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Visit before the college entrance exam! Tongcheng, Anqing is truly a city of culture!

🔔🍂If I could go back to being 18, I would definitely visit before the exam! ✨️🤳 After all, Tongcheng, Anqing is a true "city of culture"! It is home to the Tongcheng School, a literary school that has been famous for centuries, and a Confucian Temple known as the "Temple of the Sage"! · 〽️What to see at the Confucian Temple? 👀 ▫️Lingxing Gate: A white marble four-pillar, three-gate stone archway with a simple and elegant design, symbolizing good weather and a bountiful harvest. ▫️Pan Pool and Pan Bridge: The pool is crescent-shaped, with a brick and stone arch bridge over it called Pan Bridge, also known as the "Top Scholar Bridge." Crossing the bridge, you can feel the ancient scholars' eagerness to succeed. ▫️🏠Dacheng Hall: The main building of the Confucian Temple, a grand and magnificent wooden structure with a beam-lifting design. Inside are statues of the "One Sage, Four Worthies, and Twelve Philosophers," with a plaque inscribed by Emperor Kangxi reading "Model Teacher for All Time." · 📷Photography tips 1⃣⛩️Use the red wall as a background for close-ups or half-body shots to create a vintage feel. 2⃣〽️Take full-body shots on the terrace or square in front of Dacheng Hall, using the hall as a backdrop to capture its grandeur. 3⃣✨️Use the frame structures of Lingxing Gate, Pan Bridge, and other buildings to photograph people or scenery, adding depth and perspective to your photos. · 📍Address: No. 2 Longmian Middle Road, Tongcheng, Anqing ⏰️Opening hours: Summer 9:00–17:00 (last entry at 16:30); Winter 9:00–16:30 (last entry at 16:00). - 🧩Tickets: 🆓🆓🆓 · ‼️How to get there? 🚄High-speed rail: Get off at Tongcheng East Station and take Bus No. 3 directly to the Confucian Temple. 🚘Self-driving: Exit at Tongcheng on the He'an Expressway, head to Tongcheng City, and park at the City Hall Square. ⛳️Nearby: Tongcheng Museum
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Posted: Dec 28, 2024
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