Confucius Temple Travel Guide

A massive old temple, quite unlike anything else in Yunnan. There¡¯s a very large pond, which takes up most of the space, and an ¡¯inner sanctum¡¯ built up area where you can wander through a carefully tended garden and see some old objects displayed. As the second largest Confucian temple in China, it¡¯s definitely worth the 20Ôª entry fee.The, the biggest temple in Yunnan Province, is Located near the north Gate to Jianshui. Its scale is second only to that of the Qufu Confucius temple in Shandong Province and is now one of the provincial historical relics. It is recorded that the Jianshui Confucius Temple was built in 1285.The temple covers an area of 114mu, imitating the style of the Qufu Confucius Temple, namely, a central - axis structure like a palace. This complex includes a main hall, two side - halls, three pavilions, four gates, five clan halls and eight memorial archways, all of which are kept in gook splendid.The temple is surrounded with trees giving it a solemn appearance. On the westem side of the temple, there are two symbiotic trees. It is said that they were planted in the Yuan Dynasty. One is a cypress and the other is a banyan, which forms the unique picture ¡¯¡¯Marshal Wan embracing Miss Bai¡¯¡¯.