Massive Da Cheng Palace 大成殿
The largest structure in the Confucius Temple is the huge Da Cheng Palace. This actually feels more like an imperial palace because of its size. This is where worshippers come to offer sacrifices to Confucius. It is probably this reason that the Confucius Temple is said to resemble an imperial palace. If you remember the entrance of the Confucius Temple grounds has a wall encircling it, it also has a small moat in between. Inside are numerous buildings dedicated to Confucius.
This is not the Forbidden Palace, this is the Da Cheng Palace in the Confucius Temple in Qufu
The present form of the Da Cheng Palace was done in the Ming Dynasty. Special kinds of rocks were specifically imported for this structure. Due to the importance of Confucius, emperors would also come here and offer sacrifices. It was so magnificent that some parts of the building needed to covered so as not to make the visiting emperors insecure.
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