The Golden Tablet Pavilion

The Golden Tablet Pavilion

The Golden Tablet Pavilion is a cultural tourism attraction.

One of the Thirteen Tablet Pavilions, the Golden Tablet Pavilion is the oldest ancient structure in the Confucius Temple. Located behind the Kuwen Pavilion, it was specially built to house stone tablets inscribed by feudal emperors and is commonly known as the “Imperial Tablet Pavilion.” There are eight pavilions on the southern side and five on the northern side, arranged from east to west. Their designs are largely similar—double-eaved hip-and-gable roofs covered with yellow glazed tiles, square in plan, with three bays per side. The central bay is open, while the side bays are walled.

One of the Thirteen Tablet Pavilions, the pavilion houses a total of 55 stone tablets from the Tang, Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming, Qing, and Republic of China periods. Among them, two are from the Jin Dynasty, likely built during the major renovation between the second and sixth years of the Mingchang era in the Jin Dynasty; two are from the Yuan Dynasty, constructed in the sixth year of the Yuandade era and the fifth year of the Yuanyou era, respectively; and nine are from the Qing Dynasty, including five Imperial Tablet Pavilions and four Tablet Pavilions for Official Sacrificial Missions, built during the reigns of Emperors Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong. The two Jin Dynasty Tablet Pavilions, likely constructed during the major renovation between the second and sixth years of the Mingchang era, are the oldest surviving structures in the Confucius Temple.