Tonghai Confucius Temple is situated in the south of the town at the foot of the Xiushan Mountains. The temple consists of a group of ancient architectures which are divided by a central axis and appear in layers with a combination of individual architectural bodies. The temple is compromised of red walls, pools, the Wenming Archway, the Martyr Temple, Chaste and the Filial Temple, the Dacheng Gate, the Country Worthies Hall, the Famous Officials Hall, the East Siderooms, the West Siderooms, the Dacheng Hall, the Bell and Drum Tower, the Saint Temple, and the Book-collection Hall, with a total occupation of 12,000 square meters. The temple was first built in the Yuan Dynasty and was moved to the present location in Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. The architectures preserved to today were built in Kanxi and Yongzheng periods of the early Qing Dynasty, when several famous personnels studied here, such as Zhu Zun, the minister of Board of Rites, Dong Qi and Dong Jian, scholars of the Imperial Academy, and Kan Zhenzhao, the famous calligraphist. The temple was listed on the provincial fifth batch relics for protection in 1998.
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