We don’t know much for sure about his life. He was born in or around 551 B.C. in the city of Qufu (pronounced chu-fu) in Shandong Province on China’s east coast. The times were fractious and ...

Confucius, born in 551 BC in Qufu in eastern China's Shandong province, was a great teacher and philosopher whose theories have been a dominant ideology in China for more than 2,000 years.

A ceremony marking the 2,572nd anniversary of the birth of ancient Chinese sage and educator Confucius is held at Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2021.

People dressed in traditional costumes open a gate before a ceremony to worship ancient philosopher and educator Confucius at the Confucian temple in Qufu, Shandong province. (Reuters) QUFU ...

A visitor poses for a photo with the blessing cards at the Confucius Temple in Qufu, Shandong province, March 29. [Photo by Hao Yasong/provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The three Confucius sites in ...

The temple, cemetery and family mansion of Confucius, the great philosopher, politician and educator of the 6th–5th centuries B.C., are located at Qufu, in Shandong Province. Built to commemorate him ...

Tourists visit Nishan Sacredland scenic spot in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, May 21, 2025.

The Confucius Museum in Qufu, Shandong province - the birthplace of China's most famous sage - will be opened in the second half of this year, a local official said on Wednesday, describing it as ...

In Wanliuzhuang village in Qufu, Shandong Province, Wei Futing (left), who was appointed her village's Confucian lecturer, teaches residents about filial piety on a November morning. Photo ...

Confucius’s hometown, Qufu, knows how to market its most famous native son. Visitors to the city in eastern China’s Shandong province can savor Confucian cuisine, worship at a Confucius temple ...