Confucius Temple

The Confucius Temple, located on the north bank of the Qinhuai River, was originally erected during the Song Dynasty. All around the temple there are numerous souvenir shops, snack bars, restaurants and entertainment venues housed in Ming and Qing dynasty architecture.
The temple is not very unique but the specially designed leisure area nearby is a lot of fun and a great way to spend a few hours. In the evenings, it is even more exciting with street vendors selling bargain goods.
This temple is considered to be one of the most well preserved temples built during the Song dynasty's great Confucian revival period. The temple was expanded and made into a school for children of imperial court officials during the Ming dynasty. In fact, the buildings beside the temple that are now tourist shops were once study rooms for young Confucian scholars.
In front of the temple, flows the Qinhuai River and near it, there is a 110-meter-long stone wall that can be seen when crossing the bridge in front of the temple.