Introduction to the dormitory hall: Turn back along the corridor of Dacheng Hall, surrounded by tiers of railings, and another double-eaves hall stands. It is the "dormitory hall" of one of the three major buildings of the Confucius Temple (the other two major buildings are Kuiwen Pavilion and Dacheng Hall). It is a special temple dedicated to Qi Guan, the wife of Confucius. The dormitory hall is 7 rooms wide and 4 rooms deep. Each room is painted with gold. The purlins with flying dragons and the caisson phoenixes are all made of gold foil. The 22 eaves stone pillars in the cloister are lightly carved with phoenixes and peonies, just like the queen's palace system. The wooden carvings of dragons and phoenixes in the shrine in the temple are extremely exquisite. There is a wooden plaque in the shrine with the inscription "The Holy Sacred Patriarch's Wife".

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