Temple to venerate Confucius and Confucian sages and philosophers
Not to be confused with Confucian church.
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Temple of Confucius
The Temple of Confucius in Qufu c. 1912
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
孔廟
Simplified Chinese
孔庙
Literal meaning
Temple of Kong
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Kǒngmiào
Temple of Literature
Traditional Chinese
文廟
Simplified Chinese
文庙
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Wénmiào
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Bûn-biō
Temple of the Sage
Traditional Chinese
聖廟
Simplified Chinese
圣庙
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Shèngmiào
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Sèng-biō
Temple of the Master
Traditional Chinese
夫子廟
Simplified Chinese
夫子庙
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Fūzi miào
Temple of Study
Traditional Chinese
學廟
Simplified Chinese
学庙
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Xuémiào
Palace of Study
Traditional Chinese
學宮
Simplified Chinese
学宫
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Xuégōng
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese
Văn (Thánh) Miếu
Hán-Nôm
文廟 文(聖)廟
Literal meaning
Temple of (the Sage of) Literature
Korean name
Hangul
문묘 공자묘
Hanja
文廟 孔子廟
Literal meaning
Temple of Literature Temple of Confucius
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization
Munmyo Kongja myo
Japanese name
Kanji
聖廟 聖堂
Transcriptions
Romanization
seibyō seidō
Indonesian name
Indonesian
Boen Bio
Manchu name
Manchu script
ᡴᡠᠩᡶᡠᡯ ᡳ ᠮᡠᡴᡨᡝᡥᡝᠨ
Möllendorff
kungfudzi-i muktehen
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There is a 72-meter-tall statue of Confucius made of brass and reinforced with steel. The giant statue is located in Qufu, Shandong province, birthplace of the ancient Chinese educator and philosopher.
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