Changchun Confucius Temple () is a

Confucian Confucianism, also known as Ruism or Ru classicism, is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China. Variously described as tradition, a philosophy, a Religious Confucianism, religion, a humanistic or rationalistic religion, ...

temple located in

Nanguan District Nanguan District () is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Changchun, the capital of Jilin Province, Northeast China, and forms part of the urban core. It borders the districts of Kuancheng to the north, Erdao to the northe ...

Changchun Changchun (, ; ), also romanized as Ch'angch'un, is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province, People's Republic of China. Lying in the center of the Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a , comprising 7 districts, 1 county and 3 c ...

Jilin Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...

History

Changchun Confucius Temple was originally built in 1872 with the donation of a gentleman named Zhu Chen (). In 1894, in the 20th year of Guangxu period of the

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(1644–1911), Yang Tonggui (), the magistrate of Changchun, built the Wenchang Pavilion. In 1924, Zhao Pengdi (), magistrate of Changchun, raised funds to restore and redecorate the temple. After establishment of the

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, it was used as a primary school's schoolhouse. Part of the temple was demolished. In 1985 it was authorized as municipal level cultural relic preservation organ by the Changchun Municipal Government. And two years later it was classified as a provincial level cultural heritage by the Jilin Provincial Government. The Wenchang Pavilion was reconstruction in 2008.

Architecture

The extant structure is based on the Qing dynasty building principles and retains the traditional architectural style. Now the existing main buildings include the ''Zhaobi'' (), ''Panchi'' (), ''Panqiao'' (),

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, Drum tower, Hall of Kuixing (), Gate of Lingxing (), Gate of Dacheng (), Hall of Dacheng (), Hall of Chongsheng (), Wenchang Pavilion (), and side halls.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Changchun Confucius Temple Buildings and structures in Changchun Tourist attractions in Changchun 1872 establishments in China Religious buildings and structures completed in 1872