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Xiangcheng Confucian Temple 襄城文庙Xiāngchéng Wénmiào
National heritage site · Xuchang, Henan
- Time needed
- Under 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Xuchang
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Xiangcheng Confucian Temple
A county Confucian temple and school on Limin West Street in Xiangcheng, on this site since the Song and rebuilt many times. Two Ming buildings survive: the Dacheng Hall, rebuilt in the 15th century on Yuan foundations, and the Kuibi, a glazed screen wall of 1585 decorated with panels of coloured brick relief, along with traces of the semicircular pool and the Lingxing Gate.
How to get to Xiangcheng Confucian Temple
In the old town of Xiangcheng, a few hundred metres east of the surviving city wall.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: City Wall of Xiangcheng 襄城城墙 (under 10 km), Qianming Temple, Xiangcheng 乾明寺 (under 10 km), Shoushan Scenic Area 首山 (under 10 km), Yaozhuang Tourism Area 姚庄旅游区 (20 km), Linfengzhai 临沣寨 (20 km).
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