CHINA-TAIWAN-TAIPEI-CONFUCIUS TEMPLE-PRAYER

CHINA-TAIWAN-TAIPEI-CONFUCIUS TEMPLE-PRAYER

Xinhua
11 Jan 2026, 07:15 GMT+

(260111) -- TAIPEI, Jan. 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Students and their parents leave the Taipei Confucius Temple after praying for good luck in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Jan. 10, 2026.

Hundreds of high school students and their parents gathered on Saturday at the Taipei Confucius Temple to pray for good luck in an upcoming college entrance exam.

Honoring Confucius, China's most revered ancient educator, the Taipei Confucius Temple held a special prayer ceremony for candidates of the General Scholastic Ability Test, a major college entrance exam that will take place in mid-January this year.

TO GO WITH "Taipei students attend prayer ceremony ahead of college entrance exam" (Xinhua/Wang Chenghao)

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