Initial Construction and Renovation:A Study of Gaoyang Confucian Temple in the Ming Dynasty—Centered around the Gaoyang Inscription Rubbings Collected by Hebei Academy of Social Sciences
In the Ming Dynasty,local government,state,and county schools,also known as temple schools,were important indicators for measuring the development of cultural and educational examinations in a certain area at that time.There are 12 parts related to the Ming Dynasty Confucian Temple in the Gaoyang Inscriptions Rubbings collected by Hebei Academy of Social Sciences,among which 4 are directly identified by the title as the restorers of the Confucian Temple.By analyzing these inscriptions,combined with other classics and inscriptions,it can be concluded that the statement that the Gaoyang Confucian Temple was built in the third year of Hongwu(1370)is incorrect and the temple can be traced back to the Song and Yuan dynasties at the latest.After its relocation and reconstruction in the third year of the Hongwu reign,it has been continuously renovated in various periods,but its distribution is uneven,mainly concentrated in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty.This is positively correlated with the prosperity of culture,education and imperial examination in the area at that time which are mutually reinforcing.
Gaoyang inscription rubbingsthe Ming DynastyConfucian templeimperial examinationWanli period
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