0237 Confucian Temple, Beijing, PRC
The Emperor's reading room at Biyong Palace. Biyong Palace is of the traditional Chinese full timber structure. It is rigidly constructed in accordance with the ancient imperial regulations with nine separate rooms as a house built in a linear style. Inside you will find the most expensive quadrels beneath and magnificently painted ceilings above and no pillars in the center, only beams in the four corners. Spacious and luxurious, it is skillfully and ingeniously constructed. Right in the center stands the Imperial Throne, desk and folding screens specially laid out for the Emperor to deliver his speech. It was recorded when Emperor Qin Long (Emperor of Qing Dynasty) came to make his first speech in 1785 in the Biyong Palace, more than 3088 people attended his lecture, kneeling all over both the middle and the south yard to the Stone Bridge.
The Temple of Confucius at Beijing is the second largest Confucian Temple in China, after the one in Confucius' hometown of Qufu. The temple was built in 1302, and officials used it to pay their respects to Confucius until 1911. The compound was enlarged twice, during the Ming and Qing dynasties and now occupies some 20,000 square meters. It stands on Guozijian Street near the Imperial Academy.
0237 Confucian Temple, Beijing, PRC
The Emperor's reading room at Biyong Palace. Biyong Palace is of the traditional Chinese full timber structure. It is rigidly constructed in accordance with the ancient imperial regulations with nine separate rooms as a house built in a linear style. Inside you will find the most expensive quadrels beneath and magnificently painted ceilings above and no pillars in the center, only beams in the four corners. Spacious and luxurious, it is skillfully and ingeniously constructed. Right in the center stands the Imperial Throne, desk and folding screens specially laid out for the Emperor to deliver his speech. It was recorded when Emperor Qin Long (Emperor of Qing Dynasty) came to make his first speech in 1785 in the Biyong Palace, more than 3088 people attended his lecture, kneeling all over both the middle and the south yard to the Stone Bridge.
The Temple of Confucius at Beijing is the second largest Confucian Temple in China, after the one in Confucius' hometown of Qufu. The temple was built in 1302, and officials used it to pay their respects to Confucius until 1911. The compound was enlarged twice, during the Ming and Qing dynasties and now occupies some 20,000 square meters. It stands on Guozijian Street near the Imperial Academy.