The sacrificial rite in the Confucian Temple is a celebration of the birthday of Confucius, held every 28 September in Qufu, his hometown. Participants slowly enter the temple through the main gate ...

For people who want to know more about Chongming-the country's third largest island-the Chongming Confucius Temple is an ideal destination. The temple, known to locals as "Xue Gong," or "Study ...

But to its critics the government-run body - which offers language and cultural programmes overseas ... by 2020 in what it calls a "Confucius revolution" to tap into the growing overseas demand ...

Jining, a former capital of Shandong, will also host 103 cultural tourism activities, with one theme being "Following Confucius to Jining". Qufu is home to the Temple of Confucius, the largest and ...