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College and temple open after restoration

National
2008-6-15

Visitors from around the world can now leisurely savor China's traditional architectural beauty at the Imperial College in Beijing, about 400 years after the first foreign students were sent there to sit tough Chinese...

Rare Confucian books find home

Metro | Culture and history
2006-12-8

THE bibliotheca of the Shanghai Confucian Temple, also the city's first public library, will reopen next Thursday after being restored to its original appearance.

Americans' writing show

Metro | Culture and history
2006-6-5

Fifty pieces of Chinese calligraphy and ink wash painting works produced by American college students went on display at the Confucian Temple on Wenmiao Road in Huangpu District on Saturday.

Confucius' birthday celebrated

Metro | Culture and history
2005-9-29

Hundreds of people attended a recital of Confucian works yesterday at the Shanghai Confucian Temple to commemorate the 2556th anniversary of the great thinker's birth.

Rare books remain a popular hobby

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2004-2-3

EVERY Sunday for the last 16 years, thousands of local collectors have swarmed the Shanghai Confucian Temple to buy, sell and trade rare old books 鈥?a hobby that remains popular despite the invasion of Western TV shows, movies and the Internet.

Students wish to make the grade

Metro | Education
2003-4-12

WITH the annual college entrance examination approa-ching, more local students 鈥?and their parents 鈥?are making a wish for good luck in their studies.

Ringing in a new 1,000

Metro | Culture and history
1999-12-23

RINGING in the new year has a special meaning in Shanghai and throughout the rest of China. Many believe the chiming of bells on the eve of a new year drives away evil and brings good luck. And at midnight on this historic New Year's Eve, of course, there are special bells and ceremonies 鈥?at least three major ones in Shanghai.