Shandong province, the hometown of Confucius, is taking measures to promote Confucianism - to better introduce traditional Chinese culture to the world stage. The Eighth World Confucian Conference, to ...

Confucianism, once heavily criticized and suppressed during much of the 20th century, has experienced a renewed interest in ...

I have been a student of Korean politics, society, and culture for about 30 years. That is a long time — but nothing compared ...

Named after the sage Confucius (b. 551 B.C.E.), Confucianism is one of the most important philosophical traditions in China. Although it’s widely considered a spiritual philosophy, some scholars ...

With the recent revival of Confucianism in China, Chinese scholars are examining its unique contribution to problem solving Over the last decade or so, there has been a revival of Confucianism in ...

Ceremonial undertakers perform celebratory rituals for Confucius’ birthday at the ancient Confucius Temple in Nanjing, China. (Feature China/Future Publishing via Getty Images) On Sept. 28, millions ...

For most of the 103-year history of the Communist Party of China, the teachings of the philosopher Confucius were deemed relics of a backwards past, with its leaders looking to Marxism and socialism ...

FOR MUCH of its history, Chinese society has been built upon the pillars of Confucianism. Confucius is thought to have been born in 551BC in what is now Shandong province, on China’s east coast. The ...