Nishan Confucian Temple and Nishan Academy

Nishan Confucian Temple is located at the east foot of Nishan about 28 kilometers southeast of Qufu City. 

The original name of Nishan Mountain is Niqiu Mountain. To avoid the taboo of Confucius, whose name in Chinese is Qiu, the moutain is renamed as Nishan. The mountain is not tall, about 340 meters above sea level, with beautiful scenery.

As the Chinese saying goes,“Mountains are famous for living saints and waters gains miraculous for residing dragons.”Nishan is famous at home and abroad because Confucius, the great Chinese thinker, statesman and educator, was born here. The Nishan Confucian Temple is close to Nishan on the back, Yishui  River in the East, and faces the village of Yanhui’s mother across the water. Nishan architectural complex is composed of temples in front and an academy in the back, each of which is an independent area. Having five courtyards and three routes layout, the temple covers an area of about 23 acres, with 27 buildings, 69 rooms and a construction area of 1700 square meters. In front of the temple is Zhiyuan River, across which a bridge is built.

In 2006, Nishan Mountain was announced as a national key cultural relics protection unit, and Nishan Confucian Temple and Academy were also listed as the expansion projects of the world cultural heritage of “Three Kong”.