Shanghai Confucian Temple Travel Guide

travelling guideline:

1. Every Sunday, there will be a second-hand book trading event in the square in front of Dacheng Hall. Friends who like it can go shopping for second-hand books. You may accidentally find the long-awaited out-of-print book. In the northeast corner of the Confucian Temple, a book market imitating the bookstores of the Ming and Qing Dynasties is built, which is a famous book shopping paradise in Shanghai.

2. At the end of each year, the Shanghai Confucian Temple Fair holds a bell-ringing, blessing and wishing event in the form of a temple fair. Let students express their good hopes in front of the statue of Confucius, the great educator in ancient times, express their determination to learn, and receive the influence of China's excellent traditional culture. Visitors can participate in activities such as the release of turtles and fish and the candle lighting of New Year expectations in Tianguang Yuncai Pond. There are also performances by folk artists in Dachengmen Square of the Confucian Temple and cultural performances in Mingluntang Square. There are also tea ceremony performances at the Confucian Academy Tea House, and riddle activities at Zunjing Pavilion Square. Exhibitions of strange stones, root carvings, teapots, ancient ceramics, etc. on display in each hall are all open to welcome guests at the same time, and normal activities end in the early morning of the next day.

Tour route:

1. Line for worshiping Chongsheng: Lingxing Gate → Dacheng Gate → Dacheng Hall → Veranda → Chongsheng Temple
2. Line for teaching Tibetan scriptures: Xuemen → Minglun Hall → Zunjing Pavilion
3. Academy Line: Kuixing Pavilion → Tianguang Yunying Pool → Confucianism Department → Tingyuxuan → Veranda

Best time to visit:

All seasons

Shopping recommendations:

Specialties: Crab shell yellow, pan-fried steamed buns, fried tofu vermicelli soup, three-fresh wontons, Nanxiang steamed buns, eight-treasure duck, chin-stroke, Shanghai spring rolls, noodle cake, mint cake