A bird's-eye view of the Southern Confucianism Cultural Development Center [Photo/WeChat account: quzhoufb]

The Southern Confucianism Cultural Development Center located in Quzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, has been named as an international people-to-people cultural exchange base in Zhejiang, according to a notice recently released by the Information Office of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government and the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism.

It's understood that in 2020, Quzhou government established the Southern Confucianism Cultural Development Center by integrating existing resources such as the Nanzong Confucius Temple and the Chinese Confucianism Museum.

Nanzong Confucius Temple

Quzhou is the home of Confucius' descendants. The Confucian ancestral temple for his descendants in South China is one of the only two Confucian temples in the country and a key cultural heritage site under national protection.

The temple was moved and rebuilt three times and repaired 10 times over the past 800 years. The reconstruction of the Confucius temple and mansion by the Quzhou government was completed in September 2005.

Chinese Confucianism Museum

The Chinese Confucianism Museum, with a building area of 10,105 square meters, consists of two main exhibition halls, a 200-seat lecture hall, a small theater, and eight classrooms.

As the origin of southern Confucian culture, Quzhou has abundant resources and advantages. It is the city's duty and responsibility to carry forward the southern Confucian culture.