Wuwei Confucius Temple

Religion
Affiliation| Confucianism
Location
Location| In the southeast corner of the urban area of Wuwei[1]
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Wuwei Confucius Temple[2] (simplified Chinese: 武威文庙; traditional Chinese: 武威文廟), or Wuwei Confucian Temple,[3] is a Confucian temple located in Liangzhou District, Wuwei City, Gansu Province. [4] It is the largest Confucian temple in Northwest China in terms of scale of construction, [5] covering an area of 15,300 square meters.[6]

Wuwei Confucius Temple complex is divided into two sections: the Confucius Temple and the Wenchang Hall.[7] The Temple was hailed as the "Crown of Longyou Academy" (陇右学宫之冠) during the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty.[8]

## History

Wuwei Confucius Temple was built in the 2nd to 4th year of Zhengtong of the Ming Dynasty (1437-1439), [9] and was rebuilt and expanded several times during Chenghua, Shunzhi, Kangxi, Qianlong, Daoguang and the Republic of China.[10]

## Conservation

In 1996, Wuwei Confucius Temple was listed as the fourth batch of Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China.[11]

## References

1. ↑ "Finding the Footprints of the Silk Road (V) - Wuwei". China National Radio. 2004-08-09. http://www.cnr.cn/lvyou1/200408/t20040809_253298.html.
2. ↑ "Wuwei - Chinaculture.org". 2003-09-24. http://en.chinaculture.org/library/2003-09/24/content_35534.htm.
3. ↑ "Introduction to Wuwei". http://www.gansu.gov.cn/col/col3647/index.html. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
4. ↑ Liang Zhongjing; Jin Rong (1 August 2017). Study on the Development Strategy of Hexi Tourism from the Perspective of "Belt and Road". Ningxia People's Education Publishing House. pp. 44-. ISBN 978-7-5544-2119-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=C1bTDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT44.
5. ↑ "Gansu Wuwei carries ancient Liangzhou culture". Ta Kung Pao. 2019-04-26. http://www.takungpao.com/life/238152/2019/0426/280463.html.
6. ↑ Chen Yuning; Tang Xiaofang; Lei Runze (1 January 2016). Xixia Architecture Research. Social Sciences Literature Press. pp. 238-. ISBN 978-7-5097-8226-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZTISEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA238.
7. ↑ "Wuwei Confucius Temple". Lonely Planet. https://www.lonelyplanet.com/china/wuwei/attractions/wuwei-confucius-temple/a/poi-sig/1239309/1323817. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
8. ↑ "Wuwei Confucius Temple hides several plaques from 300 years ago". Ta Kung Pao. 2020-11-20. http://www.takungpao.com/special/239159/2020/1120/522897.html.
9. ↑ The Complete Book of Western Development System Engineering. Jilin People's Publishing House. 2000. pp. 1360-. https://books.google.com/books?id=ovVcAAAAIAAJ.
10. ↑ "Gansu Ancient Architecture--Wuwei Confucius Temple". The Paper. 2021-02-08. https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_11282318.
11. ↑ "Notice of the State Council on Promulgating the Fourth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units". 2014-07-21. http://www.gov.cn/guoqing/2014-07/21/content_2721166.htm.

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