The temple’s Da Cheng Hall houses all the plaques given to the temple since Emperor Kangxi (康熙) of the Qing Dynasty from 1683, except for the plaque of Emperor Aisin Gioro Puyi, or Emperor Xuan Tong ...

Tainan Confucius Temple. Location: No. 2 Nanmen Rd, West Central DistrictCost: NT $40. Hours: Daily: 8:30 am – 5:30 pm. The 17th-century Tainan Confucius Temple is the oldest of its kind in ...

To understand how Tainan is rediscovering this cultural diversity, I visited the Confucius temple in Tainan's city centre to talk to the head of the temple's cultural foundation, Dr Tsio̍h Bo̍k ...

Ma was also the island's first leader ever to attend the ancient sacrificial ceremony at the Tainan Confucius Temple, the oldest of Taiwan's 14 temples dedicated to the great sage, Hsu noted.

Tainan’s Confucius Temple, built in 1666, is the first temple dedicated to Confucius in Taiwan and has been restored more than 30 times because of damage caused by wars or natural disasters, according ...

Just south of this is the Tainan Confucius Temple, built in 1665 and Taiwan’s oldest Confucius temple.Further to the south is Nanman (south gate), the best-preserved and most accessible of ...

People attend a solemn ceremony to honor the revered ancient Chinese educator and philosopher Confucius at Tainan Confucius Temple in Tainan, southeast China's Taiwan, March 20, 2025.

The Ming Dynasty merchant ship on the edge of Tainan's Anping Harbor seemed faithfully equipped: soaring masts for the traditional square sails, cargo holds for precious camphor, and a dozen or so ...

Before dusk, we walked just 450m from the department store to Tainan Confucius Temple, which is situated on You'ai Street. The temple was erected in 1666 and served as Taiwan's first academic ...

Incomplete statistics indicate that there are over 40 Confucius temples across the island, with the Tainan Confucius Temple, built in 1666, being the oldest.