Confucius Temple and Qinhuai River
夫子庙·秦淮河 · Fūzǐ Miào · Qínhuái Hé
The old heart of Nanjing: a Confucian temple, the Imperial Examination Museum and a lantern-lit canal with painted boats.
No booking needed2–3 hours
Tip
Come after dark for the lanterns and a 40-minute boat ride, then walk south to the calmer lanes of Laomendong.
- Opening hours
- Streets open all day; temple and museums roughly 09:00–22:00; boats about 09:00–22:00 To be confirmed
- Price
- Streets free. Dacheng Hall (the temple) ¥30. Boat rides roughly ¥60–120 depending on season and day or night. To be confirmed
- How to book
- No booking for the streets. Boat and temple tickets at the piers and gates or on Trip.com; evening boats sell out on holidays.
- Getting there
- Fuzimiao (Line 3)
- Address in Chinese
- 江苏省南京市秦淮区贡院街夫子庙
Photo: Lin Mei from Los Angeles, USA · CC BY 2.0
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