To prevent another outbreak of swine fever, China has transformed its traditional pig farms into giant factory farms. In ...

Seen from above, the complex forms a shape that aligns with the ideal cosmic order in Confucian ideology ... just as those inside a building or in an elevated space are superior to those outside ...

Visitors can climb the six floors within the statue's hollow interior and peer ... on Kongmen (Confucius Door) Road, spend time at the Confucius Temple which was constructed in the early 18th ...

Jade Hanhsing Tu / Smithsonian.com Photo Contest Religious volunteers serve faithful at a Confucius ... temple details. Yingting Shih / Smithsonian.com Photo Contest The inside of a colorful ...

So, the following Sunday, I set out to spend some quality time visiting the Confucius Temple in the heart of Beijing ... were sporting autumn hues as I leisurely made my way in. Once inside the ...

The Imperial Vault of Heaven, the Palace of Abstinence and Divine Music Administration are among the other sites of attraction inside the complex ... Offer prayers in the second largest Confucian ...

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