Guozijian Hutong Attractions
The Yonghegong Lama Temple at the northeast corner of downtown Beijing was originally used as official residence for court eunuchs of the Ming dynasty and was converted to the royal court of Prince Yongzheng during the 33rd year (1693) of Kangxi’s reign of the Qing dynasty. In the 3rd year of Yongzheng’s rein (1725), it […]
Beijing Confucius Temple is the principal site of Confucian worship during Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Situated in Guozijian St., the temple was established in 1302 and reconstructed in 1411. It is the second largest temple built for Confucius, the greatest thinker and educationalist in ancient China, ranking only behind the Confucius Temple in Qufu, […]
Tranquility, relaxation and the scent of incense, this is Guozijian Street, a street combining antiquity with the avant-garde, combining Beijing’s past and present. Housing the Confucian Temple in the east and the Imperial College in the west, the street gradually took shape some 700 years ago. Guozijian Street connects to the Yonghegong Lama Temple in […]