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Hangzhou Confucian Temple & Forest of Steles 杭州孔庙碑林Hángzhōu Kǒngmiào Bēilín
National heritage site · Hangzhou, Zhejiang
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Hangzhou
- Region
- Zhejiang
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Hangzhou Confucian Temple & Forest of Steles
The former prefectural Confucian temple and school of Hangzhou on Fuxue Lane, of which only the Qing-dynasty Dacheng Hall survives, with a stele museum laid out around a water garden beside it. Its stones include the Southern Song Imperial Academy classics, portraits of Confucius and his 72 disciples, calligraphy by masters such as Zhao Mengfu and star maps from Wuyue royal tombs, and it is regarded as the largest stone-inscription museum in Zhejiang.
How to get to Hangzhou Confucian Temple & Forest of Steles
On Fuxue Lane in central Hangzhou, about 300 m east of the lake shore and a short walk north-west of Wushan Square at the western end of Hefang Street.
Nearby
- West Lake 西湖 under 10 km
The lake that taught China what a perfect landscape should look like - Lingyin Temple & Feilai Feng 灵隐寺 under 10 km
A working Chan monastery beside a hillside of 1,000-year-old rock carvings
Also within 20 km: Hu Qing Yu Tang & Hu Xueyan's Former Residence 胡庆余堂 (under 10 km), Qinghefang Historic District 清河坊 (under 10 km), Phoenix Mosque 凤凰寺 (under 10 km), Mahakala Carving at Baocheng Temple 宝成寺麻曷葛剌造像 (under 10 km), Former Zhejiang Xingye Bank Building 浙江兴业银行旧址 (under 10 km), Southern Song Capital Lin'an & Deshou Palace Museum 临安城遗址 (under 10 km).
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