The world's number one temple| Confucius Temple (1374)

|Confucius Temple (1374). The Confucius Temple, located in Qufu, Shandong, also known as the Temple of Literature, is a temple building commemorating the great Chinese thinker and educator Confucius. Traditional Chinese cities all have Temples of Literature, and they have been called Temples of Literature, Confucius Temples, Temples of the Most Sacred, Temples of the First Teacher, Temples of the First Sage, and Temples of the King of Wenxuan in the changes of dynasties. The name Temple of Literature is more common, and it is a place of pilgrimage for scholars of Confucianism in all dynasties.