Dingxiang Confucius Temple

Dingxiang Confucius Temple

Dingxiang Confucius Temple is a cultural tourism attraction.

Dingxiang Confucius Temple, located in Chengnei Village, Jinchang Town, Dingxiang County, faces south and sits north. It stretches 37.4 meters from east to west and 77.4 meters from north to south, covering an area of approximately 2,895 square meters. The exact date of its construction is unknown, but the existing structures date back to the Ming and Qing dynasties. Along the central axis, there were originally a screen wall, Lingxing Gate, Dacheng Gate, Dacheng Hall, and Minglun Hall, with Dao Guan Gu Jin Fang, De Pei Tian Di Fang, Xiangxian Shrine, Minghuan Shrine, East Wing Rooms, and West Wing Rooms on both sides. Currently, only the Minglun Hall, Rixin Zhai, Shixi Zhai, East Wing Rooms, and West Wing Rooms remain, while the rest of the buildings have been destroyed. The Minglun Hall is five bays wide with a single-eave hanging hip roof; the Rixin Zhai and Shixi Zhai are both five bays wide with a single-eave flush gable roof; the East and West Wing Rooms are both seven bays wide with a single-eave hanging hip roof. After the liberation, the site was occupied by the county Party School. In 2007, it was designated as a county-level cultural relics protection unit by the People’s Government of Dingxiang County. Content excerpted from *A Collection of Cultural Relics in Xinzhou*.

Source: Xinzhou Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics

Chengnei Village: Located in Jinchang Town, Dingxiang County, Chengnei Village has a rural population of 1,073 households and 2,458 people, with 1,446 mu of arable land. Through the joint hard work and entrepreneurship of cadres and villagers, the village has achieved rapid development in all aspects of its economic and social affairs, becoming a well-known moderately prosperous village in the county and even the whole city. It has been awarded honors such as "Advanced Village in New Rural Construction." … More details about Chengnei Village++