Harbin Confucian Temple
哈尔滨文庙
The largest Confucian temple complex in Northeast China, completed in 1929. It now houses the Heilongjiang Provincial Ethnic Museum.
Harbin Confucian Temple was built between 1926 and 1929 by the local government of Northeast China, following the official architectural standards of the Qing dynasty. Its three courtyards run from the Wanren Palace Wall through the Lingxing Gate and Dacheng Gate to the Dacheng Hall. Yellow glazed tiles, red pillars and painted beams give it an imposing presence, making it the largest Confucian temple in Northeast China. It now houses the Heilongjiang Provincial Ethnic Museum, which displays clothing, fishing and hunting tools and shamanic culture of Northeast China’s ethnic minorities, including the Manchu, Hezhe, Oroqen and Daur peoples. Admission is free, and it is closed on Mondays. It sits right next to Jile Temple, so the two can be visited together.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 09:00–16:00; closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Jile Temple
- Church of the Intercession
- Dragon Tower
- Gogol Street
- St. Alexeevsky Church
- Harbin Pharmaceutical Sixth Factory
- Churin Department Store
- Northeast China Revolutionary Martyrs' Memorial Hall