The Confucian Temple is known also as the Wenmiao Temple in Chinese, and is situated in the southeast of Wuwei City. This ancient complex dates from the Ming Dynasty having been established in 1439 on instructions from the reigning emperor and with the strong backing of public.The Confucian Temple occupies a central position in the Confucian Temple complex and it is here that offerings are made in honor of Confucius. The well-preserved and symmetrically aligned historic buildings together with the collection of stone steles and fine collection of scriptures means that Confucian Temple occupies a very important position in the cultural heritage of the Chinese nation as a whole.In 1981 the Gansu Provincial Government declared that the Confucian Temple should be a Provincial Relic Protected Unit.