Harbin Confucius Temple (), or Harbin Confucian Temple, is a Confucian temple located on Confucian Temple Street (文庙街), Nangang District (南岗区), Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province. The Temple is a typical building complex imitating the architectural style of the Qing Dynasty.
Located within the courtyard of Harbin Engineering University, Harbin Confucius Temple is the largest Confucian temple in Northeast China. In the whole of China, its scale is second only to Qufu Confucius Temple and Beijing Confucius Temple.
It houses the Heilongjiang Museum of Nationalities ().
History The construction of the Harbin Confucius Temple began in 1926 and was completed in 1929, costing 730,000 Harbin silver dollar notes (哈大洋).
In November 1996, Harbin Confucius Temple was included as the fourth batch of China's Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level.
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