Confucian Temple

There are many attractions in Confucian Temple.

The jinshi tablets are housed in the Dacheng Gate of the Confucian Temple and the Gate of the Great Teacher. The 198 tablets are inscribed with the names of jinshi, or successful candidates in the highest imperial examination. 3 of them date from the Yuan Dynasty, 77 from the Ming Dynasty and 118 from the Qing Dynasty.

With red walls and yellow tiles, the Dacheng Hall houses the memorial tablet of Confucius, to whom emperors would offer sacrifices. The ritual vessels, musical instruments, and plaques inscribed by emperors all date back to the Qing Dynasty. Similar relics are rarely found elsewhere.

The Traitor-striking Cypress, which is over 700 years old, grows to the west of the terrace of the Dacheng Hall. It is named after a legend. It is said that one day Yan Song, an evil prime minister during Emperor Jiajing's reign in the Ming Dynasty, accompanied the emperor to the Confucian Temple for sacrifice. When he came under this cypress, a gust sprang up, and its branches struck off his hat. When they heard about this, people said that the tree was capable of telling the loyal from the traitorous.

Address: No.13, Guozijian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing

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