德陽孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)位于德陽市中心(xin)南街。是(shi)我國(guo)(guo)西部地區保持完整的(de)(de)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)中規模較為(wei)宏大的(de)(de)一座孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao),全(quan)國(guo)(guo)三大孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)之一。占地面積(ji)29700平方米(約五十(shi)畝)廟(miao)外(wai)有(you)(you)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)廣場、廟(miao)內(nei)有(you)(you)道冠(guan)古(gu)今德配(pei)天(tian)地門(men)、萬(wan)仞宮墻、欞星(xing)門(men)、伴僑(qiao)萍池(chi)、戟門(men)、禮樂(le)(le)亭、大成(cheng)殿、啟(qi)圣殿等清(qing)代(dai)古(gu)建筑(zhu)30余處(chu)。德陽孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)始建于南宋(song)開禧二(er)年(公(gong)元1206年),明代(dai)、清(qing)代(dai)曾改(gai)建、增(zeng)建多次。現存(cun)的(de)(de)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)是(shi)清(qing)道光三十(shi)年的(de)(de)格局(ju)。整座孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)座北朝南,廟(miao)內(nei)紅(hong)墻黃(huang)瓦,殿宇軒昂、布局(ju)嚴謹、宛如帝王宮殿。各類石刻、木雕(diao)莫不精工(gong),具有(you)(you)很高(gao)的(de)(de)藝術和(he)歷史價(jia)值。除宏偉的(de)(de)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)古(gu)建筑(zhu)可(ke)供(gong)觀覽(lan)外(wai),大成(cheng)殿有(you)(you)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)子、四配(pei)、十(shi)二(er)哲塑像陳(chen)(chen)列(lie)和(he)祭(ji)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)禮樂(le)(le)器(qi)陳(chen)(chen)列(lie)、東西屋(wu)有(you)(you)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)門(men)弟子七(qi)十(shi)二(er)賢(xian)陳(chen)(chen)列(lie),孔(kong)(kong)(kong)子生平陳(chen)(chen)列(lie)。常(chang)年對游人開放,并(bing)開展(zhan)導(dao)游講(jiang)解、攝(she)影、旅游紀念品出售等服務。還(huan)表演仿(fang)古(gu)祭(ji)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)樂(le)(le)舞。
孔(kong)子,名(ming)丘(qiu),字(zi)仲(zhong)尼,春秋(qiu)時(shi)魯(lu)國(guo)人(ren),是(shi)中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)偉大的(de)(de)(de)思(si)想(xiang)家(jia)(jia)、教育(yu)家(jia)(jia)、政治家(jia)(jia)、儒家(jia)(jia)學派創治人(ren),世(shi)界文化(hua)名(ming)人(ren)。他(ta)創立的(de)(de)(de)儒家(jia)(jia)學說,在漫長的(de)(de)(de)中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)計建(jian)社會,奉為正統思(si)想(xiang),長達兩(liang)千多年(nian)。他(ta)彼統治者尊為 “大成至圣(sheng)先師(shi)”、“文宣王”等。最初的(de)(de)(de)孔(kong)廟,是(shi)孔(kong)子居(ju)住(zhu)過的(de)(de)(de)“廟屋三間”。唐太宗貞(zhen)觀四(si)年(nian)詔(zhao)令(ling)各州縣(xian)皆立孔(kong)廟,隨著儒象思(si)想(xiang)的(de)(de)(de)傳播(bo),孔(kong)廟還越出國(guo)界。歲(sui)月滄(cang)桑,人(ren)們始終對孔(kong)子保(bao)持一種特(te)殊的(de)(de)(de)尊崇(chong),各地亦保(bao)留了不少孔(kong)廟。