德(de)(de)陽孔(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)位于(yu)德(de)(de)陽市中心(xin)南(nan)街。是我國(guo)西部地區保持(chi)完整(zheng)的(de)(de)孔(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)中規模較為(wei)宏大(da)的(de)(de)一座(zuo)孔(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao),全(quan)國(guo)三(san)大(da)孔(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)之一。占地面積(ji)29700平方米(約(yue)五十畝)廟(miao)(miao)外有孔(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)廣場、廟(miao)(miao)內(nei)有道冠古今德(de)(de)配天地門、萬仞(ren)宮墻、欞星(xing)門、伴僑萍池、戟門、禮樂亭、大(da)成(cheng)(cheng)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、啟圣(sheng)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)等(deng)清代古建筑30余處(chu)。德(de)(de)陽孔(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)始(shi)建于(yu)南(nan)宋(song)開禧二(er)年(nian)(公元1206年(nian)),明代、清代曾(ceng)改建、增建多次。現存的(de)(de)孔(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)是清道光(guang)三(san)十年(nian)的(de)(de)格局。整(zheng)座(zuo)孔(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)座(zuo)北朝(chao)南(nan),廟(miao)(miao)內(nei)紅墻黃(huang)瓦,殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)宇軒昂、布局嚴謹(jin)、宛如(ru)帝王宮殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)。各類石刻、木雕莫不(bu)精(jing)工,具有很高的(de)(de)藝術(shu)和歷史價值。除宏偉的(de)(de)孔(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)古建筑可供觀覽外,大(da)成(cheng)(cheng)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)有孔(kong)(kong)子(zi)、四配、十二(er)哲塑像陳(chen)(chen)列和祭孔(kong)(kong)禮樂器陳(chen)(chen)列、東西屋有孔(kong)(kong)門弟子(zi)七十二(er)賢陳(chen)(chen)列,孔(kong)(kong)子(zi)生平陳(chen)(chen)列。常年(nian)對游人(ren)開放(fang),并開展導(dao)游講解、攝影、旅游紀(ji)念(nian)品出售等(deng)服務。還表(biao)演仿(fang)古祭孔(kong)(kong)樂舞(wu)。
孔(kong)(kong)子(zi)(zi),名丘,字仲尼,春秋時魯國人(ren)(ren),是(shi)中國偉大的(de)思(si)想家、教育家、政治(zhi)家、儒家學派創治(zhi)人(ren)(ren),世界文化名人(ren)(ren)。他(ta)創立的(de)儒家學說,在(zai)漫長(chang)的(de)中國計建(jian)社(she)會(hui),奉為正統思(si)想,長(chang)達兩千(qian)多(duo)年(nian)。他(ta)彼統治(zhi)者(zhe)尊為 “大成至圣先(xian)師”、“文宣王(wang)”等(deng)。最初的(de)孔(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao),是(shi)孔(kong)(kong)子(zi)(zi)居住過(guo)的(de)“廟(miao)(miao)屋三間”。唐(tang)太宗貞觀(guan)四年(nian)詔(zhao)令各(ge)州縣皆立孔(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao),隨著儒象思(si)想的(de)傳播,孔(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)還(huan)越出國界。歲月滄桑,人(ren)(ren)們始(shi)終(zhong)對孔(kong)(kong)子(zi)(zi)保持一種特殊的(de)尊崇,各(ge)地亦保留(liu)了不少孔(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)。