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This is the Wan Ren Palace Wall which is necessary for any Confucius Temple. The origin of this wall comes from The Analects of Confucius, “Tzu Kung said, our master's wall raises many times a man's height, and no one who is not let in by the gate can know the beauty and wealth of the palace that, with its ancestral temple and hundred ministrants, lies hidden within. But it must be admitted that those who are let in by the gate are few.” This means that Confucius' knowledge and morals are very deep. There is no short cut of learning. Those who wish to learn must go through the Hong Gate or the Pan Palace (which are both ancient institutions of learning) and study with all-out effort.