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Confucius (September 28, 551 BC - April 11, 479 BC), surnamed Kong, named Qiu, styled Zhongni, Han nationality, Zouyi, Lu State (now China) Born in Nanxin Town, Qufu City, Shandong Province, he was a thinker and educator in the late Spring and Autumn Period of China and the founder of Confucianism. Confucius gathered the great achievements of ancient Chinese culture. During his lifetime, he was known as the "Sage of Heaven" and "The Wooden Duo of Heaven". He was one of the most erudite scholars in the society at that time, and was revered as the Saint of Confucius and the Supreme Saint by the rulers of later generations. , the most holy teacher, the teacher of all ages. Confucius and Confucianism have had a profound impact on China, the Korean Peninsula, Japan, Vietnam and other regions, which are also known as the Confucian cultural circle.

Confucius’ surname was Kong, his given name was Qiu, and his given name was Zhongni. He ranked second in the family. An ancient Chinese writer, thinker, educator, politician, social activist, organizer of ancient documents, and compiler of the Confucian school. He is praised by later generations as the founder of the Confucian school. He ranks among the "Top Ten Cultures in the World" rated by UNESCO. Celebrities”. According to legend, he revised "Poems" and "Books", edited "Li" and "Music", prefaced "Book of Changes" and wrote "Spring and Autumn". He has been engaged in preaching, teaching, and solving doubts all his life. He is honored by the Chinese as "the most holy teacher and a model for all generations." Confucius's disciples and his subsequent disciples recorded Confucius's words, deeds, sayings and thoughts.

Confucius' portraits (39 pictures) were compiled into "The Analects of Confucius".

In terms of the view of heaven, Confucius did not deny the existence of destiny ghosts and gods, but he was skeptical about them and advocated "respecting ghosts and gods and keeping away from them." Confucius and Mencius are both called "Confucius and Mencius", and their thoughts are also called the Tao of Confucius and Mencius. Confucius is revered as the "Sage" and "Su Wang", Zengzi is the Zongsheng, and Mencius is the "Lesser Sage". His words and deeds were written by his students into the creation masterpiece "The Analects of Confucius". He is also the world's most famous cultural celebrity and the founder of Confucianism.

Confucius was proficient in "The Book of Changes" and is said to be the author of "Ten Wings". Confucius was the first person in ancient China to break through the religious attitude towards natural landscapes. I love nature even more than natural landscapes. Nature is forgiving. Disasters, earthquakes, tornadoes, the extinction of dinosaurs, etc., but natural landscapes are eternal good Feng Shui, which puts forward the famous aesthetic proposition that "the wise enjoy water, and the benevolent enjoy mountains" ("The Analects of Confucius·Yong Ye").

Historical records

Confucius’s ancestors were originally descendants of the Yin Shang (Chinese people), so they were given the surname Kong. After the Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Shang Dynasty, King Wu of the Zhou Dynasty granted him the title of concubine brother of King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty. Wei Zi, a famous and loyal minister of the Shang Dynasty, was born in the Song Dynasty (Xiayi).

Confucius’ lecture pictures (8 pictures) are now buried in Shandong Province Weishan Lake in Weishan County. After the death of Wei Ziqi, his younger brother Wei Zhong came to the throne, and Wei Zhong was the ancestor of Confucius. After Confucius's sixth ancestor Kong Fujia, the descendants of Confucius began to take Kong as their surname. Because their family was ruined and unable to repay the debts they owed, they were forced to flee to the state of Lu. There is also a theory that his great-grandfather Kong Fangshu fled from Song to Lu in order to escape the civil strife in Song. Confucius's father, Shu Liang He (the courtesy name is Shu Liang and He is his given name), was a famous warrior in the state of Lu. Uncle Liang He first married Shi Yaoying and gave birth to nine daughters but no son. His concubine gave birth to a son Meng Pi (ranked as the eldest son). He was called Bo, and the eldest son of a concubine was called Meng), but he had a serious illness. Under the circumstances at that time, neither women nor disabled sons were suitable heirs. Later, Shu Lianghe married Zheng Zai, the third daughter of the Yan family in Waina, and gave birth to Confucius. Because he had prayed in Niqiu before he was born, he was named Qiu, ranking second, so he was named Zhongni (according to the above "Confucius Family"). "Yu. Explanation of Original Surname" records: Although Shu Liang He has nine daughters, his concubine has Meng Pi, whose name is Bernie, so he proposes to Yan's three daughters. It is said that Zheng is here...Praying privately to the mountain of Niqiu to pray for the birth of Confucius, hence the name Qiu (named Zhongni). When Confucius was three years old, his uncle Liang He died of illness. After that, Confucius' family was very poor. Because we were in troubled times, there was no room for the benevolent government advocated by Confucius to be implemented. However, during the three months of governing the state of Lu, the powerful state of Qi also feared Confucius' talents, which shows that Confucius is worthy of the title of an outstanding statesman. Political dissatisfaction caused Confucius to devote a large part of his energy to education. Confucius once served as a military commander in the State of Lu, and later traveled around the country with his disciples. Finally, he returned to the State of Lu and concentrated on teaching. Confucius broke the educational monopoly and pioneered private education. He had as many as 3,000 disciples, including 72 sages, known as the famous Seventy-two Sages.

Many of the seventy-two people are high-ranking officials in various countries and have continued the glory of the Confucian school. "Zi" in Confucius, like "Zi" in Mencius, Zhuangzi and Laozi, is a title and honorific. According to the titles assigned to Dukes, Marquises, Bos, Sons and Men of the Zhou Dynasty, although they were not princes, they enjoyed the title of the fourth-middle title among the princes.