Dujiangyan Confucian Temple in Chengdu: Tours, Address, Features, Location, Transportation, Introduction, Accommodation, Nearby Attractions,Travel Tips – China Travel Agency, China Tours 2019

Dujiangyan Confucius Temple, Chengdu

Dujiangyan Confucius Temple is a worship temple to enshrine Confucius and Confucian sages. It's the location of Institution of Higher Education and Instructor Office.

Type: Temple, Teaching Institution.
Chinese Name: 都江堰文庙
Best Time to Visit: All year round
Recommended Visiting Time: 2 hours
Open Hours: 9：00-17：00
Admission Fee: free
Address in English: Dujiangyan City, Sichuan Province, Temple Street No.52

Address in Chinese: 四川省都江堰市文庙山街52号

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Chinese Name:都江堰孔庙
Dujiangyan Confucius Temple is located at the interchange of Temple Street and College Street, Dujiangyan city. It has a long history since the Five Dynasties. Dujiangyan Confucius Temple is a worship temple to enshrine Confucius and Confucian sages. It’s the location of Institution of Higher Education and Instructor Office. Covering 47 acres. Dujiangyan Confucius Temple back on Yulei Hill, looking at the Minjiang River, next to the pen Hill (Wenbi Hil)–also known as Mount Gecko on the left, next to trumpet Drum Level Ground on the right.

Features

The largest and the most complete construction of the county-level Confucian Temple in Chengdu.

Location

Dujiangyan Confucius Temple is located at the interchange of Temple Street and College Street, Dujiangyan city, Sichuan province, China.

Transportation

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Independent travel

For Independent travelers you can take trains or take buses.

Plan a: Take train to Lidui Park Station, get off and pass Xuanhua Gate, and walk along Xingfu Road to the end (about 300 meters), then turn right into Wenmiao Street and walk 200 meters to the left , when you see the intersection of Shuyuan.
Plan b: Take bus 19,1,6 to Sichuan Agricultural University Station, and get off and cross the road, thenwalk about 50 meters along Hongta Road, or take bus 33,35,36, then get off at Temple Station.

Introduction

Architectural Features

Dujiangyan Confucian Temple has the commonality of Confucian Temples and more individuality in Feng Shui, which is unique in the forest of Confucian Temples all around country. The commonality is that the building structure is strictly following the Chinese Confucian doctrine, and the resulting Confucian aesthetic value.

The overall layout is in accordance with axis. The temples was arranged in symmetrical structure, and hierarchical progression. Dacheng Hall is located at the top of the axis. This layout embodies Confucianism.

“Six Arts” experience park

Dujiangyan Confucian Temple has a Six Arts exhibition hall. Six Arts are ritual, music, archery, horse-riding, calligraphy and mathematics. Six Arts exhibition hall aims to carry out a new mode of education of Chinese learning in conjunction with the related courses of Six Arts. At present, Dujiangyan Confucius Temple’s offering courses include guqin, shooting art, gentlemen’s kendo, tea art, flute, calligraphy and painting, the foundation and improvement of Sinology.

Wang Ren Gong Qiang (Maninsan Wall)

The wall is so tall, just like Confucius’s wisdom that no one can understand the true meaning in it.

Dongxue Private School

It was a country school for scholars in ancient time, and changed into a school during the Republican period. Now, it’s a Chinese culture lecture hall.

Qianlong Stele

Accommodation

You can choose to accommodate at hotel at Dujiangyan downtown, where has different levels of hotel.

Please check out at our (Dujiangyan Accounmondation.)

Nearby Attractions

Qingcheng Mountain — World Heritage, this famous Taoist mountain was portrayed in Kungfu Panda

Dujiangyan Panda Base: China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP), Dujiangyan Base (中国大熊猫保护研究中心都江堰基地) is a brand new giant panda breeding base in Chengdu.
Dujiangyan Irrigation System: Dujiangyan Irrigation System was built by Li Bing over 2,000 years ago, and it’s the longest and the only surviving water conservancy project in the world, characterized by no-dam diversion and the most complete concerved water conservancy project in China1