Yilan Confucius Temple

It's quiet, but it really needs to be renovated!

In the first year of Yongzheng (1723), Changhua County was established to the north of Huwei Creek in Zhuluo County. At the same time, an official office was established to check North Road. In 9 years (1731), North Road (north of Dajia Creek) was established as a Danshui Office. Jiaqing in 17 years (1812) The Kavalan Hall was added. Generally speaking, in addition to office places such as Yamen, the "county" will also build official worship places such as Confucian Temple, Wu Temple, and Chenghuang Temple. The additional "hall" is due to the funding of only yamen, and Confucian Temples, Martial Temples and other sacrificial places will be gradually built after the initiative of the people. The construction of the Confucian Temple of the Kavalan Hall was not until the 4th year of Tongzhi (1865), which was proposed by Huang Zanxu and others, but the construction was stopped for some reason. In the 7th year (1868) Yang Shifang's new section and senior high school scholars, called on Li Wangyang and Shishen to raise funds to build a Confucius Temple on the west side of the city wall adjacent to the city wall [Note] Now the public parking lot on Chongsheng Street, during the construction period; In the first year of Guangxu (1875), the Kavalan Hall was restructured into Yilan County, and Confucianism and Minglun Hall were added. The entire construction was completed in the 2nd year of Guangxu (1876). In the 28th year of Meiji (21st year of Guangxu; first year of Yongqing; 1895) after the Japanese army entered Taiwan, it was used as a garrison hospital, and then gradually abandoned. In the 36th year of the Meiji period (1903), the squire Chen Yuanyuan donated funds to propose the reconstruction. After the funds were collected, the official approval was obtained. The restoration project was presided over by the director of Yilan in the 40th year (1907). It was rebuilt on a large scale again, and in 12 years (1923) it was taken over by the government. The Yilan Confucius Temple was affected by the war during World War II, and it was severely damaged and demolished by the wind disaster. All walks of life are looking forward to rebuilding the Confucian Temple. In the 41st year of the Republic of China (1952), a preparatory meeting was built in another place outside the North Gate. In 43rd (1954) "Dacheng" The "Dian" was completed, and other temples were built intermittently in the future until the "Longxing Gate" was completed in 1969 (1980), reaching the scale seen today.

There is no eye-catching sign saying that this is the Confucian Temple Clean and quiet It’s nice if you can keep this low-key

Forgotten corners, even non-holiday people are very few. It seems that the garden is not well maintained, and the trees are scattered!

First visit to Confucius Temple in Yilan. The first Confucian temple in Yilan was founded by the Yilan people "Yang Shifang" in the 7th year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (1868 AD). At that time, it was modeled on the pattern of the Confucian Temple in Tainan at that time. Yang Shifang was called [Kailan Jinshi] by his descendants. The Qing court set up the "Karma Lan Hall" in 1812 (17th year of Jiaqing). Fourteen years later, "Yang Shifang" was born in Yilan in 1826 (6th year of Daoguang) and was admitted in 1868 (7th year of Tongzhi) Jinshi (118 in the top three, given the same background as Jinshi). From the performance of the quasi-Yang Tingli in the Qing Dynasty, the "Karma Lan Hall" was established in 1812 to bring Yilan into the jurisdiction of the Qing Dynasty. It was only 56 years before the first jinshi appeared in 1868, which is really amazing! In contrast to Tainan, the Qing court formally incorporated Taiwan into the territory of the Qing Dynasty in 1684 (Kangxi twenty-three years), and Tainan City became the government of Taiwan’s government until 1845 (Taoguang twenty-five years). The first Jinshi Shi Qiongfang appeared in Tainan (84 in the top three, with the same background as Jinshi). Chen Mengqiu (son of Chen Yonghua), who is known as the first jinshi in Taiwan, is the first jinshi in Taiwan, but he is a naturalized "Zhengbaiqi" ​​instead of Taiwanese. The temple of Confucius advocated by Yang Shifang was repeatedly demolished by war and natural disasters, and was demolished as early as the late Japanese rule. Today, the Confucian temple in Yilan is rebuilt after the government moved to Taiwan. The pattern of the Confucius Temple in Yilan is similar to that of the Confucian Temple in Tainan, with a square pattern; the eastern and western ponds form the inner courtyard and the Dacheng Hall is at its center. There is also a pan pond in front of the Confucian Temple. The only exception is the "Wancheng Palace Wall", which is nothing in the Tainan Confucian Temple. So far I have visited Tainan Confucian Temple, Changhua Confucian Temple and Yilan Confucian Temple. The three Confucian temples are similar. The small corners of the building in the Dacheng Hall of the Confucian Temple in Yilan seem to be inadequate, and the bright red bright surface paints the entire wall like "walls", "beams", "pillars", and "gate lintels", and the work looks quite rough. . Perhaps it was because of my visit on Tuesday that I was walking alone in the Confucian Temple. There is no figure, but it has a taste of being alone.

The Confucius Temple in Yilan was advocated to be built in the 7th year of the Tongzhi Reign of the Qing Dynasty (1868 AD). Xieshan's beautiful, heavy-duty building form was once known as "the most beautiful Dacheng Hall in Taiwan." Leaving a low wall. After the restoration of Taiwan, the reconstruction project was carried out outside the North Gate in accordance with the original architectural form of the Dacheng Hall, and constructions such as the Pond and East and West Towers were built. During his tenure, the Wanli Palace Wall, Limen, Yilu, Qiuchi, Qingyun Bridge, Liku, Leku, Dongxiong, Dongxixiang and other projects were successively completed in the autumn of 1977. Until the spring of 1980, the Puxingxing Gate was completed. The temple was all completed. The following is a brief description according to the structure of the Confucian Temple. Wanxian Palace Wall: The wall in front of the Confucian Temple. Limen and Yilu: It is the side entrance on both sides of the Confucian Temple. In the same system, the main entrance of the Confucian Temple can only be established if there are champions and champions in the local area; otherwise, the temple can only be entered through the Limen (Western Gate) or Qiang Palace (East Gate) through the Limen or Yilu. This implies that there is no shortcut to attaining Confucius' ideals, only the way to study the rituals and righteousness in the palace or palace (referring to the ancient school). Today's New Confucian Temple has not yet built the Qianmen and Qiang Palace. Qiangchi: It means "the pond of Qiangong Palace", which refers to the half-moon-shaped pool on the inner side of the Wanliong Palace wall. There is one Qingyun Bridge on the pool. Xingxingmen: The gate directly in front of Dacheng Hall. Dacheng Hall: It is the special title of the main hall of the Confucian Temple. The center of the hall is dedicated to the sage Confucius tablet, and the left and right sides are divided into 4 pairs (Zeng Zi, Mencius, Yan Zi, Zi Si Zi), and 12 philosophers (Zhu Zi, etc.) . East and West: worship the tablets of other disciples of Confucius and the sages of the past. Chongsheng Temple: Also known as the "Holy Ancestor Temple", behind the Dacheng Hall, worship the ancestors of Confucius for 5 generations. In addition, the Yilan Confucian Temple has a "Jiexiao Temple" at the forefront of Dongcheng, which contains female tablets, about 70, which has never been seen in other Confucian temples in other counties. There is also an article on the roof of Dacheng Hall: Only the counties with a jinshi or above can set up the Jingjing Pavilion and Tongtian Tong on the roof; the Tongtian Tong puts two sutras, and the middle Jingtang holds Yijing. As for the boobies above, it means that Confucius has nothing to teach. Compared with Confucian temples in other counties and cities, the scale and footprint of the Confucian Temple in Yilan are more compact, and they are more specific and slight. The annual Confucian temple festivals are in the spring and autumn seasons, especially the birthday of Confucius on September 28, and the six ancestors dance in the court. The students compete for wisdom, which is the busiest season of the year. For the vast majority of citizens or tourists, in addition to the garden's function of providing residents with walks and rest nearby, and the opening of the east and west compartments for students to read, there is only commendation and symbolic meaning.

Read the message, most of the Confucian temple buildings have been rebuilt in recent years. The scale is not large, there is no description of historical sites and cultural relics, and there is no place to rest and think about the ancient feelings.