In the beginning, both sides of the Qinhuai River were a place where merchants gathered, and it was also a place where many talented people gathered.

Where there are literati, there are naturally Confucian saints.

During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, a Confucius Temple was first built in Nanjing. It was actually similar to our current temple to the City God, except that it was dedicated to the saint of the world, Saint Kong.

The Confucius Temple was built in the third year of Xiankang in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (337), and was rebuilt into the Confucius Temple in the first year of Jingyou in the Northern Song Dynasty (1034). From the Six Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, many aristocratic families gathered nearby, so it is said to be the "Golden Powder of the Six Dynasties"

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Fan Li, Zhou Yu, Wang Dao, Xie An, Li Bai, Du Mu, Wu Jingzi and other hundreds of famous military strategists, politicians and writers have created immortal achievements here and written chapters that will be passed down through the ages.

It is centered on Dacheng Hall, with north and south forming an axis, and the left and right buildings are symmetrical, covering an area of ??about 26,300 square meters.

It is now listed as a municipal cultural relic protection unit.

Confucius Temple is located south of the city center, next to Gongyuan Street on the north bank of the Qinhuai River.

It is a bustling downtown that evolved from a cultural and educational center. What people usually call Confucius Temple actually includes the Confucius Temple, the Academy and the main building complex of Gongyuan.

Extended information: The origin of Confucius Temple The history of Confucius Temple can be traced back to the second year of Confucius's death, that is, the 42nd year of King Jing of Zhou (the 17th year of Duke Ai of Lu, 478 BC).

At that time, Confucius's disciples built a temple to worship his "former residence". The temple had three rooms, which contained Confucius's relics such as clothes, crowns, pianos, carts, and books, and offered sacrifices according to the age of the year.

This is the earliest and largest Confucius Temple in China and even the world, now Qufu Confucius Temple.

In the 13th year of Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty (489), the first Confucius Temple in the capital was built in the capital at that time.

In the fourth year of Zhenguan (630) of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong issued an edict: "Every school in the world will establish Zhou and Confucius temples." Since then, Confucius temples have spread all over the country.

In the second year of Jianyan (1128), Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty, Kong Duanyou, the Duke of Yansheng, went south with the portrait of Confucius and his wife Qi Guan. Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty gave him the opportunity to live in Quzhou, Zhejiang. In 1253, he built the Confucius family temple, the so-called "Nanzong Confucius Temple".

In the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu (1393), "Dacheng Le" was issued to commemorate Confucius.

In the 13th year of Chenghua (1477), the number of Confucian music and dances was increased to eight, and the number of bamboo and beans was added to be twelve, and the scale of sacrifices to Confucius was enlarged.

All Confucius temples included in national festivals are ritual temples.

In addition, there are non-ceremonial temples such as family temples of Confucius' descendants, commemorative temples built in places where Confucius once lived, and sacrificial temples in academies.