Harbin Confucius Temple | |
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哈尔滨文庙[1] | |
Dacheng Hall of the Harbin Confucius Temple | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Confucianism |
Location | |
Location | Within the HEU |
Country | China |
Architecture | |
Style | Imitation of Qing Dynasty |
Groundbreaking | 1926[2] |
Completed | 1929[3] |
Construction cost | 730,000 Harbin silver dollar notes[4] |
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Harbin Confucius Temple[5] (simplified Chinese: 哈尔滨文庙; traditional Chinese: 哈爾濱文廟), or Harbin Confucian Temple, is a Confucian temple located in Confucian Temple Street (文庙街),[6] Nangang District (南岗区),[7] Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province. The Temple is a typical building complex imitating the architectural style of the Qing Dynasty.[8]
Located within the courtyard of Harbin Engineering University, [9] Harbin Confucius Temple is the largest Confucian temple in Northeast China.[10] In the whole of China, its scale is second only to Qufu Confucius Temple and Beijing Confucius Temple. [11]
The construction of the Harbin Confucius Temple began in 1926 and was completed in 1929, costing 730,000 Harbin silver dollar notes (哈大洋).[12]
In November 1996, Harbin Confucius Temple was included as the fourth batch of the China's Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level. [13]