Friday, May 19, 2006

Da Cheng Dian, of the Confucius Temple, Beijing, China

Hall of Great Completion (Da cheng dian), of the Confucius Temple in Beijing, situated north east of the Forbidden City.

The Confucius temple in Bejing was first built in 1302, and was periodically repaired and rebuilt during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties.

From the website of Thomas A. Wilson, Professor of East Asian History at Hamilton.

http://academics.hamilton.edu/asian_studies/home/TempleCulture.html


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