The “Pan Gong Stone and Pan Pond” was originally the first entrance to the Confucius Temple site. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong, Qing dynasty, Prefect Jiang Yuan-Shu renovated the entrance in the temple restoration project. He hired masons to carve a beautiful archway before shipping it to Tainan for erection. Amongst all Confucius temples in Taiwan, only the one in Taiwan has this pre-built archway. During the Japanese colonization, the stone archway was separated from the temple for building Nanmen Road. The functions of the archway have since been forgotten, and many people do not know it was part of the Confucius Temple.
Pan Gong Stone and Pan Pond
Introduction
Attraction Information:
Address: No. 2, Nanmen Road, West Central District, Tainan City (directly opposite the Tainan Confucius Temple)
Operating Hours: All day open.
Transportation Information:
Public Transportation:
From Tainan Railway Station, take buses 17 or 18 and alight at the "Jianxing Junior High School" stop. Walk north along Nanmen Road to reach the destination.
Driving Directions:
- Exit at Yongkang Interchange on the Sun Yat-sen Freeway.
- Follow County Road 182 towards Tainan City.
- Continue on Dongmen Road to the Dongmen Circle, then proceed on Fucian Road.
- Turn right onto Nanmen Road; the destination will be on your left, directly opposite the Tainan Confucius Temple.