Anshun Confucius Temple

Confucian temple in Guizhou Province, China

Anshun Confucius Temple

安顺文庙[1]

Religion
Affiliation| Confucianism
Location
Location| Anshun City, Guizhou Province[2]
Geographic coordinates| 26°15′10″N 105°55′56″E﻿ / ﻿26.25278°N 105.93222°E﻿ / 26.25278; 105.93222

Anshun Confucius Temple[3] (simplified Chinese: 安顺文庙; traditional Chinese: 安順文廟), or Anshun Confucian Temple, also known as Fuxue Palace (府学宫), [4] is a Confucian temple[5] located in Xixiu District, Anshun City, Guizhou Province. It is one of the four major ancient stone architectural complexes in China.[6]

The total area of Anshun Confucius Temple is 11,500 square meters,[7] and it was listed as the fifth batch of China's Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in 2001.[8]

## History

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The construction of the Anshun Confucius Temple began in the 27th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1394), it was rebuilt and expanded several times in the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty.[9]

## References

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1. ^ People's Republic of China Gazetteer. Commercial Press. 1998. pp. 7546–. ISBN 978-7-100-03254-4.
2. ^ Dai Wennian; Yang Minsheng; Mao Guoan; Zeng Xiangyang (2002). Guizhou Ethnicity Illustrated. Guizhou People's Publishing House. pp. 7–. ISBN 978-7-221-05974-1.
3. ^ "Tourism resources". China Daily. 2014-12-20.
4. ^ "Anshun Confucian Temple in Guizhou". China Daily. Jul 28, 2011.
5. ^ Damian Harper (2007). China. National Geographic Society. pp. 284–. ISBN 978-1-4262-0035-9.
6. ^ China Self-Guided Tour Editorial Committee (1 January 2012). China Self-Guided Tour (6th ed.). China Light Industry Press. pp. 245–. ISBN 978-7-5019-8528-9.
7. ^ "Anshun Confucian Temple: The Palace of Stone Carving Art". Guizhou Daily. 2016-09-23.
8. ^ "A complete list of China's fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units". China News Service. 2001-07-16.
9. ^ "Anshun Confucius Temple: Confucianism and the beauty of stone carving". The Paper. 2020-11-11.

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