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Temple of Southern Confucianism 孔氏南宗家庙Kǒngshì Nánzōng Jiāmiào
National heritage site · Quzhou, Zhejiang
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Quzhou
- Region
- Zhejiang
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Temple of Southern Confucianism
The family temple of the southern branch of Confucius's descendants, who followed the Song court south after the fall of Kaifeng in 1127 and were given a home in Quzhou; the temple has stood on its present site since 1520 and took its current form in a rebuilding of 1821–23. Its halls are laid out on three parallel axes, with the Dacheng Hall on the central one, the rebuilt Kong family mansion to the west and a garden behind. A memorial ceremony for Confucius is held here every year and is listed as national intangible cultural heritage.
How to get to Temple of Southern Confucianism
On Xinqiao Street in central Quzhou, about 1 km east of Shuiting Gate in the old city.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Quzhou Ancient City & City Walls 衢州古城 (under 10 km), Xianyan Cave Inscriptions 仙岩洞摩崖题记 (under 10 km), Wu Ancestral Hall, Chetang 车塘吴氏宗祠 (10 km), Lan Clan Ancestral Hall, Beier 北二蓝氏宗祠 (10 km).
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