Abriefintroductiontoatouristattraction
Welcomeeveryone,IamgladthatyoucancometoPingyaoCounty,wherethereistheoldestConfuciustemple.ItwasopenedtothepublicMondayafteraone-yearrenovationproject.
Ihopeyoucanappreciatethespotindeed.
First,Iwillshowthemainbuildingofthetemple,itsthemostinterestingspothere.
Second,wecanwalkaroundtoseetheotherareaofthespot.Finally,Iwilltellthehistoryofthetemple.
Themainbuildingofthetemplewasbuiltin1163,intheYuanDynasty,andhasahistoryofmorethan840years.
ComparedwithotherfamousConfuciustemplesnationwide,itwasbuilt248yearsearlierthanthatinBeijing,and317yearsearlierthanthatinQufuCity,Confucius'shomeineastChina'sShandongProvince.ThetempleinQufuwasaddedtothelistoftheWorldCulturalHeritagesin1995.ThePingyaoConfuciusTemplehasChina'slargeststatuecollectionofConfuciusandfamousancientConfucianscholars.Coveringatotalareaof40,000squaremeters,thetemplehas112buildingsin16categories.thatisthehistoryofthetemple.