confucius

Confuius'sgivennameisQiu,alsostyledZhongni.HewasborninQuFu,China,551B.C.,anddiedin479B.C..

Confuciusfoundedconfuciansism--thefamousphilosophicalschoolinthehistoryofChina.ThekernelofhisthoughtisRen(benevolence),itsformofexpressionisLi(theRites).

Confuciustravlledfromonestatetoanotherpreachinghisdoctrinesuntilhewasold.Hespenthislastyearsincompilingandediting.HisworksincludeBookofSpringandAutumn,BookofOdes,BookofHistory,BookofRites,BookofMusicandBookofchange.ThesesixbooksregardedastheclassicalworksofConfucianismhavebeenhandeddowntothepresenttime.HefoundedthefirstprivateschoolinChinesehistory.Hewastheteacherof3,000disciplesamongwhom72wereSages.HismajorsayingswerewrittendowninLunYu(TheAnalects),oneoftheFourBooks.

ConfuciuslivedinthelateSpringandAutumnperiod(770-476B.C).Inhislastyearshelivedinrelativepovertyandnolongerenjoyedgreatfame.Butafterhisdeath,histhoughtcontinuedtoinfluencetheChinesepeopleforover2,500years.Hisdoctrineonmoralityandethicshashadagreateffectontheirideology,strentheningtheunityofthenationandmakingitknowntotheworldforitscourteousdealingandsolemnrites.

Confuciussaid,"Lettherebethreemenwalkingtogether:fromthenmuberIshouldbesuretofindmyinstructor.""Tomakeaccomplishmentyoumusthelpotherstobeaccomplishedtoo.""Neverbesatiatedwithyouknowledgeandneverbetiredofteaching."...Today,thesephilosophicalsayingsarestillshiningbrilliantly.

InthelongspanoftheChinesehistory,thedescendantsoftheYellowEmperorhavebeenrighteouslyproudoftheexistenceoftheoutstandingConfucius.

Theinfluenceofthegreatthinkerandeducatorhasnowexceededthenationalboundaryandspreadtootherpartsoftheworld.ItisourearnesthopethatthroughmoreunderstandingofConfciusandthebridgeoffriendshipandculturalexchange,wecanmaketheworldfilledwithmorelove,justiceandpeace.WewishalsothatweoffspringoftheYellowEmperor,eitherinChinaorabroad,throughbetterunderstandingofConfciusandacademicresearch,willbemoreinspiredwithnationalism,andfindanewwayofmakingthepastservethepresent,andredoubleoureffortsforrejuvenationofChina.

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