• In 1883, Boen Tjhiang Soe (Wen Chang Ci 文昌祠), after being rebuilt in 1906, became the
Boen Bio (
Wen Miao 文廟 or
Kong Miao 孔廟, "Temple of Culture" or "Temple of Confucius") at Jl. Kapasan No. 131 Surabaya. The colonial Dutch called it
Geredja Boen Bio or
Geredja Khonghoetjoe, "Church of Confucius" (
de Kerk van Confucius). At the present time it is a place of worship for Confucians in Surabaya. • In 1886, the first book of Confucius History in
Indonesian, was published by
Lie Kim Hok. • In 1897, the
Four Books were translated in Indonesian by
Njio Tjoen Ean and were published in
Ambon. • In 1900, the translation and commentary of
Great Learning (Id:
Ajaran Besar) and
Doctrine of the Mean (Id:
Tengah Sempurna) were completed by Tan Ging Tiong. • On March 17, 1900, led by the social activist Phoa Keng Hek Sia, twenty
Chinese-Indonesian community leaders established
Tiong Hoa Hwee Koan, a Confucianist social and educational organisation. It aimed to better the educational and social position of ethnic Chinese in the Dutch East Indies, and reform the practice of Confucianism in the Dutch colony. • In 1918, the Confucian Council of Solo (Khong Kauw Hwee 孔教會) was legally founded. • In 1923, a congress was held at Yogyakarta, Central Java, which established the
Khong Kauw Tjong Hwee (孔教總會), the Central Assembly of Confucianism. • On April 16, 1955, it was renamed the Supreme Council for the Confucian Religion in Indonesia; Majelis Tinggi Agama Khonghucu Indonesia: MATAKIN). ==See also==