Temple of Confucius

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Temple of Confucius
The Temple of Confucius in Qufu c. 1912
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	孔廟
Simplified Chinese	孔庙
Literal meaning	Temple of Kong
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Kǒngmiào
Temple of Literature
Traditional Chinese	文廟
Simplified Chinese	文庙
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wénmiào Southern Min Hokkien POJ Bûn-biō
Temple of the Sage
Traditional Chinese	聖廟
Simplified Chinese	圣庙
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shèngmiào Southern Min Hokkien POJ Sèng-biō
Temple of the Master
Traditional Chinese	夫子廟
Simplified Chinese	夫子庙
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fūzi miào
Temple of Study
Traditional Chinese	學廟
Simplified Chinese	学庙
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xuémiào
Palace of Study
Traditional Chinese	學宮
Simplified Chinese	学宫
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xuégōng
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese	Văn (Thánh) Miếu
Hán-Nôm	文廟 文(聖)廟
Literal meaning	Temple of (the Sage of) Literature
Korean name
Hangul	문묘 공자묘
Hanja	文廟 孔子廟
Literal meaning	Temple of Literature Temple of Confucius
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Munmyo Gongjamyo McCune–Reischauer Munmyo Kongjamyo
Japanese name
Kanji	聖廟 聖堂
Transcriptions Romanization seibyō seidō
Indonesian name
Indonesian	Boen Bio
Manchu name
Manchu script	ᡴᡠᠩᡶᡠᡯ ᡳ ᠮᡠᡴᡨᡝᡥᡝᠨ
Möllendorff	kungfudzi-i muktehen

A temple of Confucius or Confucian temple is a temple for the veneration of Confucius and the sages and philosophers of Confucianism in Chinese folk religion and other East Asian religions. They were formerly the site of the administration of the imperial examination in China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam and often housed schools and other studying facilities.

There is a 72-meter-tall statue of Confucius made of brass and reinforced with steel. The giant statue is located in Qufu, Shandong province, birthplace of the ancient Chinese educator and philosopher.