Wuwei Confucian Temple, Confucian temple in Wuwei, China.

The Wuwei Confucian Temple (武威文庙) faces south and measures 198 m north–south by 152 m east–west, covering over 30,000 m². It is divided into three groups: the Wenchang Palace in the east with the Shanmen, Guiji Hall and Chongsheng Shrine; the central temple with the Pan Pond, Zhuangyuan Bridge, Lingxing Gate, Ji Gate, Dacheng Hall and Zunjing Pavilion; and the Confucian academy in the west. The complex holds over thirty steles from the Tang to Qing dynasties and dozens of plaques from the Qing and Republic periods.

Built between 1437 and 1439, the 2nd to 4th years of the Zhengtong era of the Ming Dynasty, the temple was rebuilt and expanded under Chenghua, Shunzhi, Kangxi, Qianlong, Daoguang and during the Republic of China. In 1996 it was listed in the fourth batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level.

The eastern group of buildings, known as the Wenchang Palace, contains the Guiji Hall and the Chongsheng Shrine; the central axis holds the Pan Pond, the Zhuangyuan Bridge, the Lingxing Gate, the Ji Gate, the Dacheng Hall and the Zunjing Pavilion. The whole complex was praised in Ming and Qing times as the "Crown of Longyou Academy" (陇右学宫之冠). The grounds keep more than thirty steles from the Tang to the Qing dynasty and dozens of plaques from the Qing and the Republic.

The site is easy to navigate on foot and the buildings are logically arranged, so visitors can move easily from one section to another. The attached museum area requires time to explore, particularly if you want to look closely at the collections.

The temple holds more than thirty stone steles dating from the Tang to the Qing dynasty, plus dozens of inscribed plaques from the Qing and Republican eras. These inscriptions, rather than any single object, are the collection visitors tend to walk past on their way to the main halls.