ID: 700002920 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002920	Record Type: Built Work

Temple of Confucius at Beijing (temple (building); unknown Chinese ; ca. 1306; Beijing (Beijing Shi, Zhongguo, Asia, World, Top of the TGN ...)

Note: The Temple of Confucius at Beijing is the second largest Confucian Temple in China, after the one in Qufu. It was built around 1302 and was used by officials to honor Confucius until 1911. The site was enlarged during the Ming and Qing dynasties to its present size. The complex includes four courtyards positioned along a central axis, gates, stone tablets inscribed with the names of more than 51,624 jinshis (advanced scholars), and 14 stone stele pavilions.The temple also contains stone tablets recording the names of many generations of scholars who passed the Imperial Examination, a reproduction of a Western Zhou dynasty stone drum made during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1735–96), and stone steles containing the Thirteen Confucian Classics, presented by the city of Jintan in Jiangsu Province.There is set of carved stone drums made between 1736–1795 during the Qianlong period of the Qing dynasty held within the Gate of Great Accomplishment, and there is also a large collection of ancient Chinese musical instrument located within the Hall of Great Perfection, along with the central shrine to Confucius.[3]There are various carvings inside the temple ground. One notable example is a famous carving of "two flying dragons playing a pearl among clouds"; this rare image is seldom to be found in other Confucius temples in China or East Asia, and it is often used in the imperial palaces as dragon is usually solely reserved for emperors.[2]

Titles:

Temple of Confucius at Beijing (preferred,C,U,English-P,,)

Temple of Confucius in Beijing (C,U,English,,)

Temple of Confucius (C,U,English,U,U)

Beijing Confucius Temple (C,U,English,,)

Beijing Confucian Temple (C,U,English,,)

Běijīng Kǒngmiào (C,U,Chinese (transliterated),U,U)

北京孔庙 (C,U,Chinese,U,U)

北京孔廟 (C,U,Chinese,U,U)

Catalog Level: complex

Work Types:

temple (building) [300007595] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, religious structures, religious buildings)

courtyards [300004095]

..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, building divisions, rooms and spaces, <rooms and spaces by form>, uncovered spaces)

gates (swinging barriers) [300002916]

..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <openings and opening components>, openings (architectural elements), <openings by form>, <gateways and gateway components>, gateway components, <gates and gate components>)

stelae [300007023]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, monuments, <monuments by form>)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: ca. 1306

Creator Display:

unknown Chinese [preferred,VP]

unknown Chinese (Chinese cultural designation) [500125222]

Locations:

Current: Beijing [7001758] Beijing Shi (municipality), China (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Address Note: 39.945183°N 116.408299°E

Display Materials: wood, stone, gilded tile

	wood (plant material) [300011914]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>)

	stone (worked rock) [300011176]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), <rock by form>)

	tile (material) [300010676]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>)

	gilding (technique) [300053789]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, <surface covering processes and techniques>, metallizing)

Dimensions: site: ca. 22,000 square meters; construction: 7400 square meters

Cultures:

Chinese (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Ming (culture, period, and styles) [300018438] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Asian, East Asian, Chinese (culture or style), Chinese dynastic styles and periods)

	Qing (dynastic styles and periods) [300018478] (N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Asian, East Asian, Chinese (culture or style), Chinese dynastic styles and periods)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

Specific Subjects:

	Confucius (Chinese philosopher, 551-479 BCE) [500355288]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: religious, ceremonial, and funerary structures

Sources and Contributors:
Temple of Confucius at Beijing	........ [VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Temple of Confucius in Beijing	........ [VP]
	........ Lindesay, In the Shadow of the Wall, Archaeology (2003) 36
Temple of Confucius	........ [VP]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Beijing Confucius Temple	........ [VP]
	........ Fodor's Travel (2016) "Beijing Sights, " accessed 28 June 2016
Beijing Confucian Temple	........ [VP]
	........ Fodor's Travel (2016) "Beijing Sights, " accessed 28 June 2016
Běijīng Kǒngmiào	........ [VP]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
北京孔庙	........ [VP]
	........ Archaeology Magazine [online] (2000-)
北京孔廟	........ [VP]
	........ Archaeology Magazine [online] (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

....................... Fodor's Travel (2016)

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Fodor's Travel (2016) "Beijing Sights, " accessed 28 June 2016