The Golden Tablet Pavilion

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

　　One of the Thirteen Tablet Pavilions, the pavilion houses a total of 55 stone tablets from the Tang, Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming, Qing dynasties, and the Republic of China. Among them, there are two Jin Dynasty tablet pavilions, built around the 2nd to 6th years of the Mingchang era during a major renovation project; two Yuan Dynasty tablet pavilions, constructed in the 6th year of the Yuandade era and the 5th year of the Yuanyou era respectively; and nine Qing Dynasty tablet pavilions, including five Imperial Inscription Pavilions and four Official Sacrificial Tablet Pavilions, built during the reigns of Emperors Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong. The two Jin Dynasty tablet pavilions, built around the 2nd to 6th years of the Mingchang era, are the oldest existing structures in the Confucius Temple.