Welcome to the Confucius Temple. The first Confucius Temple of Taipei had been built in 1879, but with the Sino-Japanese War (1894) the ruling Japanese had been torn down to make room for a Japanese school. In 1925 they the Temple began reconstruction and by 1939 the new building was made.
This is Dacheng Hall, the main building of the temple. An inscribed tablet hangs above the main altar representing the spirit of Confucius: "Education knows no class distinction." Inside Dacheng Hall instruments are kept for the during the Shidian Ceremony which is Confucius's' birthday.
We entered into the Temple through a side door because only well educated students can enter through the front gates. Because of this reason the front is always locked, except for one day of the year. On September 28th, Confucius' birthday the door are opened for the celebration.
With age the Temple has been slowly wearing away because it was made of wood. Many of the beams are being replaced with cement which can withstand the humid Taiwanese weather.
This is one of the old beams they have on display.
At the Confucius Temple there was this beautiful courtyard with trees like this one. Joey says that ribosomes in the trees here are much more complex than in BC, which allows them to grow winding branches, trunks and roots. Since the weather in Taiwan is always warm humid with constant rain they have they don't have to grow strait like the trees back home.
Since the weather in Taiwan is always humid wood is rarely used to construct buildings. Even in Joey's apartment the walls are cement because drywall would not last very long here, and probably because it is much easier to keep cool.
This is Joey's mom, shes very camera shy =P.
Rawr! =D
The rooftops are made to look like dragons swimming through the sea and making these huge waves. Although they are hard to see, along the trim of the rooftop are hundreds of tablets with the names of Confucius's most accomplished students.
This is Dacheng Hall, the main building of the temple. An inscribed tablet hangs above the main altar representing the spirit of Confucius: "Education knows no class distinction." Inside Dacheng Hall instruments are kept for the during the Shidian Ceremony which is Confucius's' birthday.
We entered into the Temple through a side door because only well educated students can enter through the front gates. Because of this reason the front is always locked, except for one day of the year. On September 28th, Confucius' birthday the door are opened for the celebration.
With age the Temple has been slowly wearing away because it was made of wood. Many of the beams are being replaced with cement which can withstand the humid Taiwanese weather. 
This is one of the old beams they have on display.
At the Confucius Temple there was this beautiful courtyard with trees like this one. Joey says that ribosomes in the trees here are much more complex than in BC, which allows them to grow winding branches, trunks and roots. Since the weather in Taiwan is always warm humid with constant rain they have they don't have to grow strait like the trees back home. 
Since the weather in Taiwan is always humid wood is rarely used to construct buildings. Even in Joey's apartment the walls are cement because drywall would not last very long here, and probably because it is much easier to keep cool. 
This is Joey's mom, shes very camera shy =P. 
Rawr! =D
The rooftops are made to look like dragons swimming through the sea and making these huge waves. Although they are hard to see, along the trim of the rooftop are hundreds of tablets with the names of Confucius's most accomplished students.
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