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Qixian Confucius Temple (5th Batch of Provincial Protected Sites) Era: Ming and Qing Dynasties Address: No. 29 Guilin Lane, inside Qixian Middle School, Qixian County The Qixian Confucius Temple was first built in the mid-Dading period of the Jin Dynasty, and was rebuilt in the third year of the Hongwu era (1370) of the Ming Dynasty. Further renovations took place in the sixteenth year of Hongwu (1383), during the Tianshun era (1457–1464), between the ninth and forty-sixth years of the Wanli era (1581–1618), in the fourteenth year of the Chongzhen era (1641), the sixteenth year of the Shunzhi era (1659) of the Qing Dynasty, the forty-fourth year of the Kangxi era (1705), the fifty-seventh year of the Kangxi era (1718), the seventh year of the Yongzheng era (1729), the ninth year of the Qianlong era (1744), and the thirty-third year of the Qianlong era (1768). The temple faces south and has a two-courtyard layout. Along the central axis from south to north are the Pan Pond, the Zhuangyuan Bridge (newly built), the Jimen (Pillared Gate), and the Dacheng Hall. On both sides are the east and west corridors of the front courtyard, side halls, and wing rooms; as well as the east and west corridors, and wing rooms of the rear courtyard. The only surviving structure from the Ming Dynasty is the Dacheng Hall, while the rest are Qing Dynasty constructions. It is now used as an exhibition room for the historical archives of Qixian Middle School.

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The Qixian Confucius Temple is a cultural relic protection unit of Shanxi Province.

Qixian Confucius Temple (5th Batch of Provincial Protected Sites)

Era: Ming and Qing Dynasties

Address: No. 29 Guilin Lane, inside Qixian Middle School, Qixian County

The Qixian Confucius Temple was first built in the mid-Dading period of the Jin Dynasty, and was rebuilt in the third year of the Hongwu era (1370) of the Ming Dynasty. Further renovations took place in the sixteenth year of Hongwu (1383), during the Tianshun era (1457–1464), between the ninth and forty-sixth years of the Wanli era (1581–1618), in the fourteenth year of the Chongzhen era (1641), the sixteenth year of the Shunzhi era (1659) of the Qing Dynasty, the forty-fourth year of the Kangxi era (1705), the fifty-seventh year of the Kangxi era (1718), the seventh year of the Yongzheng era (1729), the ninth year of the Qianlong era (1744), and the thirty-third year of the Qianlong era (1768). The temple faces south and has a two-courtyard layout. Along the central axis from south to north are the Pan Pond, the Zhuangyuan Bridge (newly built), the Jimen (Pillared Gate), and the Dacheng Hall. On both sides are the east and west corridors of the front courtyard, side halls, and wing rooms; as well as the east and west corridors, and wing rooms of the rear courtyard. The only surviving structure from the Ming Dynasty is the Dacheng Hall, while the rest are Qing Dynasty constructions. It is now used as an exhibition room for the historical archives of Qixian Middle School.

The Dacheng Hall is the main hall of the temple, built on a brick foundation. It has a rectangular floor plan, with a spacious front terrace surrounded by stone pillars and railings. The hall is seven bays wide and six rafters deep, making it quite large. It features a single-eave hip-and-gable roof, with yellow glazed tile ridges and peacock-blue glazed tiles. The roof truss is a seven-rafter, corridor-less structure.

There is one extant stone stele in the temple.

The Dacheng Hall of Qixian Confucius Temple is the largest and best-preserved Ming Dynasty official-style building in Qixian County. It holds significant value for studying the urban form and planning layout of Qixian County during the mid-to-late Ming Dynasty.

The Qixian Confucius Temple has a complete courtyard layout and is relatively large in scale. It is one of the better-preserved county-level Confucius Temples in the Jinzhong region, offering important insights into the development of Confucian culture, as well as the architectural system and structural features of Confucius Temples during the Ming and Qing periods.

Source: Shanxi Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau