Material: Wood

Statue

Height: 225 cm

Width: 123 cm

Thickness: 109 cm

Throne

Height: 115 cm

Width: 123 cm

The statue of Confucius was made in XVIII century art style. The statue has been put in Văn Miếu since 1960.

The statue put on the throne in the center of the sanctuary, facing to the South because of the conception “The saint faces to the South to govern”. The statue made out of wood with illumination. The statue’s face designed to show the identation of each part. The statue wears the hood and large-sleeved ceremonial robe and the mandarin’s shoes, its hands holding each other.

Confucius was a great thinker, philosopher and typical educator of ancient China, was one of the philosophers that revised Confucianism. The main spirit of his philosophy laid on the humanity, humanity to govern and education.

Confucianism (or Confucius’ doctrine) is, in brief, a theory on the ethical behavior of a gentleman: educating the self, organizing the family, governing the state, and ruling all nations.

Confucianism’s most important contribution lies in making feudal society orderly and lawful, by teaching people how to behave and educate themselves, and take responsibility for their family and society.

Confucius has been honored as the teacher of ten thousand generations.