Confucius Temple
Confucius Temple in Taipei, Taiwan
Confucius Temple Photo Gallery (Downloadable Pictures)
Temples to Confucius are a concrete symbol of Chinese
Confucian culture. As everyone knows, the Confucius Temple
of Qu Fu, Shantung, is the largest and most ancient of
China's Confucius temples. Located at the original site of
Confucius residence, it has grown over the course for some
2,000 years to become of magnificent scale, and has also
served as a blueprint for Confucius temples in every
province of China. By the Ming and Ching Dynasties, most
counties and municipalities in China have built Confucius
temples, which were called Confucian schools, to serve as
centers for Confucian study and education in general.The
Confucius Temple of Taipei can be traced its origins back to
1875 when the Qing court established in Taipei as a
prefecture city for Northern Taiwan. In 1879, construction
began in Taipei City, including the literary and martial
temples which were to be built inside the southern gate of
the city. Both temples faced south, with the Literary Temple
on the left and the Martial Temple on the right.
(Taipei Government Website)
