Nanjing Confucius Temple is located on the north bank of Qinhuai River in Qinhuai District, Nanjing, and on Gong Yuan Street west of Gongyuan in the south of the Yangtze River. It is located in the core area of Qinhuai scenery belt of Confucius Temple, namely Nanjing Confucius Temple, Nanjing Confucian Temple and Wenxuan King Temple. It is the first national institution of higher learning in China and the four major Confucian temples in China. It is the hub of China's ancient culture and the place where Jinling's history and humanities gather together. It is not only the cultural and educational center of Nanjing in Ming and Qing Dynasties, but also the cultural and educational center of southeast provinces.

Confucius Temple is a group of large-scale ancient buildings, including Zhaobi, Chi Pan, Paifang, Juxing Court, Kuixing Pavilion, Lingxingmen, Dacheng Hall, Mingdetang and Zunjing Pavilion.

When you visit Confucius Temple, you can know the best time to visit the scenic spots in advance.

It can be played all year round, especially around the Confucius Temple, where there is a grand food festival in June+February, 5438, and all kinds of traditional snacks and flavor foods are very lively. It is also a good choice to choose Qinhuai painting boat to enjoy the night view of Confucius Temple at night. There is a place selling incense in the Confucius Temple. Some tourists will ring the bell on the bell and drum tower in Gong Xue compound, expecting their children to succeed in their studies and need to pay extra.