Kong miao 孔庙, temple of Confucius

This is the class at the largest Confucian temple outside of Qufu still standing today. It was built in the days when Beijing was just being transformed into a capital city in the early 14th century. We are standing in front of a recently erected statue of Confucius which marks a new phase in the history of Confucianism in the new global vision of China. 

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