The Dacheng Hall of Sui County Confucius Temple

The Dacheng Hall of Sui County Confucius Temple

The Dacheng Hall of Sui County Confucius Temple is a cultural relic protection unit of Sui County.

The Dacheng Hall of the Confucius Temple. Also known as the Dacheng Hall of the Imperial College. Located south of Jianshe Road in the county town. Originally built in the 10th year of the Kangxi reign during the Qing Dynasty (1671). The Imperial College was the former Confucian school of Sui Prefecture, with the Dacheng Hall as its main structure, used to enshrine Confucius, the founder of Confucianism. After the Republic of China era, the Imperial College gradually fell into disrepair, and the site was repurposed; only the Dacheng Hall remains today. The hall has a depth of five bays, a width of five bays, with a protruding front and enclosed rear, topped with glazed tiles, and features a dragon ridge with mythical beast ornaments at both ends. Along the descending ridges are arranged, in order, mythical birds, fish, and seahorses. In 1981, it was designated as a county-level key cultural relic protection unit by the county government.