Confucian Temples South of the Tangtze

Author: Zhang Yaxiang;

Language: English

Page: 278

Publication Date: 06/2010

ISBN: 7313063709, 9787313063700

Publisher: Shanghai Jiaotong University Press

Series: Architectural Culture South of the Yangtze

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About Author

张亚祥，Born in 1965, Mr. ZHANG Ya xiang graduated from Shandong Institute of Architecture and Engineering in1988 and got a bachelor's degree in interior design. After graduation, he was engaged in architectural design at Dong ying Institute of Architectural Design. In 1998, he graduated from the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tong ji University, and got a master's degree in architectural history and theory. Now, he is the manager of Shandong Fidelity Construction Planning and Design Company, and a registered architect at the national level.



Table of Contents

Chapter I : Historical Origins /1

South of the Yangtze/3

Sage Confucius/4

Confucius Temple in Qufu/6

Confucian Temples of South Sect/15

Capital Confucian Temples/18

Local Confucian Temples/27

College Confucian Temples/41

Confucian Temples South of the Yangtze/44



Chapter II : Shape and Structure of Buildings /53

Shape and Structure of Confucian Temples/55

Shape and Structure of Study Palace/66

Layout of Temple School/71

Symbolic Buildings/78

Geomantic Buildings/94



Chapter III: Decline and Renaissance/107

Taiping Heavenly Kingdom/109

Abolition of Imperial Examination/112

Successive Years of War/115

Reconstruction of Old City/117

Renaissance of Confucianism/119



Chapter IV: Existing Selected Quintessence /129

Confucian Temple in Suzhou/131

Chaotian Palace in Nanjing/148

Confucian Temple in Cicheng County/157

Fuzi（Confucian） Temple in Nanjing/173

Confucian Temple in Jiading/188

Confucian Temple in Shanghai/201

Confucian Temple in Jiangyin/210

Confucian Temple in Chongrrting/218

Confucian Temple in Chongde/226

Confucian Temple in Wujiang/230

Other Remains/233



Chapter V: Ceremony of Offering Sacrifices to Confucius/239

Historical Origins/241

Sacrificial Utensils and Music Instruments/251

Music and Dance/258

Sacrificial Writing and Carol/265

Ritual for Sacrifices/268

Offering Sacrifices to Confucius in Modem Times/271