Participants wearing traditional costumes perform during a ritual to mark the 2,569th birthday of Confucius atthe Temple of Confucius in Beijing, Sept. 28, 2018. Confucius (551 BC-479 BC) was a great thinker, philosopher, and educator in ancient China. Confucius and his philosophy have profoundly influenced the Chinese politics, values and ethics. (Photo: China News Service/Bian Zhengfeng)
Participants wearing traditional costumes perform during a ritual to mark the 2,569th birthday of Confucius atthe Temple of Confucius in Beijing, Sept. 28, 2018. Confucius (551 BC-479 BC) was a great thinker, philosopher, and educator in ancient China. Confucius and his philosophy have profoundly influenced the Chinese politics, values and ethics. (Photo: China News Service/Bian Zhengfeng)
Participants wearing traditional costumes perform during a ritual to mark the 2,569th birthday of Confucius atthe Temple of Confucius in Beijing, Sept. 28, 2018. Confucius (551 BC-479 BC) was a great thinker, philosopher, and educator in ancient China. Confucius and his philosophy have profoundly influenced the Chinese politics, values and ethics. (Photo: China News Service/Bian Zhengfeng)
Participants wearing traditional costumes perform during a ritual to mark the 2,569th birthday of Confucius atthe Temple of Confucius in Beijing, Sept. 28, 2018. Confucius (551 BC-479 BC) was a great thinker, philosopher, and educator in ancient China. Confucius and his philosophy have profoundly influenced the Chinese politics, values and ethics. (Photo: China News Service/Bian Zhengfeng)
