Confucian Temples in China — Find 124+ Sacred Sites
Browse 124 confucian temples across China — with photos, history, and travel info.
Top Confucian Temples in China
Quzhou Confucius Temple
Confucius Temple, Wenxiang
Temple of Confucius, Qufu
Confucius Temple, Suzhou
Nishan Temple
Confucius Temple, Zoucheng
Temple of Confucius, Beijing
Temple of Confucius, Nanjing
Temple of the Duke of Zhou
Yonghegong Confucian Temple
Yongjia Confucian Temple
Altar of Heaven
Yonghe Temple Confucian Section
Confucius Temple, Jianshui
Confucius Temple, Kaifeng
Confucius Temple, Liuzhou
Confucius Temple, Pingyao
Confucius Temple, Quzhou
Confucian Temple Tianjin
吉林文庙
石屏文庙
呈贡文庙
Nishan Sacred Land
文庙上海文庙
Top Regions
- Shandong (6)
- Beijing (4)
- Zhejiang (3)
- Jiangsu (2)
- Guangxi (1)
- Henan (1)
- Tianjin (1)
- Yunnan (1)
About Confucian Temples in China
Confucian temples (wenmiao or 'temples of literature') honor Confucius and his most distinguished disciples, serving as centers of moral cultivation, scholarship, and civic ritual across East Asia. The original temple in Qufu, China — built at Confucius's birthplace — remains the most important, while Beijing, Pingyao, and the Văn Miếu in Hanoi rank among the great Confucian academies and temples. Korea's Sungkyunkwan and Taiwan's Tainan Confucian Temple continue to host the Shidian, the formal twice-yearly rite. While Confucianism's role as state philosophy has waned, these temples remain influential symbols of Chinese cultural heritage and East Asian educational tradition.