Hancheng Confucian Temple

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Hancheng Confucian Temple is located in Dongxue Lane, the old city of Hancheng. It is a group of well-preserved ancient buildings. It is a representative ancient building group in Shaanxi Province since the 13th century.

Not far from the entrance of the Confucian Temple, there are two archways in the east and west. From these two gates, you enter the Confucian Temple. On the south side stands the glazed panlong screen wall built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. It means that the thing on Wulongbi is the "Lingxing Gate", and there are dragons and phoenixes on both sides of the gate to match. The Confucian Temple complex is divided into four courtyards, and the ancient cypresses in the courtyard are towering. Dacheng Hall is the main building of the Confucian Temple, with a grand scale. The Minglun Hall in the north is the place where teaching theory, discipline and teaching used to be. On the high platform to the north is the "Zunjing Pavilion", which is the place where the scriptures are stored in the Confucian Temple. Looking around from the pavilion, you can see all the scenery of the county.

The total construction area of Hancheng Confucian Temple is more than 8,000 square meters. The entire building courtyard is wide and the layout is standardized, showing the simple, dignified and vigorous style of traditional Chinese architecture. The Hancheng Museum is located in the Hancheng Confucian Temple, with a collection of nearly 10,000 cultural relics.