History and stories about Confucius Temple.

1. History: Confucius Temple was built in Song Dynasty, next to Gong Yuan Street on the north bank of Qinhuai River. The Qinhuai River in front of the temple is Chi Pan, and the stone brick wall on the south bank is zhaobi, with a total length of110m and a height of10m, which is the highest in China. There are Juxing Court and Lesige in front of the North Shore Temple. On the central axis, there are buildings such as Lingxing Gate, Dachengmen, Dacheng Hall, Mingdetang and Zunjing Pavilion. In addition, there is Kuixing Pavilion in the east of the temple.

2. Story: The Confucius Temple, located on the Qinhuai River in Nanjing, was built in the third year of Xiankang, Sima Yan, Eastern Jin Dynasty (337). According to Wang Dao's theory that "training talents is the key to governing the country", Imperial College was established on the south bank of Qinhuai River. At that time, there was only Gong Xue, and there was no Confucius Temple.

Confucius Temple was built in the first year of Jingyou (1034), expanding the Eastern Jin Academy. Because it is dedicated to Confucius, it is also called Confucius Temple. The purpose of building the Confucius Temple in front of Gong Xue is to hope that the literati will take the road of sages and receive feudal education.

From the Six Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the prosperous scene and unique features of Shili Qinhuai were eulogized by literati in previous dynasties. Confucius Temple, located on the north bank of Qinhuai River, was originally a place for offering sacrifices to Confucius. It was built in the first year of Song Jingyiu (1034) and expanded from the former site of Gong Xue in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Extended Information Confucius Temple has become an important scenic spot in Shili Qinhuai Scenic Belt with its rich architectural style in Ming and Qing Dynasties. It takes Dacheng Hall as the center, the north and south are on the same axis, and the left and right buildings are symmetrical, covering an area of about 26,300 square meters. Now it has been listed as a municipal cultural relics protection unit. Confucius Temple is located in the south of the city center, next to Gong Yuan Street on the north bank of Qinhuai River.

It is a bustling downtown area evolved from a cultural and educational center. What people usually call Confucius Temple actually includes the main buildings of Confucius Temple, Gong Xue and Gong Yuan.

Confucius Temple offers more than 200 kinds of traditional foods and snacks. The food culture of Confucius Temple has a long history, which can be traced back to the Six Dynasties, especially the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The food and snacks of various factions have different flavors. Since the reform and opening up, the municipal government has excavated and sorted out scattered folk snacks, and innovated on the basis of inheriting traditional characteristics, forming Qinhuai snacks represented by "Qinhuai Eight Musts".

The snacks in Confucius Temple are provided in a dry and sparse way, mixed with meat and vegetables, interspersed with folk performances, with strong local characteristics and cultural atmosphere, which makes the catering process become a process of general cultural appreciation at the same time, reflecting the exquisite combination of catering and culture, attracting Chinese and foreign tourists for a long time and becoming an important pillar of the tourism economy of Confucius Temple and the characteristic culture of this region.

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