Confucius Temple in Beijing

The Temple of Confucius in Beijing was built in 1302 and became a museum in 1911. This is the second largest Confucian temple in China, it is second only to the temple of Qiufu in the village of Zhongni, in the homeland of the philosopher.

Today, the area of the temple complex exceeds 20 thousand square meters. The complex consists of four courtyards located on the north-south axis. On both sides of the first courtyard there are 198 stone tablets, on which more than 50 thousand names of people who passed the exam for knowledge of the works of Confucius under the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties are stamped. There are also 189 stone steles in the temple, on which the statements of the philosopher are carved.

The main object of the temple, in addition to the monument to Confucius, is the pavilion of Great Learning Dachendian. There are statues of students of the thinker and a museum exposition.