The Nanjing Confucian temple was consecrates with sacrificial offering our country ancient times the renowned big thinker, the educationalist Kong Zi's temple, its full title was “the accomplishment highest sage my deceased teacher Wen Xuan king temple”, abbreviation “temple of Confucian learning”. Kong Zi was politely called since old times by the people “Confucius”, therefore its temple popular name “Confucian temple”. The Nanjing Confucian temple built in Song Jingyou first year (in 1034), studied the palace by the Eastern Jin Dynasty to expand becomes. This group of broad in scale the historic building group has been through repeatedly the vicissitudes, several is popular waste, after the clear Tongzhi eight years (in 1869) reconstructed, in 1937 suffers the Japanese army that invaded China to burn down, but damaged seriously. in 1984, the city, the Regional people's government to protect the ancient capital cultural heritage, after the concerned expert scientific examination and the plan, several degrees appropriated special funds, counts one by one year the careful service and duplicate constructs. Present's Confucian temple was changed beyond recognition, unfolds magnificently again. Is honored as the Qin Huai scenic spot to become the old city Nanjing's characteristic landscape area, is also becomes famous the Chinese and foreign the tourist attraction. in 1991 is evaluated “good China tourist attraction 40” by the country one. “area Qinhuai River washed completely previous dynasty the filth and mire, the millennium Confucian temple splendor concurrently all previous dynasties ancient appearance new attitude.” Here Nanjing Confucian temple reconstruction couplets hung in front which thinks on the happy pavilion stone column to engrave, it Qinhuai River's clear posture beauty and the Confucian temple construction new look contains, but demonstrated fully, for tourist by infinite aftertaste and daydream. The Confucian temple is consecrates with the sacrificial offering Confucius's temple, also said that Wen Xuan the king temple, is called the temple of Confucian learning. It the scenic spot has become famous the Chinese and foreign as old city Jinling's Qin Huai, becomes the name is known far and wide tourist attraction. The Confucian temple repeat passes through the vicissitudes, several is popular waste, successive years allocates funds after the present government to start construction the reconstruction, enables the Confucian temple both to have the Ming and Qing Dynasties style take Dachengdian as the main body, and has the temple city vista to unite the characteristic historic building group to pull out, but. The Confucian temple duplicate has constructed since 1984 has received the tourist more than 8000 ten thousand people, generally has more than ten ten thousand people to go sightseeing every day, the shopping, on season may reach 300,000 people. The people crowd one another, forget to return, understands enchanting Qin heartily Huai the scenery.