Mojiang Confucian Temple

It was initially built in the first year of the Daoguang era of the Qing Dynasty (1821). Facing northeast and southwest, it covers an area of about 7,600 square meters. The layout is built along the mountain, with a lower front and a higher back, divided into five levels: the front is the main gate, the second level has the new building, the Five Classics Tower, the third level has the symmetrical Chongwen Pavilion and Kui Xing Pavilion, the fourth level has the east and west rooms, the Xiangxian Temple, and the Zhongxiao Temple; the fifth level has the Dacheng Hall and the Chongsheng Temple, among others. The Dacheng Hall has a Daoist-style pavilion that is 20.5 meters wide and 14.4 meters deep, with a lifted beam wooden structure and a double-eaved mountain roof. It is one of the larger and better-preserved Confucian temple complexes in southern Yunnan. Mojiang Confucian Temple was initially built in 1821 (the first year of the Daoguang era of the Qing Dynasty), and it has been 199 years since then, covering an area of 7,600 square meters, with a construction area of 2,959.09 square meters. Mojiang Confucian Temple is one of the grandest ancient architectural complexes in southern Yunnan, located in the special geographical position of the Kunming-Bangkok International Corridor. It is an important historical and cultural landscape of our county, a blend of Confucian culture with Hani culture, and a continuation of the returning culture and twin culture, playing a significant role in the cultural development of Mojiang tourism. In 1986, it was announced by the People's Government of Mojiang Hani Autonomous County as a county-level cultural relics protection unit. In 1998, it was listed by the Yunnan Provincial People's Government as the fifth batch of provincial key cultural relics protection units, and in 2019, it was announced by the State Council as the eighth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.