The Shanghai Wen Miao (Chinese: 上海文庙), also known as Shanghai Confucian Temple, is an ancient temple and was built to pay homage to Confucius. It is the only temple of Confucius in downtown Shanghai, and is similar to renowned temples as those in Qufu, Confucius's hometown, and the grand Confucius Temple in Beijing; although the Shanghai Wen Miao is smaller than those two. The temple is located in the Wen Miao Lu (文庙路) in Huangpu District, and just outside the temple near the "Wen Miao Market". The market opens every Sunday morning, and hosts temple fair. [1]
History
Shanghai Confucian Temple was firstly founded during the Yuan Dynasty, when Shanghai, once a small fishing village, got the status of county. It was also the most prestigious learning institution of the county, as in ancient time, Confucian Temple was typically a combination of temple and school. In the following centuries, it was rebuilted several times. From 1851 to 1855, the temple was occupied by the Small Swords Society and became their headquarters. When the government troups retook control of the temple, is was already destructed during the battle. The government eventually decided to completely rebuild the temple at the present site.
During the Cultural Revolution, the temple was badly damaged but in 1995 it was designated for renovation by the local government. Now It's also one of the biggest book market in Shanghai.
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