Wuxuan Confucius Temple

　　Also called Huangxueguan, it is a temple dedicated to commemorating and worshipping Confucius, and was the earliest site in Wuxuan County for establishing schools and promoting education. The temple was relocated here in the sixth year of the Xuande era of the Ming Dynasty (1431), from the old county seat (now Jiuxian Village, Sanli Town), and is situated at the left corner of the southern gate (i.e., its current location). Facing south and overlooking the Qian River, with the Wenbi Peak in front, the temple enjoys a high and open terrain, boasts a grand scale, and is highly majestic. Covering an area of 4,760 square meters, it is one of the largest existing Confucius temples in Guangxi. Having undergone successive renovations during the Ming, Qing, and Republican periods, the complex now features an architectural layout that includes a screen wall, east and west wing rooms, the Gate of Rites, the Gate of Righteousness, the Lingxing Gate, the Number One Scholar Bridge, the Pan Pond, the Grand Gate, the Shrine of Eminent Officials, the Shrine of Local Worthies, east and west side halls, a terrace, the Dacheng Hall, the Shrine of Venerating the Sage, the Pavilion of Respecting the Classics, and the Hall of Enlightenment. These structures form an ancient architectural complex of palace-style hip-and-gable roof with post-and-lintel construction. In May 1984, the county government designated the temple as one of “Wuxuan County’s First Batch of Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.” In 2000, the autonomous region government listed it as a “Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit of the Autonomous Region.” In 2002, the Liuzhou Prefectural Committee and the Liuzhou Prefecture Administration approved Wuxuan Confucius Temple as one of the “Second Batch of Patriotic Education Bases in the Liuzhou Prefecture.”

　　Confucius (551 BC~479 BC)　　 Confucius (551–479 BC), whose given name was Qiu and courtesy name Zhongni, was a native of Zouyi (southeast of present-day Qufu, Shandong), Changping District, the State of Lu. 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, especially across Southeast Asia, making him one of the world’s cultural icons. Confucius’s ancestors included Weizi Qi, the half-brother of the tyrant King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty. Weizi Qi presided over Shang rituals and was enfeoffed in the State of Song. His sixth-generation descendant, Kong Fu Jia, was the first to adopt the surname Kong. His fifth-generation ancestor, Mu Jin Fu, fled to the State of Lu and later settled in Zouyi. His father, Shuliang He, was a renowned warrior in Lu, celebrated for his bravery among feudal lords. In his later years... Details+