青衣WlcomeToConfuciusTemple青衣TheConfuciusTemplewasoriginallybuiltduringtheSongDynasty,itisforconsecratingandworshippingConfucius,thegreatthinkerandeaucaturofancientChina.TheconfuciusTempleissituatdonthenorthbankoftheQinhuairiver,whichistheplacetobeonweekendsandholiday.青衣QinhuaiRiverTheQinhuaiRiveristhebiggestriverinNanjing.It'salsothebirthplaceoftheage-oldNanjingculture.Assuch,it'scalledNanjing'smotherriver.Itisthelifebloodofthecity.QinhuaiRiverissofascinatingthatitcapturestheimaginationsofpeoplebothathomeandabroad.TheQinhuaiRiverisdividedintoinnerandouterrivers.青衣JiangnanGongyuanFirstbuiltin1169,itbecamethelargestimperialcivilexaminationhallintheMing-Qingperiod,with20644roomsforexaminees.Inrecentyearssomeoftheroomshavebeenrestored,wheresuchexaminationsarere-createdforinterestedtourists.青衣ThisWestGardenofthePrinceofZhongshanXuDa,intheMingDynastywasthetemporarylodgingoftheQingDynastyemperorQianlongduringhisinspectiontourofSouthChinaandlaterservedastheofficeoftheEasternPrinceYangXiuqingoftheTaipingHeavenlyKingdom.ZhanGarden青衣LanternFestivalconfuciustempleisperhapsatitsbestaroundtimeoftheLanternFestival.LanternFestivalisheldduringthe1sttothe18thdaysoftheLunarYear,whenaspicalexhibitionofmulti-sizedandmulti-colouredlanternsthemedaroundthetwelveanimalsofthelunarcyclelendafestiveairtothetemple.青衣QinhuaiRiverBazaaratNightAtnightthewholeareaislitupwithbrilliantlightsthuscreatingaveryimpressivescene.Alivelystreetmarketissetupintheareaandbothlocalsandtouriststakepartinthebargainhunt.Takingaleisurelystrollalongtheriverside,seeingtheChinesevendorsdoingtheirbusinessorboardingacolorfullydecoratedboatsfloweringthroughtheagedriverwillbeamemorialexperience.青衣ithasre-expresseditssplendidcivilizationtotheworld.In1991,theConfuciusTemplewaselectedtheFortyBestScenerySpots.Today,theentireareaaroundtheTempleconsistsofaseriesoftouristshops,snackbars,restaurantsandentertainmentarcades.青衣ThereareseveralwaystoapproachtheFuziMiaoneighborhood.Fromthenorth(Xinjiekou,Gulou),themainentranceisattheintersectionofTaipingNanLuandJianKangLu.Busnumberoneterminateshere.Fromthewest,enterfromZhonghuaLu(buses2,16,26,33)andthenwalkeastalongZhanyuanLu.Alternately,takeataxitoFuziMiaothisshouldcostapproximatelyRMB10-15andtakeabout10minutes.HowtoGetThere青衣