Wanquan Confucius Temple

Wanquan Confucius Temple

Wanquan Confucius Temple is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Wanquan Confucius Temple

Wanquan Confucius Temple (Sixth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units)

Era: Ming Dynasty

Address: Wanquan Village, Wanquan Township, Wanrong County

The temple faces south and covers an area of 2,784 square meters. Only the Dacheng Hall and the screen wall remain today. The Dacheng Hall was built in the fourth year of the Zhengtong era of the Ming Dynasty (1439), featuring a five-bay width and three-bay depth, with a single-eave hip-and-gable roof. Its construction area is 282.48 square meters. The front eaves feature bracket sets, while the side eaves have closely spaced column tops. The building structure is intricate, and the interior includes beams and brackets supporting the roof. Confucius (551–479 BC), whose given name was Qiu and courtesy name Zhongni, was a native of Zouyi in Changping, the State of Lu (present-day southeastern Qufu, Shandong Province). He was a thinker, educator, and statesman in the late Spring and Autumn period, the founder of Confucianism, and one of the most influential figures in Chinese history and culture. His impact extends globally, particularly across Southeast Asia, making him one of the world’s cultural icons.

Confucius’ ancestors were the younger half-brother of King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty, Weizi Qi, who upheld the Shang ancestral rites and was enfeoffed in the State of Song. His sixth-generation ancestor, Kong Fu Jia, was the first to adopt the surname Kong. His fifth-generation ancestor, Mu Jin Fu, fled to the State of Lu to escape turmoil and later settled there in Zou... For more detailed information about Confucius, click ++

Further Reading:

· Sixth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units