Confucius+孔子

Taiwan Confucius learned music He was patriotic and nationalistic/fervent 72 people he traveled everywhere to preach his philosophies 479, lunar february 11th 73 years old

[|Who is Confucius?] [] （English version in PDF) [|Confucius in China for centuries to reach the highest point of popularity _ News _ Sina.pdf]

**Question 1: 为什么孔子的生日是台湾的教师节｛jiao4shi1=老师］**

In Taiwan, where the Nationalist Party ( [|Kuomintang] ) strongly promoted Confucian beliefs in ethics and behavior, the tradition of the memorial ceremony of Confucius (祭孔) is supported by the government and has continued without interruption. While not a national holiday, it does appear on all printed calendars, much as [|Father's Day] does in the West.

在台湾，人们常常祭孔 ，法律支持 孔子节. 孔子节不是一个国定节日，可是又在月历上.

**Question 2: 孔子是做什么的？他的专业是什么？**

Confucius' principles had a basis in common Chinese tradition and belief. He championed strong familial loyalty, [|ancestor worship], respect of elders by their children (and, according to later interpreters, of husbands by their wives), and the family as a basis for an ideal government. He expressed the well-known principle, "//Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself//", one of the earlier versions of the [|Golden Rule].

**Question 3: 孔子对中国有什么贡献(gong4 xian4: contribution)?** **一提起孔子，中国人都会想到什么？** The philosophy of Confucius emphasized personal and [|governmental] [|morality], correctness of [|social relationships] , [|justice] and [|sincerity]. These values gained prominence in [|China] over other doctrines, such as [|Legalism] (法家) or [|Taoism] (道家) during the [|Han Dynasty][|[3]][|[4]][|[5]] (206 BC – AD 220). Confucius' thoughts have been developed into a system of philosophy known as // [|Confucianism] // (儒家).

**Question 4:** **The major contribution or controversy of Confucius on Chinese culture & society ....**

Because no texts survive that are demonstrably authored by Confucius, and the ideas most closely associated with him were elaborated in writings that accumulated over the period between his death and the foundation of the first Chinese empire in 221 BC, many scholars are very cautious about attributing specific assertions to Confucius himself. His teachings may be found in the // [|Analects of Confucius] // (論語), a collection of [|aphorisms], which was compiled many years after his death. For nearly 2,000 years he was thought to be the editor or author of all the [|Five Classics] (五經) [|[6]][|[7]] such as the // [|Classic of Rites] //(禮記) (editor), and the // [|Spring and Autumn Annals] // (春秋) (author).