Beijing 2024 - Confucius Temple (北京孔庙) Hall 2

 

Entering the second hall at the Confucius Temple. Note the door sign.

Enter into a different era. I like it that every time you walked into a different hall, you are greeted by a time piece, welcoming you into the past.

The map of the Imperial College Museum.

Seems more like an altar than a school

From my visit to the Confucius Temple in Tainan, I learnt that these four character signs here are of significant importance to the temple. In Tainan these signs were usually gift from China, from Emperors etc to the school of Confucius. Perhaps it's the same here? Now that I think of it, I wonder if those in Tainan were actually replica or actual gift from the imperial emperor of China....With my Chinese Language standard, one can never be 100% sure! Hahahahaha. 

Beautiful blue ceilings matching with the signs.

Offerings, or sacrifice to the temple. Usually of small mammals like pig, goat and cows. No, this is not one of those vegetarian temples. And no, I don't know why this is so.

Above information on how Confucius spread his teaching, and his disciples. 

And outside the hall, there are also beautiful stone carvings like those found in the palace.