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In 1925, Chen Pei-Ken, Koo Hsien-Jung, and other people advocated reconstructing the Taipei Confucius Temple at Da Long Tong, the layout and configuration of which was based on the traditional Confucian temple to project its ritual construction. The main compound along the axial line was planed to be consturcted with a magnificent scale, from the south to the north in sequence as Wanren Gomgqiang, Pan Pond, Lingxing Gate, Yi Gate, Dacheng Hall, and Chongsheng Shrine; the east wing and the east warehouse, and the west conclude included the west wing and the west warehouse. Minglun Hall was to be built in front of a vacant lot on the left, and the Zhu Zi Shrine to be constructed behind the lot where tablets of Zhu Zi and Literary God would be consecrated on the upstairs, and the library, on the downstairs. Jian Wu Temple was planed to be built at the vacant lot on the right to offer sacrifice to Quankon (or Martial God), and the soaring Qeilou (building) would be constructed to consecrate the Qeisin (Literary God). There was a precedent building a temple to consecrate both martial and literary gods, and constructing the Zhu Zi Shrine and the Taoist Quilou. Tainan Confucius Temple is the earliest and largest one in Taiwan, containing Minglun Hall, Zhu Zi Shrine, and Literary God Temple.

In the early stage to build the Taipei Confucius Temple, four buildings on the both sides could not be built, for short of funds. The original blueprint was designed by famous craftsman Wang Shun-Yi, but the Green-Cloud Wall and Dismount Stele outside the Wanrengon Wall have never been achieved since the very beginning.

The vacant land on the east of Confucius's Temple was originally to be used for constructing the Minglun Hall and Zhu Zi Shrine, and the one on the west, after restoration of Taiwan, was going up with a concrete-structural modern building---Minglun Hall mainly used for studying courses and artistic activities such as the assembly, lecture course, scripture reading, and calligraphy.

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