Views from a Confucian Temple

Just outside Old City, we explored a Confucian Temple where ancient students once studied for their civil service examinations.

Now incense burns here and visitors are welcome to write three wishes…

A statue of Confucius

The juxtaposition of tradition and culture against modernity and development continues to amaze me.  Will China continue to develop at the expense of sacrificing some of its rich culture and history?

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