英文导游词夫子庙（孔庙+学宫）.docVIP

Confucius Temple Scholastic Palace Ladies and Gentlemen, we will reach the Confucius Temple. Confucius Temple is located at the center of the old town of Nanjing. It is the ritual place of worshipping and offering sacrifices to Confucius. It can be also called Kong Temple or Wen Temple. Confucius was born 551 BC in Qufu, Shandong Province. He is the contemporary of Buddha in India and Pythagoras in ancient Greece, being regarded as a great philosopher, a great sage as well as a great educator of China. It was the Jesuit missionaries of the 17th century who called him Confucius, and this Latinate name has become know to the West. When he was 30 years old, he returned to Lu State from the Qi State where he was not put in an important position. The he accepted the disciples and gave them lectures. In his late years, he concentrate on compiling ancient and classics. Classic of Poetry、Spring and Autumn written by Confucius and known by all the Chinese have even influenced the Chinese attitude toward life. And he died 479 BC. Confucius Temple has been destroyed for 5 times and rebuilt after the ruins. In 1984, the government of Nanjing renovated its area. Now the area has become a tourist site of culture and commerce. It is an ideal place for tourists to understand traditional Chinese culture as well as shopping. Ok! Here we are! Please get off and follow me. My friends, we are in the Confucius Temple Square on the bank of the Qinhuai River. The Qinhuai River.is a branch of the Yangtze River totaling 110 kilometers long. It has nurtured the city of Nanjing and added on illustrious chapter to the local history. It finds its source in Mountain Baohua,Jurong County. When the water reaches the city, the river is divided into two streams. One goes around the city walls, which is Outer Qinhuai, and was exploited as part of the city moat. The other goes into the urban area of the city through East Sluice, and goes out of the city from the West Sluice ,then joins the Outer Qinhu