Confucius Shrine and Chinese Museum

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• Confucius Temple (Koushi-byo) and Historical Museum of China -- Chinese residents living in Nagasaki built this colorful, red-and-yellow temple in 1893, aided by the Ch'ing Dynasty in China. This is the only Confucian mausoleum outside China built by the Chinese. In fact, the land upon which it stands belongs to China and is administered by the Chinese embassy in Tokyo. The main hall contains a statue of Confucius, attended by courtyard statues representing his 72 disciples. More fascinating, however, is the small Historical Museum of China located behind the main hall with bronze jars, ceramics, jade carvings, painted enamel vases, and other treasures on loan from Beijing's National Museum of Chinese History and Beijing Palace's Museum of Historical Treasures. You can see everything in a half-hour.

• © Frommer's 2013

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Frommer's

•  Recommended 2010