Louxiang Street is located in the north of Qufu, also known as Fu Sheng Temple. Yan Hui, with a deep word, is also one of Confucius' lofty ideals. Confucius once praised: "Those who have Yan Hui are eager to learn, and they will die without anger", and "If you eat and drink once, you will live up to your worries, and if you return, you will not change your pleasure, so you will be virtuous". Later, he was praised as a typical poor family and studious.
According to Xiaxiangzi, the temple was built by Emperor Gaozu Liu when he visited Jiaodong, and was rebuilt and expanded many times in Tang, Song, Yuan and Qing dynasties. The existing area is 85 mu, with 159 halls, pavilions, doors, squares and five courtyards.
The complex temple is located in Yangshengmen, which is the main building of the temple. It is about 16m high, 5 rooms wide and 3 rooms deep. Blue tile cornices, painted arches, four embossed Panlong stone pillars under the front eaves, flat carved dragons and phoenixes, flowers and birds. There are Fu Sheng Sleeping Hall, Qi Guogong Hall and Qi Guogong Sleeping Hall in the temple.
Yan Temple, also known as Fu Sheng Temple, is a temple dedicated to Yan Hui. Yan Hui, Zi Ziyuan, a disciple of Confucius, was famous for his virtue, poor and eager to learn, and was admired by later generations. According to Xiaxiangzi, the temple was built on the former site of the swallow in Xiaxiangzi, and it was rebuilt and expanded many times in the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. By the twenty-second year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, the area had reached five hospitals, covering an area of 85 mu. There are 159 pavilions, which are divided into east, middle and west roads. The main building was built in the Yuan Dynasty, surrounded by red walls, and the cypresses in the courtyard are tall and straight and magnificent. Miao Yan now covers an area of 35 mu, with 159 halls, pavilions, warehouses, doors and workshops. There are five courtyards in front and back, which are divided into three roads: middle, east and west. The main landscapes are Fu Sheng Temple Square, Ugly Lane Well, Fu Sheng Temple, etc. Miao Yan is now a national key cultural relics protection unit. Name of scenic spot: Laoting
Laoting: Located in front of Yan Temple, it is a square pavilion with four corners, inner and outer octagonal columns, carved stone fences around it, covered with blue tiles and double eaves and octagonal ridges. On the east side of the pavilion, there is a stone tablet engraved with "Laoting", which was built to commemorate Yan Hui's studious spirit of "learning without changing his pleasure". For this reason, Su Shi, a great poet in the Song Dynasty, wrote "Laoting Ji" and spoke highly of Yan Hui's sage career from a trickle.
Name of scenic spot: main entrance
There are three stone tablet squares at the main entrance. In the middle is Fuxing Temple Square, in the east is Zhuoguan Xianke Square, and in the west is You Jin Sheng Qu Square. The first gate at the back is three rooms wide and two feet deep, with green glazed tile roof, octagonal stone pillars with eaves, vermicelli doors and painted beams, which is very simple and spectacular.
Name of scenic spot: Louxiangjing
Located in Fushengmen, Miao Yan Temple, surrounded by octagonal open-air well pavilions and umbrella-topped ancient pavilions. On the north side of the well, there is a stone tablet of "Burrow Well" erected in the 30th year of Jiajing (A.D. 155 1) to commemorate Yan Hui's studious spirit of "living in the Burrow". In the sixth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1578), there was a stone tablet of "the former site of the humble alley" in the south of Beijing.
Name of scenic spot: Guirenmen
The naming of Sanmen records a conversation between Confucius and Yan Hui: "Yan Yuan asks benevolence. Confucius said: self-denial is benevolence. As soon as I say "self-denial", the world will return to benevolence. For benevolence, for yourself, for people? " ("The Analects of Confucius Yan Yuan")
Name of scenic spot: Yangshengmen
The second door of Yan Temple is the "Yangshengmen" in the middle, and the five doors stand side by side.
Name of Scenic Spot: Confucius Temple
Standing on a broad flat platform, it is17.6m high, 37.7m wide and 22.4m deep, with octagonal eaves, nine ridges and four slopes, five ridges and six beasts, and cloisters around it. Around the main hall, there are 26 stone pillars stacked together. There are four stone pillars under the front eaves, each of which is deeply engraved with two dragons flying up and down. Above the main hall, there is a huge golden platform with a blue background, on which the words "essence" are written in Qianlong imperial pen.
Extended reading related to travel and convenience
Bus stop nearby: Take Bus No.5 and get off at Miao Yan Station. Taxi situation: the starting price is 5 yuan/2 km;
Recommended tourist routes: main entrance-ugly alley well-Guirenmen-Yangshengmen-Fuxing Temple-Su Dongpo's "Dongting Monument"
Ticket price: 10 yuan business hours: 8: 00 am-5: 00 pm.
Ticket Description: Ticket Team Price: 5 yuan.
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Tourist Service Center: Address: No.4 Gulou North Street, Qufu. Service content, scenic spot fare consultation, scenic spot guide, etc.
Characteristic landscape: ugly alleys and wells, repairing temples;
The Best Tourist Season of Swallow Temple
Suitable season: spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Yanzimiao traffic
Miao Yan is located in the center of Qufu. You can take bus 1 at the long-distance bus station. If you visit Confucius Temple and Confucius House, turn right at the back door of Confucius House and walk for 50 meters, which is very convenient.
Yanzimiao accommodation
Surrounding accommodation facilities: Queli Hotel Qufu Postal Hotel Tourist Hotel Yulong Hotel
Yanzimiao gourmet
Surrounding dining places: Qufu Grand Restaurant, Queli Hotel, Postal Hotel, Tourist Hotel, Jiurutang: Special Catering (Confucius Cuisine), Yulong Hotel.