Temple of Confucius
Kong
Miao is also known as The Temple of Confucius, located in Qufu belongs to
Shadong Province of People's Republic of China.This is
the largest original temple and also the most famous of temples of Confucius,
the famous philosopher, in the People's Republic of China. Confucius was a
great Chinese philosopher; politician, scholar, editor, mentor and teacher
lived between BC 551 to 479, during the Spring Autumn era of Chinese history.
Confucius thoughts had greater and significant influence in Chinese society
especially following the victory of Han over Chu, which was known as
Confucianism. The enduring thoughts and subsequent to its profound effects in
the society prompted to construct temples in his name as means of showing
respect to this great philosopher. Out of the various temples and landmark
locations in his name, the temple at Qufu, the home town of Confucius is the
most important temple in his name - Kong Miao.
Is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Today Kong Miao is one of the UNESCO
World Heritage Site and it has been officially recognized as UNESCO WHS since
1994. We can say this is a complex of temple and burial ground, where Confucius
and his fellow family members were buried. The Kong Miao and the Kong Family
Mansion in Qufu all are declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site.The temple is
featuring oriental architectural excellence and located inside the southern
gate of Qufu.When we consider the three largest historical architectural
complexes in china, Kong Miao share its position along with Summer Palace in
Beijing and the Mountain Resort of Chengde.
The temple is spread over 50 acres of
land. The temple in the present form was rebuilt during Min and Qing dynasties
in 1368-1364 and 1644-1911 respectively.The temple has 9 court yards and built
in Royal Palace specifications. The structure includes three ancestral temples,
one pavilion, one altar and three halls.With 54 gateways and 466 rooms the
complex is having 218,000 square meters in area shows the grandeur of the
temple. Its floor and walls are further beautified with yellow tiles and red
wall tiles.
Inside the temple, there is a huge
statue of Confucius, 53 mammoth steles, 13 stele pavilions and 120 Shengjitu
which shreds light to Confucius thoughts and life experience.There is an array
of steles numbering to 2,100 steles that includes more than 800 steles
displayed outside which are displayed in a stretch of one kilometer from North
to South in the complex.
Travel Tips:
Tourists can easily find their way to
Kong Miao from the city Qufu. Bus Nos.1 and 5 will take you to the Confucius
Temple, the Cemetery of Confucius and Confucius Family Mansion. Whereas Bus No
3 and 5 will take you to the other important places related to Confucius in
Qufu area. Admission fee to Kong Miao is CNY 90 per head during March 1to
November 14 and from November 15 to February end the fee would be CNY 80 per
head.You need to spend one and half hours to two hours to complete the visit. The
temple will be opened morning 7:30am to 4:30pm.Indeed an interesting place to
visit and experience the ambience of philosophy.
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