CONFUCIAN TEMPLE
Name: Gāolán Wénmiào (皋兰文庙)
Location: It's on the north bank of the Yellow River, a few kilometres west of the Xiăoxīhú Huánghé Qiáo bridge (小西湖黄河桥).
Buses to the foot of the hill: #20, 131, 142 to Lányā Jítuán Zhàn (兰雅集团站). Look out for the huge Sinopec filling station just past the bus stop.
Bicycle: The road up to Jiŭzhōu Tái (九州台) takes you right past it.
I rode past the place when it was a building site a few years ago, so it was good to finally see it almost completed. The grounds of the temple are full of statues of famous historical philosophers, politicians, and poets (Confucius, Mencius, Lao Tse, Sun Tzu, Li Bai, Du Fu, and so on), and the walls are covered in old stories and examples of classical writings.
Location: It's on the north bank of the Yellow River, a few kilometres west of the Xiăoxīhú Huánghé Qiáo bridge (小西湖黄河桥).
Buses to the foot of the hill: #20, 131, 142 to Lányā Jítuán Zhàn (兰雅集团站). Look out for the huge Sinopec filling station just past the bus stop.
Bicycle: The road up to Jiŭzhōu Tái (九州台) takes you right past it.
I rode past the place when it was a building site a few years ago, so it was good to finally see it almost completed. The grounds of the temple are full of statues of famous historical philosophers, politicians, and poets (Confucius, Mencius, Lao Tse, Sun Tzu, Li Bai, Du Fu, and so on), and the walls are covered in old stories and examples of classical writings.
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