介绍:
Confucius 1) was born in 551 BC in the State of Lu, today’s Shandong province.
2) His name was Kong Qiu.
3) Kong was the family name while Qiu was 4) his given name.
He 5) died of illness at the age of 73.
6) After he died, his idea 7) was highly respected by the emperors of Chinese feudal society.
He 8)was acclaimed as Saint Kong, or the Most Holy Perfect Teacher.
As a matter of fact, He 9) was the father of10) private schooling in China who 11) accepted students 12)regardless of their wealth.
13) It is said that he 14) had 3,000 students, 15) among whom 72 were very 16) outstanding.
Confucius 17) proposed a complete set of principles about the study. He said, “studying without thinking 18) leads to confusion; thinking without studying 19) ends in danger.”
Today’s quality-education 20) was nothing new to Confucius.
He didn’t write any books but his students 21) summarized about22) what he said.
The Analects of Confucius 23) composed by his students 24) provide a vivid record of his teachings.
You can find its 25) English versions in any 26) Chinese bookstores.
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