英文摘要 |
Located at No. 30, Kongmen Road, Changhua City in Taiwan, the Changhua Confucius Temple is a first-class national Confucius temple, similar to the other first-class Confucius Temple located in Tainan. The Changhua Confucius temple was first built by Zhang Gao, the magistrate of Changhua County in the fourth year of the Emperor Yongzheng (1726) during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), to promote Confucianism in the county. The temple underwent numerous renovations, including during the Qianlong, Jiaqing, Daoguang, Tongzhi, and Guangxu Periods. During the Japanese occupation of Taiwan, the scale of the temple was significantly reduced because of urban restructuring. Since that period, the Changhua Confucius Temple has not regained the reverence and fame it held during the Jiaqing and Daoguang Periods.According to census statistics from the Extant Historical Artifacts Archive Program for Cultural Heritage Preservation in Changhua County, which was managed by the author, the Changhua Confucius Temple possesses a collection of nearly sixty historical artifacts, including copper, tin, stone, and wooden artifacts. By comparing these historical artifacts with those found in the Tainan Confucius Temple and in temples in mainland China, whose chronological records have been precisely maintained, we aim to establish an accurate chronology of the historical artifacts found at the Changhua Confucius Temple and assess the value and historical positioning of these artifacts from a historical and art perspective. |