For more than 800 years, Nan 'an Confucian Temple was abandoned and revived. 1952, abandoned to this day due to a fire in the temple. Recently, after many arrangements, Nan 'an Cultural and Sports Travel Group started the renovation project of Nan 'an Confucian Temple, and the first phase of the project is expected to be completed in the first half of 2023. By then, Nan 'an Confucian Temple will reproduce its former style, inherit history and spirit.
Nan 'an Confucian Temple is located in Zhaolian Community, Beifeng Street, Fengze District, Quanzhou City.
Exquisite wood carvings in the Confucius Temple.
Most of the floors have been repaired and leveled.
On the 25th, the reporter came to the repair project site of Nan 'an Confucian Temple, walked into the gap of the east iron fence, crossed the open space between two white buildings and came to the center of the courtyard of the Confucian Temple. I saw that most of the surrounding main buildings no longer exist, except for the big city gate, the east and west wing and Xidan in the south, and scaffolding has been set up at the edge of the yard.
At the scene, some workers are tearing off individual uneven granite strips on the ground and laying the ground in the original way; Some workers also repaired and chiseled the bottom of the strip stone to make it better fit the ground after returning to safety. At present, most floors in the hospital have been repaired and leveled.
There is a wall on the south side of the big city gate. The other side of the wall used to be the location of the South Square, but now it has become a processing factory. The big city gate is separated from the east and west wings by two walls. Panlong stone pillars are built into the walls, and some reliefs are exposed outside the walls, which still shows its simple and rough style.
The rest of the house, with red brick and stone brick structure on the edge, is still very neat and exquisite. In front of the ruins of Dacheng Hall, there is still a relatively complete single pen, and its sculpture is clearly visible and amazing.
According to local villagers, Dacheng Hall was destroyed by fire in its early years, and its site was reclaimed as a vegetable field by nearby villagers. At present, only platforms and individual column foundations are left.
Walking into the gate and looking up, you can see that the rafters on the roof are dark. Wang, the project leader of Nan 'an Cultural and Sports Travel Group, said that it was not smoked by fire, but the paint on its surface became dull after a long period of oxidation.
Wang introduced that in addition to the part left by the main body, there is also a little-known filial piety temple in Nan 'an Confucian Temple. So, the reporter came here along the alley around Nan 'an Confucian Temple, bypassing a large number of houses. Nowadays, the filial piety temple in Zhenlie Festival is covered with weeds half a person high, and the roof has collapsed and the roof truss is crumbling. What does it say? Filial piety on Zhenlie Festival? The handwriting on the plaque has faded. Several trees have grown on the floor of the temple, and their crowns are higher than the roofs.
According to historical records, Nan 'an Confucian Temple is large in scale and unique in architectural style. The square at the entrance is paved with eight stone slabs, which means that there are eight shops inside and outside Fengzhou, namely, four shops in the city (East Fuchun Store, West Lille Store, South Wurong Store and North Changshou Store) and four shops outside the city (Zhaoxian Store in the east, Shetan Store in the west, Qin Zhou Store in the south and Taoyuan Store in the north), with a total of 46 squares? Wenguiqiao? , the symbol of Nan 'an, has 46 capitals.
Nowadays, through the remaining components and the sites being repaired, the solemnity and glory of the Confucian Temple in the past are gradually revealed.
Have an indissoluble bond with Zheng Chenggong
According to historical records, Nan 'an Confucian Temple was built in the Jingkang period of the Northern Song Dynasty, more than 800 years ago. Originally located in the western part of the original Fengzhou, and later moved to the eastern part of the original Fengzhou, which is the current position? Zhaolian Community in Beifeng Street, Fengze District, Quanzhou makes it the only cross-regional county-level Confucian temple in Quanzhou.
Nan 'an Confucian Temple has an indissoluble bond with national hero Zheng Chenggong. 1646, Zheng Chenggong's father Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Qing court. The country was in danger and the people were in danger, but his father surrendered at this time, which made Zheng Chenggong determined to fight for his country and hate his family. He came to Nan 'an Confucian Temple and stood in front of the statue of Confucius next to Kuixing Pavilion. He burned the Tsing Yi and police tactical unit he wore at school, put on his armor and sword, and lived a military life from then on.
According to Nan 'an County Records, Nan 'an Confucian Temple was abandoned and revived, or moved, or destroyed, or destroyed by bandits, or drifted in floods, or died in earthquakes, which was full of disasters. However, Nan 'an people in the past dynasties have repaired and even rebuilt it many times, which shows that people attach importance to Confucius Temple and education.
During the reconstruction period, most of them were presided over by successive justices of the peace, gentry or religious order, study and discipline records. Every time you rebuild, you will build a card, discipline it, say it is difficult, and show its merits. According to Nan 'an County Records and Fengzhou Collection, Nan 'an Confucian Temple has an inscription 15. After the imperial examination school was abolished in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, Nan 'an Confucian Temple was really abandoned gradually.
19 13, 19 15, rebuild the Confucius Temple. When fashion has the main hall, Planet Gate, Minglun Hall, Wenchang Pavilion, Oracle Bone Inscriptions Department, Yangchi and Panyun Bridge, there are Zhuzi Temple, Mingguan Temple and Qishenggong Temple on the left. Until 1952, due to the fire in the temple and the spread of the corridor, Nan 'an Confucian Temple was burned to the main entrance and some ruins.
? Keep it the same? Give consideration to the characteristics of southern Fujian
As early as September 2020, Nan 'an Museum invited a professional archaeological team to conduct archaeological investigation and exploration on the site of Nan 'an Confucian Temple. According to the survey, the roofs of Dachengmen, Dai Dong, Dai Xi, Dacheng Hall and Xiaojie Hall of Nan 'an Confucian Temple are all red tiles unique to Minnan architecture. There are two flower windows with Minnan characteristics on the walls of the east and west wing rooms; Dacheng Hall not only adopts the traditional roof structure in southern Fujian, but also adopts the mirror wall method. The wall structure is skirt wall, incense frame, body wall, top wall and waterwheel wall from bottom to top. This transformation will also restore these parts.
Due to the high humidity in southern Fujian, which is close to the sea, the building is required to be moisture-proof and rain-proof. Therefore, stone is widely used in traditional buildings. Granite columns are mainly used in the facade of Nan 'an Confucian Temple, and the beams are connected with wooden columns at the top of the columns. In order to rebuild the Nan 'an Confucian Temple in an all-round way, the construction unit also commissioned a professional stone processing factory to customize stone pillars, stone carvings and other components.
? Repair the roof tiles one by one and cross the river by feeling the stones. ? Dong, head of the construction unit, said that many parts can only be found damaged during construction. For example, the rafters on the roof need to be uncovered to know whether they need to be replaced. The purpose of this is to preserve the original components of Nan 'an Confucian Temple as much as possible? .
It is reported that the renovation of Nan 'an Confucian Temple will follow? Keep it the same? The idea is to use original materials as much as possible, keep original components, use original technology, keep historical information as much as possible, and keep the characteristics of cultural relics. ? After the structure is strengthened, it is necessary to comprehensively reduce hidden dangers and ensure long-term maintenance. ? Dong introduced that the attached cultural relics are only allowed to be removed if they are likely to be damaged, and will be restored to their original state after repair.