As the hub of China's ancient culture and the gathering place of Jinling's history and humanities, it is not only the cultural and educational center of Nanjing in Ming and Qing Dynasties, but also the highest cultural and educational building in southeast provinces. Now it is an important part of the Qinhuai scenic belt of Confucius Temple.
Main attractions:
Gong Xue 1
Gong Xue is located in the north of the backstreet of Dacheng Hall, with the original "Southeast No.1 School" gate, including Mingdetang, Zunjing Pavilion, Qingyun Tower, Chongsheng Temple and other ancient buildings. Mingde Hall is the main building in Gong Xue, where scholars in the imperial examination period come to attend lectures every month.
China's study is called "Ming Lun Dian", while the study of Confucius Temple is called "Mingde Dian" alone, which is said to be due to the inscription of "Mingde Dian" in Wen Tianxiang in Song Dynasty. 1986 during the maintenance of mingdetang, four lent houses of "knowing", "knowing virtue", "arbitrary" and "entertainment" were restored on both sides.
2. Dacheng Hall
Dacheng Hall is the main hall of Confucius Temple, with a height of16.22m, a width of 28. 1 m and a depth of 21.7m.. The largest portrait of Confucius in China hangs in the center of the hall, with a height of 6.50m and a width of 3.15m.
In the hall, five kinds of ancient musical instruments, such as chimes and chimes, were imitated 2,500 years ago. Ancient songs and elegant music were regularly played, and large-scale Ming Dynasty music and dances reflecting the ritual of offering sacrifices to the Confucius were performed, so that the audience could hear the music of bells and drums and the sound of the harp in the Spring and Autumn Period, and show the features of another ancient music more than 2,000 years ago.
The main hall is surrounded by murals of Confucius' performance drawings, which have both form and spirit. There are two stele corridors around the temple, and the walls are inlaid with 30 inscriptions inscribed for Mo Bao by famous calligraphers such as Zhao Puchu, Lin Sanzhi, Shen Peng and Wu Zhongqi. There is a rain flower stone exhibition in the stele gallery, which is called "a must in China".