Confucian Temples Worldwide — 150 Sacred Sites
Browse 150 confucian temples and sacred sites across 4+ countries — with photos, history, and travel info.
Top Confucian Temples to Visit
新竹孔廟
공주향교
공주향교 명륜당
象山孔廟
진주향교
Van Mieu National University
Temple of Confucius, Nanjing
Yonghe Temple Confucian Section
Nishan Temple
Temple of Literature, Hanoi
Taipei Confucius Temple
Sungkyunkwan, Suncheon
Temple of Confucius, Beijing
Altar of Heaven
Quzhou Confucius Temple
Confucius Temple, Liuzhou
Confucius Temple, Kaifeng
Munmyo Shrine, Sungkyunkwan
Confucius Temple, Pingyao
Confucius Temple, Quzhou
Confucius Temple, Tainan
Confucius Temple, Wenxiang
Confucius Temple, Zoucheng
Confucius Temple, Jianshui
Top Countries with Confucian Temples
About Confucian Temples
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.