Does anyone know the history of the Confucian Temple in Urumqi?

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The Confucian Temple is located at No.0/5 Qianjin Road, Urumqi, facing south. It is one of the few ancient buildings in Qing Dynasty. Covers an area of 3000 square meters, including the mountain gate, corner gate, front hall, back hall, bell and drum tower and affiliated hall. It was built in the 32nd year of Qing Qianlong (AD 1767) after the Qing Dynasty expanded Urumqi New Town.

At first, it was called the "Second Temple of Wu Wen", named after the worship of Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, and Guan Yu, a brave knight. In the 10th year of Guangxu reign in Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1884), after Xinjiang was established as a province, the Qing Dynasty changed the "Second Temple of Wu Wen" to "Wanshou Palace", also known as "Zhao Zhong Temple", to commemorate the soldiers who died during the occupation of Xinjiang and to offer sacrifices. After the Revolution of 1911, it was changed to "shrine". At that time, civil and military officials working in Urumqi and other parts of Xinjiang had to take an oath in front of the temple of God before taking office. 1945 changed its name to "Confucian Temple" and held sacrificial activities here every year.

1On July 27th, 979, Urumqi Revolutionary Committee announced the Confucian Temple as a key cultural relic protection unit.

1983 In August, the people of Urumqi erected a monument. 1September, 988, Urumqi * * * people allocated funds for renovation, which was constructed by Shaanxi Provincial Ancient Construction Team.

1990 decoration. It not only maintains its original style, but also is more magnificent than the original temple. It is a dazzling pearl in the treasure house of architectural art in Xinjiang. At present, the Confucius Temple has become a museum in Urumqi, displaying the city's cultural relics for domestic and foreign people to visit. In 2000, the Confucian Temple was designated as a patriotic education base.