Confucius Temple is the Confucius Temple. Confucius Temple is the common name of Confucius Temple. It was originally a place to worship and worship Confucius.
It was built in the Song Dynasty and is located next to Gongyuan Street on the north bank of the Qinhuai River.
The Confucius Temple uses the Qinhuai River in front of the temple as the Panchi, and the stone brick wall on the south bank as the screen wall, with a total length of 110 meters, which is the longest screen wall in the country.
In front of the temple on the north bank are Juxing Pavilion and Sile Pavilion; on the central axis are Lingxing Gate, Dacheng Gate, Dacheng Hall, Mingde Hall, Zunjing Pavilion and other buildings; in addition, there is Kuixing Pavilion to the east of the temple.
, due to the requirements of the times, the Confucius Temple has now become a venue for mass cultural activities.
In 1985, the ancient building complex of Confucius Temple was restored, and the surrounding teahouses, restaurants, shops and other buildings were also renovated into Ming and Qing styles. The Confucius Temple building complex is composed of Confucius Temple, Academy, and Jiangnan Gongyuan, and is the essence of Qinhuai scenery.
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The Gongyuan Street area near the river is an antique tourist, cultural and commercial street.
At the same time, the East Market and West Market were rebuilt according to the pattern of temple fairs formed in history.
There are no less than 200 kinds of traditional food and snacks served here. Every year from the first day to the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, the Confucius Temple Lantern Festival is held here, which is very lively.
The food culture of Confucius Temple has a long history, which can be traced back to the Six Dynasties period, especially during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Various cuisines and snacks competed for their unique flavors.
Since the reform and opening up, we have discovered and sorted out the flavor snacks scattered among the people, and innovated on the basis of inheriting traditional characteristics, forming Qinhuai flavor snacks represented by the "Eight Wonders of Qinhuai".
The snacks are served in a combination of dry and spicy, with meat and vegetables interspersed with folk performances. They have strong local characteristics and cultural atmosphere, making the dining process a process of popular cultural appreciation at the same time. It reflects the exquisite combination of food and culture and has a long-lasting attraction for Chinese and foreign tourists.
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At present, there are more than 200 varieties of flavored snacks with significant economic benefits. They have become an important pillar of Confucius Temple's tourism economy and the characteristic culture of this region.
In recent years, Western fast food such as KFC and McDonald's have been introduced, while some night market food stalls have been retained, forming a new catering pattern that combines Chinese and Western food and maintains high, medium and low-end food.
Today, Confucius Temple has become a well-known "food center".
The unique and charming Confucius Temple Food Street was built in 1997 with a total investment of 150 million yuan. It is located at the southern end of Confucius Temple, starting from Pingjiangfu Road in the east and ending at Laiyan Road in the west.
The architectural shapes are different, with different heights, blue bricks and small tiles, and pink-walled sloping houses. They are simple and elegant, integrating with the ancient buildings of Confucius Temple.
The internal facilities are first-class and modern.
The antique granite pavement is inlaid with colorful square tiles on both sides, and the diamond-shaped flower beds, winding promenade, garden-style square, and classical low-frame street lamps create a warm and elegant atmosphere.
Along the street are a number of well-known catering and entertainment enterprises such as Wanqing Fengxiuxuan, Wanqing Mingxuan, Jinlingchun Restaurant, Confucius Temple Recreation City, Qinhuai Renjia, and Egret Hotel, bringing together fine food from home and abroad.
In conjunction with the construction of the food street, the Wangxie Ancient Residence displaying the culture of the Six Dynasties was built, Wuyi Lane was restored, a new landscape area was formed, and the scope of the Confucius Temple scenic area was expanded.
Xuegong Xuegong is located in the north of the back street of Dacheng Hall. It was originally the "No. 1 School in the Southeast" and includes ancient buildings such as Mingde Hall, Zunjing Pavilion, Qingyun Tower, and Chongsheng Temple.
Mingde Hall is the main building of the academy. During the imperial examination period, scholars came here every month to listen to lectures and lectures.
All academic palaces across the country are called "Ming Lun Hall", while the academy in Confucius Temple is uniquely called "Ming De Hall", which is said to be the result of the "Ming De Hall" plaque inscribed by Wen Tianxiang in the Song Dynasty.
In 1986, during the maintenance of Mingde Hall, the four "Zhidao", "Jude", "Yiren" and "Youyi" buildings on both sides were restored.
Wuyi Lane is located dozens of meters southwest of Confucius Temple. It is a quiet and narrow alley. It was originally the location of the residences of Wang Dao and Xie An, the famous prime ministers of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
In the old days, Wang Xie's children were good at wearing black clothes, hence their name.
To commemorate Wang Dao and Xie An, Laiyan Hall was built in the east of Wuyi Lane. The building is simple and elegant. Portraits of Wang Dao and Xie An are hung in the hall. Officials and tourists are constantly visiting. It has become a place to pay homage to the famous ministers of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and express their nostalgia for the ancient times.
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Liu Yuxi, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote a well-known poem: "Weeds and flowers beside the Suzaku Bridge, the sun sets at the entrance of Wuyi Lane, and the swallows in front of Wang Xietang in the old days flew into the homes of ordinary people." This is a sigh for this place.
Since then, Wuyi Lane has become famous both at home and abroad, attracting endless tourists.
Jiangnan Gongyuan Exhibition Hall of Jiangnan Gongyuan is the only professional museum in my country that reflects the Chinese imperial examination system.
Jiangnan Gongyuan was built in the fourth year of Qiandao in the Southern Song Dynasty (1168). It occupied a small area at first, and was continuously expanded during the Ming and Qing dynasties. At its peak, the scale ranked first among all the Gongyuan in the country. Together with Beijing Shuntian Gongyuan, it was also known as "Southern Gongyuan".
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Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, made Nanjing his capital, where he held the provincial examinations and the general examinations.
During the Yongle period, after the capital was moved to Beijing, it was still used as a provincial examination center during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
In the Qing Dynasty alone, 112 subjects were held in the scientific examination. Among them, 49 Jiangsu nationals and 9 Anhui nationals won the top prize in the Jiangnan Gongyuan Township Examination. Later, 49 Jiangsu and 9 Anhui nationals won the top prize, totaling 58, accounting for the total number of top picks in the country.
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Celebrities from the Ming and Qing dynasties such as Tang Bohu, Zheng Banqiao, Wu Jingzi, Shi Naian, Weng Tonghe, Zhang Qian and Chen Duxiu all came from here.
There are still a number of precious cultural relics and valuable historical materials left over from the original Jiangnan Gongyuan in the exhibition hall. There are eight rows of east and west dormitories and forty rooms. The eastern dormitory is the place where the "Simulated Jiangnan Rural Examination" is held. Chinese and foreign tourists can wear ancient costumes and enter the hall.
Give up and answer the test questions, feel the bitterness of the imperial examination and the joy of passing the exam.
The exhibition hall also displays more than 100 imperial examination cultural relics and pictures, and the video room plays TV films such as the imperial examination procedures.