Confucian rites are typically preformed twice a year in the spring and autumn. Because of the Cultural Revolution and the general tenor of Maoism, by the late 1960s or so most Confucian temples in China itself had been destroyed. Taiwan and Hong Kong thus became the main centers of Confucian rituals. The images here are of rites in Taiwan. Many of the Confucian temples destroyed in China during the Mao years have been rebuilt (#example#).

South Korea is also home to a fairly large number of Confucian temples (#example#), which sponsor Confucian rites, maintain libraries, and give annual awards to local people judged especially virtuous in such areas as filial piety or being a "good wife." Though not as numerous as in Korea or Taiwan, Japan is also home to several Confucian temples, though they tend to be less active than those in other parts of East Asia (Confucianism has played a relatively minor role in Japan compared with Korea or China).

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