Cangzhou Confucius Temple

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Cangzhou Confucius Temple
沧州文庙
Religion
AffiliationConfucianism
Location
LocationCangzhou, Hebei[1]
Architecture
StyleMing Dynasty[2]
FounderJi Weiren[3]
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Cangzhou Confucius Temple (simplified Chinese: 沧州文庙; traditional Chinese: 滄州文廟), or Cangzhou Confucian Temple, is a Confucian temple located in the east of Xiaoshi Street, Cangzhou City.[4] It was founded by Ji Weiren (纪惟仁), an Administrative Assistant (判官) of Cangzhou,[5] in the first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1368). [6]

General information

Cangzhou Confucius Temple is a Ming Dynasty building complex,[7] facing south, 110.5 meters long from north to south, 37.2 meters wide from east to west, covering an area of 4,110 square meters, with a construction area of 1,986 square meters.[8]

History

After the founding of Cangzhou Confucius Temple, it has been repaired and expanded several times, but most of the monuments were destroyed for historical reasons. [9]

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