Beijing Confucius Temple

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Overview

Beijing Confucius Temple is the 2^nd largest Confucian Temple in China. The largest one is in the hometown of Confucius of Qufu city in Shan-Dong Province

Brief

Beijing Confucius Temple was built in 1302, it now covers an area of 20,000 square meters which was exlarged twice separately in Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. It was used to in memorize of Confucius until 1911.

The temple has four courtyards aligned along a central axis, from South to North, Buildings are:

Xianshi Gate | 先师门
Gate of Great Accomplishment | 大成门
Hall of Great Accomplishment | 大成殿
Chong-Sheng-Ci | 崇圣祠

There are 198 stone tablets positioned on each side of the front courtyard, of which contains more than 51,624 names of Jin-Shi (means the advanced scholars) of the dynasties of Yuan, Ming and Qing. Among of which, 14 stone stele about Ming and Qing dynasties that are carved various historical documents recording ancient China.

One of the well-known objects of Beijing Confucius Temple is a Cypress tree with age of over 700 years; According to the legend that this Cypress tree has a magic power that to distinguish good people and bad people by touching them; the story told that in Ming dynasty, the current minister of Yan Song was to host the royal ceremony for Jia-Jing emperor; This Cypress tree used its branches to grab the hat of Yan Song | 严嵩 to prove he was a bad people

Beijing Confucius Temple Data

Tips On Visit

–High Travel Season : from May 1^st to October 31^st | Ticket office closed at 17:00 pm
–Low Travel Season : from November 1^st to April 30^th | Ticket office closed at 16:30 pm
Beijing Confucius Temple is closed on each Monday

How to Get There

By bus No. 113, No. 108, No. 104, No. 803, No. 124, No. 758, No. 950; At Bus stop : Fang Jia Hu Tong Stop | 方家胡同站

By Bus No. 118, No. 684, No. 13, No. 117; At Bus Stop ： Yong He Gong Stop |雍和宫站“

By Metro Metro Line 1, Metro Line 5; at stop “Yong He Gong Stop |雍和宫站