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Temple of Confucius
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| Temple of Confucius | |||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 孔廟 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 孔庙 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Temple of Kong | ||||||||||
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| Temple of Literature | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 文廟 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 文庙 | ||||||||||
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| Temple of the Sage | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 聖廟 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 圣庙 | ||||||||||
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| Temple of the Master | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 夫子廟 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 夫子庙 | ||||||||||
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| Temple of Study | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 學廟 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 学庙 | ||||||||||
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| Palace of Study | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 學宮 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 学宫 | ||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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| Japanese name | |||||||||||
| Kanji | 聖廟 聖堂 | ||||||||||
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| 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.
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