Confucius temple; temple dedicated to Confucius
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temple dedicated to Confucius; Confucian temple
Also commonly known as 孔庙 (Kǒngmiào) or 文庙 (Wénmiào). These temples were historically used for worshipping Confucius and honoring scholarly achievement.
Zhè这
zuò座
shèng圣
miào庙
jiàn建
yú于
Míng明
cháo朝
，
yǐ已
yǒu有
wǔ五
bǎi百
duō多
nián年
de的
lì历
shǐ史
。
This Confucius temple was built during the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than five hundred years.
Měi每
nián年
Kǒng孔
zǐ子
dàn诞
chén辰
，
shèng圣
miào庙
dōu都
huì会
jǔ举
xíng行
lóng隆
zhòng重
de的
jì祭
Kǒng孔
yí仪
shì式
。
Every year on Confucius's birthday, the temple holds a grand ceremony to worship Confucius.
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Wǒ我
men们
qù去
Tái台
běi北
de的
shèng圣
miào庙
cān参
guān观
，
liǎo了
jiě解
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
de的
jiào教
yù育
zhì制
dù度
。
We visited the Confucius temple in Taipei to learn about ancient China's educational system.