【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 uan was r, the confucius temple was destroyed and built five times in history. thelast one was destroyed in 1937 by the japanese invaders. today39。s confuciustemple was rebuilt after 1984.temple square (2 minutes)dear tourists, now we e to the square in front of the confucius integration of temple and market is one of the most remarkablecharacteristics of confucius temple. the square is a temple in the verticaldirection and a city in the horizontal direction. the temple and market areintegrated into a unique atmosphere. the red wall behind you is called zhaobi,which has the functions of shielding, avoiding evil spirits and decoration. itis 110 meters long and is the largest in china. the semicircular pool in frontof zhaobi is called panchi. in ancient times, the place where the emperorlectured was called biyong, the school palace where the princes lectured wascalled panchi, and the school palace of confucius temple was equivalent to theplace where the princes lectured. therefore, this pool is called panchi. thebridge on the west side of panchi is called wende bridge, which is named for theconfucian advocating the moral of writing. because the direction of the bridgeis consistent with the meridian, it is cultivated every year around the 15th dayof november, the reflection of the bright moon in the sky will be spanided intotwo parts by the shadow of the bridge. this spectacle is called wende spanidingthe moon. there is a star gathering pavilion on the west side of wende bridgesquare, which means stars gather, talents gather. facing this large archway,it is the world wenshu archway. the shape is four pillars and three doors,which means that it is the center of world culture. there is kuixing pavilion onthe south side of the archway. in ancient times, it was said that kuixing was asign of prosperity of literature and also a symbol of winning the first place inthe imperial examination. therefore, kuixing was regarded as a god by studentsof all ages. in the north of the square is the lingxing gate. it is said thatthe lingxing gate is the cultural star in the sky and the star cluster in chargeof education. the reason for its name is that it means that the scholars of theworld gather here.dachengmen, terrace (1 minute)dacheng gate is the main gate of dacheng hall and the main gate ofconfucius temple. in the ancient feudal hierarchy, only officials could go inand out from dacheng gate, while ordinary scholars could only go in and out fromthe side gate. two big characters, li and ren, are engraved on the walls on bothsides behind the door, which are the core of confucius39。 thought and his lifelonggoal. behind the dacheng gate and in front of the dacheng hall, there is acorridor. on both sides of the corridor, there are eight of the twelve studentsof confucius. they are all carved from white jade of han dynasty. they are minsang, ran geng, ran qiu, duanmu ci, ran yong, zai yu, yan yan yan and zhong the end of the corridor is a terrace, which is meters high, meterslong from east to west, and 14 meters wide from north to south. it is surroundedby stone railings. in front of the terrace are two dragon play pearls and danbistones, and on both sides are stone lamps. the terrace is a place for sacrifice,singing and dancing. in the middle of the terrace is a bronze statue ofconfucius. in front of the bronze statue is an iron censer, engraved with thetitle of supreme saint and forerunner. with a height of meters and aweight of tons, the bronze statue is the largest one in the confuciantemples in china. on both sides of the terrace, there used to be two verandahs,which were used to worship the memorial tablets of the 72 sages of confucius andto store sacrificial, ceremonial and dancing utensils. now they are reduced tosmall two verandahs and changed into stele corridors. there are more than 30steles with ink marks of famous calligraphers such as zhao puchu, lin sanzhi andwu zhongqi for tourists to enjoy.dacheng hall (2 minutes)dacheng hall is the landmark of confucius temple, meters high, wide and meters deep. the words dacheng hall are written on thesea blue vertical plaque under the front eaves. there is a standing sculpture oftwo dragons playing with pearls on the roof of dacheng hall, which is the firstof its kind in china. the light and beautiful style of the roof covered withgreen tiles is obviously different from that of the northern confucius templewith yellow glazed tiles. it is more easygoing and popular, which is one of themanifestations of nanjing confucius temple closer to folk culture. in the centerof the hall, there is the largest portrait of confucius in china. on the top ofthe portrait are three plaques, all of which are written by emperors of pastdynasties. they are model of the world by kangxi, with heaven and earth byqianlong, and si wen zai zi by guangxu. in front of the portrait stand fourstudents of confucius, namely mencius, kongji, zengshen and yanhui. in front ofthe portrait are ancient musical instruments such as qin, guzheng and drum. onthe walls around, there are 38 inlaid murals reflecting confucius39。 life anddeeds, which are the picture of confucius39。 miracles, carved by 200 craftsmenin yueqing, zhejiang province, using famous jade, chicken blood jelly, shoushanstone, gold, jewelry and other precious ornaments from zhejiang, fujian, innermongolia, guangdong, guangxi and other places. the total investment is yuan, and the current value is more than 100 million yuan the 38 muralsare: the picture of the holy trace, the preface of the title, the prayer ofnishan, the book of qilin jade, the two dragons and five elders, etc.inscriptions (1 minute)from dacheng hall, the ancient well on the right is yutu spring. accordingto records, yutu spring was discovered and excavated by qin hui. beside thespring stands the stele of raising money for imperial examinations, whichrecords the history of li hongzhang and zuo zongtang39。s donation of examinees