Confucius descendants open memorial ceremony to live broadcasting

Source: Xinhua| 2019-04-05 20:50:30|Editor: Li Xia
Video PlayerClose

CHINA-SHANDONG-QUFU-CONFUCIUS-CEREMONY (CN)

Photo taken on April 5, 2019 shows the site of a memorial ceremony for the Chinese philosopher Confucius in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, on the occasion of China's traditional Tomb-Sweeping Day. More than 400 descendants of Confucius from across China and from the Republic of Korea (ROK) attended the event in the Confucius Cemetery, the world's largest family cemetery with over 100,000 tombs. Confucius (551-479 B.C.) was an educator and philosopher who founded Confucianism, a school of thought deeply influential in later generations. (Xinhua/Wang Nan)

   Prev 1 2 3 4  

KEY WORDS:
EXPLORE XINHUANET
010020070750000000000000011100001379528771