Architectural characteristics of Anfu Confucius Temple
Confucius Temple in Anfu is built according to the style of Confucius Temple in the World ordered by the Ming and Qing emperors and combined with the characteristics of southern garden buildings. The existing main buildings are: Lingxingmen Site, Ma Xia Monument, Chi Pan, Qiao Yuan, Dachengmen, Minghuan Temple, Xiangxian Temple, Dongdou, Xidou, Platform, Dacheng Hall and Stone Carving Exhibition Hall. The main buildings run through the north-south central axis in three directions. Make use of doorways, small bridges and courtyards that are promoted layer by layer to enrich the change of space; The colonnade is folded back to reflect the solemnity of the hall; Double-deck roof and dragon cornice set off the solemnity and grandeur of the gate building. A terrace built of bluestone; A refreshing and dazzling tile; Even window lattice fan ... the sound of morning bells and drums, fragrant fog, being in it, seems to have entered the world of ancient civilization.
Passing through the center of the two stone drums in Lingxingmen ruins, we walked to the cobblestone crossing, and a forbidden monument was facing the visitors: "The civil and military officials live in the sedan chair here and dismount." Go along the stone road and cross the round bridge, which is a three-arch stone bridge connecting the north and south entrance passages of Chi Pan. Chi Pan is a unique building of Confucius Temple, which is said to be designed for Confucius to splash ink. In ancient times, the scholar of the children who passed the examination was called "Entering Pan".
After crossing the round bridge and a straight cobblestone path, you can walk into Dachengmen. Mencius once commented on Confucius and said, "Confucius is a masterpiece", hence the name Dacheng Gate. The big city gate is magnificent, with ten huge stone pillars standing tall, and the bucket arches on the stone pillars hold up thick beams. There are two flying phoenix dragon pillars in the middle, and a phoenix dragon stands on the wave of the sea of clouds, lifelike. It is praised as a "national treasure" by relevant experts. There are halls in front of and behind the gate, and there are Xiangxian Hall and Mingguan Hall on both sides of the hall, which were used in ancient times to commemorate officials who love the people and local outstanding people.