Introduction to the Confucius Temple in Xi'an: In the Tang Dynasty, the Confucius Temple in Xi'an was located near the Imperial Academy in the west corner of Shangshu Province. It was relocated several times in the Song Dynasty. In the second year of Chongning (1103), Yu Ce finally moved the Confucian Temple and the Imperial Academy to the "southeast corner of the city" (that is, Xi'an The current site of the Forest of Steles Museum) brings together the Confucian Temple, the Forest of Steles and the Mansion School.
Most of the existing Confucius Temple retains buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Dacheng Hall, Ji Gate, Lingxing Gate, Wenchang Temple, Seven Sages Temple, Divine Kitchen, Zhaisu Room, Panchi, "Taihe Yuanqi" built in the Ming Dynasty "Fang" and seven stele pavilions built in the Qing Dynasty basically constitute the architectural pattern of the Confucius Temple in Xi'an today. Among them, Dacheng Hall, the most important building of the Confucius Temple, was destroyed by lightning in 1959. Other buildings that run through the central axis of the Confucius Temple, such as Lianglang, Jimen, Lingxingmen, Panshui Bridge, Taihe Yuanqi Square, Stele Pavilion and other buildings are still there today. well-preserved.