China has a long history of holding commemorative ceremoniesmemory the greatand educator Confucius, who is the founder of the Confucianism. At the very beginning, the ceremonies were helda family custom by Confucius' posterity. Gradually, that got public and became state-level during the years of Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty.  In Ming dynasty, the ceremonies kept being upgraded and even became an imperial scale. Therefore, for thousands of years, thousands of Confucius temples were built around the country.
The Confucian Temple Complex of Wuwei were extended in 1439 and re-built contemporarily. Confucius Temple, where Wuwei Museum is located, houses a large collection of over 44,000 cultural relics, two of which are recognized nationally. It is the second largest museum in Gansu Province. Collections include the Bronze Galloping Horse, medicinal wooden inscriptions, wooden and stone tomb carvings from the Tang Dynasty, stone stelae, models of wooden pagodas, wooden engravings, golden bowls from West Xia Kingdom, silver coins, porcelain and paintings from the Ming and Qing dynasties.