Dujiangyan Confucian Temple

Dujiangyan Confucian Temple

Dujiangyan (formerly Guanxian county) Confucian temple, also known as Confucius Temple, was originally the largest county-level Confucian temple in Western Sichuan. Located at 52 Wenmiao street, Guankou Town, Dujiangyan City, Sichuan Province, it is located at the foot of Panlong mountain in the northwest of the city, adjacent to Wenbi mountain (also known as Jingui mountain) on the left and Yulei mountain on the right, covering an area of 47 mu. It is a holy temple for the spread of Confucianism.

In 1952, the Confucian temple in Dujiangyan was changed into a county middle school. Before the Wenchuan earthquake, the Confucian temple was almost beyond recognition. During the Wenchuan earthquake, the Confucian temple was also severely damaged. In 2009, the reconstruction of the Confucian temple was officially launched. In 2012, the people's Government of Sichuan Province announced the Confucian temple as a cultural relic protection unit in Sichuan Province. The restoration work lasted more than two years, and the project construction was completed at the end of 2012.

Historical evolution

Guan temple was built in the Five Dynasties (907-960).

In the early years of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty, the temple was moved to gupanchi in Xuanhua gate in the east of the city.

In Zhengde (1506-1521), Liu Jie and Hu guangpeixiu, the magistrate of the Imperial Academy, were destroyed by fire in the late Ming Dynasty.

In 1662, the first year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty, Maji county magistrate restored the main hall. In 1687, Huang Yuding, the county magistrate, built halberd gate and wall. In the 27th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, Nie Youwu, the magistrate of the county, still moved back to the former site and built a Ying in Dacheng hall.

He went through Tan Lian, the magistrate of Yongzheng County in the fourth year, and Chen Lai, the magistrate of Yongzheng County in the ninth year.

In the 43rd year of Emperor Qianlong's reign, sun Tianning, the magistrate of the county, rebuilt the Dacheng hall, making the temple system more magnificent.

In the second year of Tongzhi reign, Li Tianzhi, the county magistrate, raised money from the gentry and moved to Xinjian, which was completed in the seventh year of Guangxu reign. There are five Dacheng hall, three surrounding corridors, three Chongsheng temple, seven East and West verandas, five halberd gates, three Lingxing gates, one sacrificial ware storehouse on the left, one lower row building and one Jinsheng Pavilion on the right, one lower row building and one Yuzhen Pavilion on the right, as well as the terrace palace wall, the second gate of Shengyu, xianguan and panchi.

In 1929, the temple was rebuilt into a county junior high school.

In 1952, it was changed to Guanxian middle school.

In 2008, "5.12" earthquake, Wanren palace wall of Confucian temple collapsed, Dacheng hall was seriously damaged, Dujiangyan middle school moved to another building.

In 2010, Dujiangyan municipal government restored and rebuilt the Confucian temple according to the shape and layout of the Qing Dynasty, which took three years to complete.

In July 2012, the people's Government of Sichuan Province announced the Confucian temple and Kuixing Pavilion as provincial cultural relics protection units.

In 2013, Dujiangyan national college was officially registered.

In 2013, Dujiangyan municipal government completed the restoration and reconstruction of the Confucian temple according to the shape and layout of the Qing Dynasty, and officially opened it to the public on May 13 of the same year.

Cultural Activity

Six Arts

In addition to the display function of Museum form and the ritual function of year-old sacrifice, Dujiangyan Confucian temple has two major characteristics: one is that cultural activities are always taken in six arts, which is the only Confucian "six arts" experience Park in China, with six arts research, experience, display, souvenir sales, curriculum training and other cultural promotion functions; the other is to restore the education and lecture function of Confucius Temple, with Dujiangyan National College, recruiting well-known scholars at home and abroad to give lectures, cultivating practical talents.

Integration of temple and learning

The ancient Confucian temple has the functions of sacrifice and education at the same time. Since its opening, Dujiangyan Confucian temple has been carrying out the concept of "integration of temple and learning", which makes this millennium old temple full of vitality. In the aspect of performance ceremony, Dujiangyan Confucian temple has successively restored the ancient performance ceremony activities, such as shooting ceremony, adult ceremony, Shi Hun ceremony, Confucius worship ceremony, drinking ceremony in the countryside, and Shi meet ceremony, and formed a certain promotion mode. In addition, relying on the Confucian "gentleman six arts" teaching, the Confucian temple has built a "ritual music shooting Yu Shu Shu Shu" exhibition hall, with six arts related courses, aiming to carry out a new mode of Chinese culture education. The courses of Confucian temple include guqin, archery, junzi Jiandao, tea art, Xiao, calligraphy and painting, and the foundation and improvement of traditional Chinese culture. Courses such as guqin, archery and Junzi Kendo are also exclusive in this region and few in the whole country. The Confucian temple is well-equipped with teachers. Guqin is taught by Guo Xinyi, the seventh generation successor of Zhang Kongshan and a young Guqin player. Archery is supported by Li junyang, who is the first person in the revival of Chinese archery, and taught by his disciples. Sword, flute, calligraphy and painting, and traditional Chinese culture are all supported by famous masters, and are under the leadership of Beijing University Cultural Resources Research Center.

Architectural features

Dujiangyan Confucian temple has the commonness of Confucian temple, and has the individuality of Regional Humanities and geomantic omen. The so-called commonness of Confucian temples is that the architectural regulation of Confucian temples strictly follows the Chinese Confucianism and the aesthetic values of Confucianism. In the overall layout, it is a serious and orderly construction of the central axis. The red line of the central axis is consistent, and the buildings are symmetrically arranged on the left and right sides, with progressive levels. The Dacheng hall, dedicated to the memorial tablet of Confucius, is located at the top of the central axis. This kind of layout and management embodies the doctrine of the mean in Confucianism and is impartial. The old pines and cypresses are green and gloomy, which clearly shows the philosophical atmosphere of Laozi and Zhuangzi. The integration of the two is the connotation of the beauty of Confucian temple.

Encyclopedia Digital Museum

In October 2014, Dujiangyan Confucian temple and Baidu Encyclopedia digital museum jointly launched the panoramic Museum of Dujiangyan Confucian temple. This is the first panoramic digital museum of Confucius Temple in China.

On November 15, 2015, Dujiangyan Confucian temple held an online press conference. Wang Min, vice mayor of Dujiangyan City, Gong Pengcheng, consultant of the National Studies Center of the State Council, Deng Shijian, leader of Dujiangyan Confucian temple, and representatives of other 10 Confucian temples and museums in China attended the conference. Baidu Encyclopedia representatives introduced the project and displayed the page on site.

Tourism information

bus line

Take the train to Lidui Park Station, get off, go through Xuanhua gate, walk along Xingfu road to the end (about 300 meters), turn right into Wenmiao street, walk 200 meters, and then walk on the left side of Shuyuan road.

Bus: take bus No.19, No.1, No.6 to Sichuan Agricultural University Station, cross the road and walk along Hongta road for about 50 meters; take bus No.33, No.35, No.36 to Wenmiao Street station and walk back for 10 meters.

Opening Hours

9:00-17:00 daily

Admission: free (with ID card to the ticket window to get free tickets)

Venue: Dujiangyan Confucian temple, 54 Wenmiao street, Dujiangyan City

Notice to visitors

Visit by ticket; no smoking. Please consciously cooperate with the security inspection, abide by the relevant regulations, and accept the staff management. Please do not carve, daub or touch the bare exhibits and inscriptions. Please consciously abide by the public order, do not make noise, chase and fight. Please take good care of the old trees, do not trample on the green space. Please keep public health and do not throw or throw away sundries at will. Please pay attention to safety when passing stairs, escalators, passageways and corridors. Visitors are not welcome if they are ill dressed or drunk.

geographical position

The personality of Dujiangyan Confucian temple is based on its geographical and cultural environment. Dujiangyan City is located in the key area of Western Sichuan. It is the source of Tianfu. The green mountains arch to protect the long flow of green water. It is made by heaven and earth. It is moistening the eternal prosperity of the "land of abundance". Dujiangyan Confucian temple is located in this special geography and space-time. Li Qiming, a master of traditional Chinese culture and a master of geomantic omen, said: "the geomantic layout of the Confucian temple in Guanxian county (formerly known as Dujiangyan City) ranks first in Western Sichuan. The mountain is surrounded by water. The Confucian temple sits close to the holy mountain of Yulei, and its source is from the entrance of Neijiang River, baopingkou. In Fengshui, baopingkou is the Fengshui fortress of "lion elephant's mouth", which is consistent with the spirit of water dragon. The continuation of the vein system of Yulei mountain is the vein of Jinfeng mountain in the outskirts of the city, according to the power of the earth and the Dragon God. The Confucian temple has an endless dense echo of dragon and Phoenix.

The hill next to the Confucian temple is called golden turtle mountain in ancient times. There is a Fengshui tower on the mountain called golden turtle tower. In geomancy, the north is the land of Xuanwu, which is the name of tortoise and snake. Emperor Xuanwu controls the smooth weather and the prosperity of the country. There is a pagoda in the city called KuiGuang pagoda, also known as Wenchang pagoda, which is the spiritual pagoda to attract the literary movement. If the golden turtle pagoda and KuiGuang pagoda are connected in space, the Italian line formed just echoes with the Big Dipper in the sky.

That is the so-called "North que linxuan water, Nangong shengjiangyun." Mr. Qiming commented on the Dujiangyan Confucian temple and said: "this confirms a saying: outstanding people, the Dragon light shoots at the ruins of cattle fighting." The image of the abstract things is the image of nothing. This is the image, so the image intentionally forgets the image. It has the meaning of life, so it is full of meaning.

Address: no.8-52, Wenmiao street, Dujiangyan, Chengdu

Longitude: 103.61777851422

Latitude: 31.000262904475

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