.

The bronze statue of Confucius in the temple was cast in the Kangxi period and lasted for nine years. With a height of 2.3 meters and a net weight of 2.5 tons, he wears a glazed jade crown on his head and holds an ivory Wat in his hand. He sits in the middle of Dacheng hall. It is the most famous bronze statue of Confucius in China. It is unique in size, shape and craftsmanship.

In the Confucian Temple, it is located at the foot of Xiang Ling mountain, the north of perfume Henan, and the ancient salt well which started in Han Dynasty and flourished in Tang Dynasty. At the same time, the eight scenic spots of Yangcheng, such as the high view from the rooftop, the sunset in Manjusri, the morning smoke in Baoxiu, the night moon in Xianghe, Yanfang in Xiangling, Chunbo in Liuyin, zaomei in Xigu and Tianqing in Ludong, can satisfy the tourists. The splendid history and culture of Shiyang not only attracts celebrities and scholars from all over the world, but also nurtures generations of Chinese heroes.

Shiyang Confucius Temple is a key cultural relic protection unit at the provincial level. It was built in the early Ming Dynasty. After more than 600 years of wind and rain, the main hall is composed of Zhuzi Pavilion, chanting Pavilion, Xiangxian temple, moon arch bridge, marble murals and stone carvings, covering an area of nearly 1000 square meters. The construction is quaint and precise. The top of the whole temple is covered with yellow, red and green glaze. The door is carved with flowers and plants, exquisite and unique, dragon, Phoenix, lion and tiger, flower, bird, fish and insect, pine, cypress and vine, and the color paintings are neat and vivid. The bronze statue of Confucius in the temple, cast in the Kangxi era, has been completed in nine years, with a height of 2.3 meters and a net weight of 2.5 tons. It is the most famous bronze statue of Confucius in China.

The beautiful scenery around the Confucius Temple, such as Tiantai high view, Manjusri sunset, Baoxiu Chaoyan, Xianghe night moon, Xiangling Yanfang, Liuyin Chunbo, Xigu zaomei, Ludong Tianqing and so on, makes people immersed in the thinking of sages' ethics and enjoy the beautiful feeling brought by nature.

present situation

Confucius Temple, also known as Confucian temple, was built in 1368 (the year of Wushen) of the Ming Dynasty and built in 1609 (the year of Wanli). After 12 dynasties of construction and restoration, it was gradually improved. It is a key cultural relics protection unit in Yunnan Province.

Address: Shiyang Town, 36 kilometers west of Dayao County, Chuxiong Prefecture

Longitude: 101.099493408

Latitude: 25.860427856445

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