Confucius Temple Review

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Confucius Temple

  • Address: Guozijian Lu off Yunghegong Lu near Lama Temple, Dongcheng District, Beijing
  • Phone: 010/8401-1977

Fodor's Review:

This tranquil temple to China's great sage has endured close to eight centuries of additions and restorations. In 2006 it was once again under scaffolding and is now combined with the Imperial Academy (next door), once the highest educational institution in the country. The Great Accomplishment Hall in the temple houses Confucius's funeral tablet and shrine, flanked by copper-color statues depicting China's wisest Confucian scholars. Like in Buddhist and Taoist temples, worshippers can offer sacrifices (in this case, to a mortal, not a deity).

  • Cost: Y20 (tickets are reduced if renovations cause restricted access)
  • Open: Daily 9-5
  • Metro: Yonghegong
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