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Qianwei Confucius Temple 犍为文庙Qiánwéi Wénmiào
National heritage site · Leshan, Sichuan
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Leshan
- Region
- Sichuan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Qianwei Confucius Temple
A Confucian temple in Yujin, the county town of Qianwei, founded in the Northern Song and rebuilt several times, with buildings mainly of the Ming and Qing; it is one of the largest Confucian temples in Sichuan. Its gates, halls and courtyards follow the formal axis typical of temples to Confucius, and it is noted for its wood and stone carving.
How to get to Qianwei Confucius Temple
In Qianwei county town, about an hour by road south-east of Leshan; the Jiayang steam railway is nearby.
Nearby
- Jiayang Little Steam Train 嘉阳小火车 10 km
A coal-era steam train puffing through rapeseed fields to an old mining town - Leshan Giant Buddha 乐山大佛 40 km
A 71-metre Buddha carved from a riverside cliff where three rivers meet
Also within 20 km: World Jasmine Expo Park, Qianwei 世界茉莉博览园 (under 10 km).
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