| Nanjing Fuzimiao | |
|---|---|
| Native name 南京夫子庙 (Chinese) | |
 Kuiguang/Kuixing Pavilion (魁光阁/魁星阁) | |
| Location | 128 Zinyhan Road, Nanjing, China |
| Coordinates | 32°01′21″N 118°47′02″E / 32.022579°N 118.783786°E |
| Built | 1034 originally A.D.; the current structure was built in the 19th century |
Nanjing Fuzimiao (Chinese: 南京夫子庙) or Fuzimiao (Chinese: 夫子庙; lit. 'Confucian Temple'), is a Confucius Temple and former site of imperial examination hall located in southern Nanjing City on banks of the Qinhuai River. It is now a popular tourist attraction with pedestrian shopping streets around the restored temple buildings.
Nanjing Confucius Temple is located in Qinhuai District, Nanjing City, on the north bank of the Qinhuai River Gongyuan Street, Jiangnan Gongyuan west, located in the Confucius temple Qinhuai scenery belt core area, namely Nanjing Confucius Temple, Nanjing Confucian Temple, Wenxuanwang Temple, for the place of worship and sacrifice of Confucius, It is the first national highest institution of learning in China, one of the four major temples of literature in China, the hub of ancient Chinese culture, the place where Nanking history and humanities gather and is not only the cultural and educational centre of Nanjing in the Ming and Qing dynasties but also the cultural and educational architectural complex that ranks first in the southeastern provinces.[2]
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- ^ "Confucius Temple of Protection Association of China 南京夫子庙_中国孔庙保护协会". www.kmbhxh.cn.