Confucius Temple

Located on Guozijian Street inside Anding Gate, the Temple of Confucius in Beijing is the place where people paid homage to Confucius during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Now the temple houses the Beijing Capital Museum. The Temple of Confucius was initially built in 1302 and additions were made […]

Confucius statue erected on Tiananmen Square

Beijing, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — A bronze statue of Confucius has been unveiled near the Tian’anmen Square in central Beijing. The statue, at the north gate of the China National Museum, which overlooks the Chang’ an Avenue, is 9.5 meters tall, including the stone base. The statue shows the scholar, born more than 2,500 years […]