Taipei Travel

Confucius Temple is the symbol of Chinese Confucian culture, and the Grand Master’s influence on education is an important part of Chinese culture. Taipei City Government holds the Confucius Day Commemoration Ceremony at Taipei Confucius Temple to celebrate the birthday of the great teacher Confucius, at 6 a.m. on September 28^th each year. The temple has followed this ancient ritual for the past eight decades since the Ming Dynasty. The celebration includes the most well preserved Confucian ceremony, with a national level “Three Consecrations” ritual and the display of music and dance giving a total of 37 elaborate steps, which help showcase the essence of the Confucian spirit. Each year, the ceremony at Taipei Confucius Temple attracts over one thousand visitors from both Taiwan and abroad, who seek to pay their respect to the greatest educator in Chinese history.