Nanjing is one of the famous ancient capitals in my country and one of my country's first batch of national historical and cultural cities. Capital cities were established here in many dynasties in history and is known as the "Ancient Capital of the Six Dynasties". Over the long history, numerous cultural relics and historic sites have been left behind in the land of Nanjing through successive dynasties. Nowadays, most of the tourist attractions are open to tourists, attracting tens of millions of tourists from all over the world every year.

When traveling to Nanjing, the Confucius Temple Qinhuai River Scenic Belt is a must-visit, because it is Nanjing's tourist business card. It is just like going to Tiananmen Square and the Great Wall when going to Beijing, going to Shanghai, going to the Bund and the Oriental Pearl, going to Guangzhou, going to Xiaomanyao and Wuyang Sculptures, going to Chongqing, going to Jiefang Monument and Chaotianmen. If you go to Nanjing and not going to Confucius Temple, you will not really be able to visit Nanjing.

Confucius Temple is the core scenic spot of the Qinhuai River Scenic Belt of Confucius Temple, a national AAA-level tourist attraction. It is also surrounded by the Qinhuai River, known as "China's No. 1 Historical and Cultural River", Jiangnan Gongyuan, which has transported more than 800 top scholars to the country, China's oldest and famous alley Wuyi Lane, Zhanyuan, one of the four famous parks in Jiangnan, Zhonghua Gate, the largest existing ancient city gate in China, Yuanyuanzhou Egret Park of the family of Xu Da, the founding father of the Ming Dynasty, The seven miracles of the Middle Ages in the world, Dabaoen Temple, where the Nanjing Glass Pagoda is located... and a series of scenic spots and historic sites.

Specifically, Confucius Temple, also known as Nanjing Confucian Temple and Nanjing Confucian Temple, is the place where Confucius is worshipped and worshipped. It is the first national highest academic institution in China. It is also one of the four major Confucian temples in China, along with Qufu Confucian Temple, Beijing Confucian Temple, and Jilin Confucian Temple. It is also the hub of ancient Chinese culture and a place where Jinling's historical and cultural heritage gather. It was not only Nanjing's cultural and educational center during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but also the cultural and educational building complex ranked first among the southeastern provinces. It is located on Gongyuan Street on the north bank of the Qinhuai River in Qinhuai District, Nanjing.

Confucius Temple in the broad sense is a large-scale ancient building complex. It consists of three major building complexes: Confucius Temple, Xuegong Palace, and Gongyuan, and covers a huge area. In addition, there are Zhaobi, Panchi, Archway, Juxing Pavilion, Kuixing Pavilion, Lingxing Gate, Dacheng Hall, Mingde Hall, Zunjing Pavilion and other buildings. Confucius Temple is known as a scenic spot in Qinhuai and has become a characteristic landscape area in the ancient capital of Nanjing. From the Six Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, most aristocratic families gathered nearby, so it was said to be "gold powder in the six dynasties". It is the largest traditional ancient market in China, and is in line with Shanghai City God Temple, Suzhou Xuanmiao Temple and Beijing Tianqiao are China's four major downtown areas. They are also China's famous open national AAAAA-level tourist attractions and international tourist attractions.

However, although the Confucius Temple and Jiangnan Gongyuan (China Imperial Examination Museum) in the narrow sense are very close, they are actually managed separately. Tourists need to purchase tickets independently to enter. The Confucius Temple is mainly a place for worshipping Confucius, while Jiangnan Gongyuan is the place for imperial examinations in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and now it is the Chinese Imperial Examination Museum.

According to staff, Nanjing Confucius Temple was built in the third year of Xiankang in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (337). It has a history of nearly 1700 years. At that time, according to Wang Dao's proposal to "govern the country with cultivating talents first", the Imperial College was established on the south bank of the Qinhuai River; In the first year of Jingyou in the Northern Song Dynasty (1034), the Eastern Jin Dynasty Academy was moved to the Hebei of Qinhuai River, and a temple was built in front of the Academy to worship Confucius; it was burned down by war during the Jianyan period of the Southern Song Dynasty and was rebuilt in the ninth year of Shaoxing (139), calling it Jiankang Prefecture School; The Yuan Dynasty was changed to Jiqing Road School; In the early Ming Dynasty, it was changed to Guozi School, and later to Yingtianfu School; it was destroyed again by military fire during the Xianfeng period and rebuilt in the eighth year of Tongzhi (1869); Confucius Temple was destroyed four times and built five times, the last time was damaged by the artillery fire of the Japanese invaders in 1937. The construction we are seeing now is basically repaired and rebuilt after 1984.

Similar to the layout of the Confucian Temple in Qufu, the first gate to enter the temple is the Lingxing Gate, there are other Shoujing Gate on the east and west sides, and the middle is the Dacheng Gate, also known as the Halberd Gate. In the feudal era, during the New Moon, Wangshi pilgrimage and Spring and Autumn Festival ceremonies, prefectural and county officials, clergy, and discipline instructors entered through the Dacheng Gate, and scholars walked through the Respect Gate and were not allowed to exceed the rules. The lower step is the Danchi, with three steles standing side by side in the east and west. In the east is the stele of the Lady of the Holy Spirit in the second year of Yuan Zhishun, in the west is the stele of the Four Asian Saints, and in the west is the stele of the Emperor Kangxi's Xueyuan Palace of the Qing Dynasty. There are two verandas on the left and right sides of the Dan Chi, and there is a corridor outside that leads to the main hall. The two corridors enshrine the tablets of the seventy-two sages of the Confucius Gate.

The most important building in the Confucius Temple is the Dacheng Hall in the center. There is a terrace outside. It is a place for dance and music during the Spring and Autumn Festival memorial ceremonies. It is surrounded by stone railings on three sides, and there are copper stoves at the four corners, which burn tung oil torches. Sacrifice is mostly at midnight. The light is like day. The center of the hall is dedicated to the "position of the Great Sage, the former teacher of Kong", and the left and right are dedicated to the four sub-saints-Yan Hui, Zeng Shen, Meng Ke, and Kong Ji.

Yufan went to Nanjing before the New Year. At that time, the grand Qinhuai Lantern Festival was being held. The Confucius Temple was also full of brilliance and brilliant lights. It was decorated very beautifully by some light groups that combined history, culture and celebrity allusions. However, now for well-known reasons, The lantern festivals and scenic spots here have been suspended. If you want to visit, you will have to wait until after the epidemic is over.

Now the Confucius Temple has become Nanjing's cultural business card and has certain influence across the country and even the world. The history and humanities here are rich, tourist attractions are dense, and the snacks on the pedestrian street rank first among the four major snacks in China. The 1700-year-old Qinhuai Lantern Festival will be held every year during the Spring Festival. It is a very worthwhile place to visit. When the epidemic comes, you may wish to make an appointment.