Yuezhou Confucian Temple
岳阳文庙
Built in the Northern Song as the Yueyang prefectural Confucian temple, its Dacheng Hall retains Ming and Qing timber architecture. It is a short walk from Yueyang Tower and rarely crowded.
Yueyang Confucian Temple sits in the old town northeast of Yueyang Tower. Legend credits Teng Zijing with founding the school during the Qingli era of the Northern Song, around the same time the tower was rebuilt. The surviving Dacheng Hall is a Ming and Qing timber structure with a double-eaved hip-and-gable roof. In front of it stand a semicircular Pan Pond and ancient trees. It is one of the earlier surviving Confucian temple buildings in Hunan. The compound is small, so allow 30 to 40 minutes. Admission is usually free or very cheap, and opening hours vary, so check on site. It is about a 10-minute walk from Yueyang Tower, making it an easy stop after the tower.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:00