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111th Academic Year The Avenue of NCKU Heritage – Area of Cultural Assets The Avenue of NCKU Heritage – Area of Environment and Ecology From country to city: Taveron and Han integration Kyrie: Pestilence and faith in the salty area Highlighting Western Chu-Wei Ginza: Commercial tracks from harbors to modern streets Tavocan and the Town of Hills The Museum: Ecological village and eco-museum The Stories about Major South Gate of Fu-Chen (Tainan) Modern new generation 110th Academic Year The Route of NCKU Students - The Cultural Assets Area NCKU Students' Route – Area of Cultural Assets Migration and Settlement of the Siraya Tribe Zengwen Creek’s nine bends and 18 turns, with astronomy, hydrology and humanities Exploring the Old Industries of Tainan City Journey of Beauty The Narrations of Water Resources, Agriculture and Livestock Industries Exploring Old Yuejin Harbor Area Lâu-Nuā Sió Sai Kha Highlighting Western Chu-Wei Area, Yu-Ler Street & Eastern Gate 109th Academic Year NCKU Students' Route – Area of Cultural Assets NCKU Students' Route – Area of Environment and Ecology Migration and Settlement of the Siraya Tribe Old Taijiang Inner Sea: Its Previous and Current Existence Lâu-noā Sió-sai-kha Exploring the Old Industries of Tainan City The Exploitation of the Works of Nature-Journey about The Frost and The Flower of Salt Badlands and the Mountain City Age-old Stories from the South of the City The Magnificent of Zheng-Xing Street 108th Academic Year The Route of NCKU Students─The Cultural Assets Area NCKU Students' Route – Area of Environment and Ecology Ecology of Fishery and Sea Salt Harvesting─ The Nature and Culture of Tai-Jiang Lagoon Migration and Settlement of the Siraya Tribe Age-old Stories from the South of the City Exploring the Old Industries of Tainan City The Narrations of Water Resources, Agriculture and Livestock Industries Technology and Humanities Science Park and Cultural Archeology From Kū-Lâu to Sin-Lâu Hospital Folk Delicacy around Minor West Gate Area 107th Academic Year The Avenue for NCKU Students Exploring Old Occupations in Tainan Secret Literary Path of Tainan Migration and Settlement of the Siraya Tribe Old Tai Jang Inner Sea: Its Previous and Current Existence Five-Canal Harbor Area: The Water Gods and Import-Export Tradesmen Tradition and Innovation: Zhengxing Street and the Grand Market(Da Caishi) The Water Resource of Tainan Area The Grace of Yanshui Harbor: Rejuvenation of Yanshui and Hopi Settlements 106th Academic Year The Avenue of NCKU Students Gate of Urn-Shaped Castle and the Stony Plates Siraya People’s Migration and Their Journey to Settlement Zeelandia and the Retrospective Anping Old Taijang Inner Sea (Taijang Nei Hai ) : Its Previous and Current Existence Tradition and Innovation- Zhengxing Street and the Grand Market (Da Caishi ) Qing Dynasty Government Official’s Trail-Chunan Old Street and Zhenbei Fang Five-Canal Harbor Area, the Water Gods and Import-Export Tradesmen Fantastic Trips to Know Sugar and Salt production Chikan Park Area and Historical Traces Secret Garden of Literature- From Taiwan Administration (Taiwan Fu) to Tainan Prefecture Hall (Tainan Zhou Ting) The Water World of Tainan Area

Secret Literary Path of Tainan

Route Introduction

Confucius Temple

No. 2, Nanmen Road, Zhongxi District, Tainan City

The temple was built in the 19th year of Yongli Era of Ming Dynasty. It was proposed by Chen Yong-Hua to Koxinga and his son, and was later built by Zheng Jing, Koxinga's son. It is the first Confucius Temple in Taiwan. In the reign of Emperor Kangxi, the Confucius Temple was rebuilt as the Taiwanese Government School, and it was renamed the "Teacher's Temple".

At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, it was the highest educational institute where all Taiwanese children were enrolled. Therefore, it was called " the first school of Taiwan." In the early days of the Japanese occupation, the "Tainan Public School" was established in Tainan Confucius Temple to provide Taiwanese people with elementary-level Japanese education. Later, it was renamed "Tainan First Public School."

To enter the Confucius Temple, one has to use the eastern side-door, Dachengfang on Nanmen Road, with the plaque "First School of Taiwan". The front entrance to the Temple is opened only on the annual Spring and Autumn Grand Ceremony.

It follows the traditional architecture principle, with the school on the left and the temple on the right. The temple has three halls with two enclosed courtyards, and a unique Pan pond in the front. For more than three hundred years, Tainan Confucius Temple has been maintaining its tradition to hold the annual spring and autumn worshipping ceremony to honor Confucius and other great educators following the ancient rituals.

A cattle, a pig, and a sheep are offered as sacrifices in the festival. The rituals begin from early morning, containing 38 procedures. Speculators can take part in the event of plucking hair of wisdom from the sacrifices after the ceremony.

The elegant red walls around the temple and the old trees in the yard are eternally charming. Recently, the city government designated the temple and its neighboring historical sites as the Confucius Temple Cultural Park. Visitors can explore Martial Arts Hall, Yonghua Palace, Dehua Temple, Koxingas Shrine, remains of Great South Gate, Stone Stele Forest, and Tainan Broadcasting Bureau in a roll.

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