Confucian royal ancestral shrine
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"Jongmyo system" redirects here. Not to be confused with Jongmyo. For other uses, see Jongmyo (disambiguation).
The Confucian royal ancestral shrine (宗廟制) is a system of Confucian worship for royal ancestors in East Asian region. It is historically originated from Chinese culture, yet later redeveloped among countries in East Asian cultural sphere as cultural diffusion. Nowadays this system became famous around the world for its authentic cultural heritage preserved in Korea, 'Jongmyo', designated as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.
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Traditional Chinese | 宗廟 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 宗庙 | ||||||
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Vietnamese alphabet | Tông miếu | ||||||
Chữ Hán | 宗廟 | ||||||
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Hangul | 종묘 | ||||||
Hanja | 宗廟 | ||||||
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Hiragana | そうびょう | ||||||
Kyūjitai | 宗廟 | ||||||
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