Participants wearing traditional costumes perform during a ritual to mark the 2,566th anniversary of Confucius' birthday at the Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2015. The ritual worshipping Confucius was held at the Temple of Confucius in Qufu Monday, the birthplace of the ancient philosopher. Confucius (551 BC-479 BC) was a great thinker, philosopher, and educator in ancient China. He devoted his whole life to teaching people four things: culture, conduct, loyalty and honesty. Confucius and his philosophy have profoundly influenced the Chinese politics, values and ethics. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)
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