First Entrance to the Temple of Confucius, Ching-hai / NingBo ZheJiang China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by

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Temple of Confucius（The Zhenhai Confucian Temple）, also known as Zhenhai Academy, is located in the northeast of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China. It served as the highest institution of learning and a place of worship for Confucius in the former Zhenhai County. The temple was originally built in the second year of the Northern Song Dynasty’s Yongxi era (985 AD) and was destroyed in the fourth year of the Southern Song Dynasty’s Jianyan era (1130 AD). It was rebuilt in the sixth year of the Qingyuan era (1195 AD) at the same location and renamed “Da Cheng Dian.” However, it suffered further destruction in the twenty-fifth year of the Ming Dynasty’s Wanli era (1597 AD) and was subsequently rebuilt once more. / Property owner: artport, digitalization: artport.

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Size: 4656px × 3040px
Location: NingBo ZheJiang China
Photo credit: © ARTPORT/ATTENLAKE/PIXBANK / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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