Temple of Confucius
The Confucian Temple of Suzhou and also known as the Suzhou Stone Inscription Museum and Suzhou Prefecture School, is a Confucian temple located in the ancient city of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, on the south bank of the Yangtze River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: building in People’s Republic of China
- Also known as: “Suzhou Confucian Temple” and “Suzhou Confucian Temple and its Stone Inscriptions”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Wave Pavilion and Suzhou High School.
Great Wave Pavilion
Garden
Photo: Gurdjieff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Canglang Pavilion, variously translated as the Great Wave Pavilion, Surging Wave Pavilion, or Blue Wave Pavilion, is one of the Classical Gardens of Suzhou that are jointly recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Great Wave Pavilion is situated 210 metres southeast of Temple of Confucius.
Suzhou High School
School
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The Suzhou High School of Jiangsu Province is a public high school in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. In 1035, the Northern Song politician and writer Fan Zhongyan founded the earliest predecessor of the current Suzhou High School, Suzhou Prefecture School. Suzhou High School is situated 110 metres west of Temple of Confucius.
Master of Nets Garden
Garden
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The Master of the Nets Garden in Suzhou is among the finest gardens in China. It is recognized with the other Classical Gardens of Suzhou as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Master of Nets Garden is situated 1 km east of Temple of Confucius.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pingjiang Road.
Pingjiang Road
Suburb
Photo: Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pingjiang Road, historically known as Shiquan Li, is a street and historic district in Gusu District, northeastern Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. It is a well-preserved area and is part of the so-called Old Town of Suzhou.
Temple of Confucius
- Categories: temple of Confucius, tourism, religious organization, and tourist attraction
- Location: Suzhou, Jiangsu, East China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
31.29748° or 31° 17′ 51″ northLongitude
120.61927° or 120° 37′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8Q327JW9+XPOpenStreetMap ID
way 346330952OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religiousOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q4807033
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Temple of Confucius” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معبد سوجو الكونفوشيوسي”
- Chinese: “苏州文庙”
- Chinese: “蘇州文廟”
- Esperanto: “Konfucea Templo de Suĝoŭo”
- French: “temple confucéen de Suzhou”
- French: “Temple confucéen de Suzhou”
- German: “Konfuzianischer Tempel”
- Spanish: “Templo Confuciano Suzhou”
- Wu Chinese: “苏州文庙”
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