Beijing Temple of Confucius
Beijing Temple of Confucius is the second-largest Confucian temple in China, after the one in Confucius's hometown of Qufu.Photo: luxtonnerre, CC BY 2.0.
- Opening hours: 8:30 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Place of worship
- Description: the second largest Confucian Temple in China
- Also known as: “Confucian Temple in Beijing” and “Confucius Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beijing Guozijian and Yonghe Temple.
Beijing Guozijian
Photo: peiyuliu, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Beijing Guozijian, also known as the Imperial Academy or College, was China's national university during the late Yuan, late Ming, and Qing dynasties, and the last guozijian of China. Beijing Guozijian is situated 130 metres northwest of Beijing Temple of Confucius.
Yonghe Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Shakti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Yonghe Temple is a temple and monastery of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism located on 12 Yonghegong Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. Yonghe Temple is situated 240 metres east of Beijing Temple of Confucius.
Temple of Earth
Photo: David290, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Temple of the Earth in Beijing, China, is located in the northern part of central Beijing, around the Andingmen area and just outside Beijing's second ring road. Temple of Earth is situated 710 metres north of Beijing Temple of Confucius.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dongzhimen and Ditan and Andingmen.
Dongzhimen and Ditan
Photo: Rewindat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dongzhimen and Ditan are areas in Dongcheng District in Beijing, China. They form the northernmost part of Dongcheng, northeast of the Forbidden City. Dongzhimen is one of Beijing's major commercial precincts.
Andingmen
Suburb
Photo: 京城帅哥, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Andingmen Subdistrict is a subdistrict in the northwestern part of Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. It contains 9 communities, covers 1.74 square kilometers of land, and has a population of 32,172 by the year 2020.
Beixinqiao
Suburb
Photo: Arian Zwegers, CC BY 2.0.
Beixinqiao Subdistrict is a subdistrict in the northern part of Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. The Yonghe Temple is located here. The subdistrict consists of 10 communities.
Beijing Temple of Confucius
- Categories: temple of Confucius, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, monument, and religion
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.94514° or 39° 56′ 43″ northLongitude
116.40831° or 116° 24′ 30″ eastElevation
53 metres (174 feet)Open location code
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Beijing Temple of Confucius” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Běijīng Kǒngmiào”
- Chinese: “北京孔庙”
- Chinese: “北京孔廟”
- Dutch: “Confuciustempel van Beijing”
- Dutch: “Confuciustempel van Peking”
- Esperanto: “Templo de Konfuceo ĉe Pekino”
- French: “temple de Confucius de Pékin”
- French: “Temple de Confucius de Pékin”
- German: “Beijing Kongmiao”
- German: “Konfuziustempel”
- German: “Pekinger Konfuziustempel”
- Hungarian: “Konfuciusz temploma”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Konfusius, Beijing”
- Japanese: “北京孔子廟”
- Japanese: “北京孔廟”
- Korean: “베이징 공묘”
- Manchu: “ᠨᡝᠨᡝᡥᡝ ᠰᡝᡶᡠ ᡴᡠᠩᡯᡳ ᡳ ᠮᡠᡴᡨᡝᡥᡝᠨ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Konfuciustempelet i Beijing”
- Norwegian: “Konfuciustempelet i Beijing”
- Polish: “Świątynia Konfucjusza w Pekinie”
- Romanian: “Templul lui Confucius din Beijing”
- Russian: “Храм Конфуция”
- Spanish: “Templo confucio”
- Swedish: “Konfuciustemplet i Peking”
- Ukrainian: “Храм Конфуція (Пекін)”
- Ukrainian: “Храм Конфуція”
- Urdu: “بیجنگ کا کنفیوشس کا مندر”
- Western Panjabi: “بیجنگ دا کنفیوشس دا مندر”
- Wu Chinese: “北京孔庙”
- Yue Chinese: “北京孔廟”
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