Confucius

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Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC)

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Despite the exclusion of discussion of the philosophy of Kong zi, and many other basic details about China and economics, this book is entertaining and insightful This is because the huge migration of Chinese from farms to urban manufacturing centers is a key to understanding recent years and is a continuing phenomenon inside China today.
CHINA'S GREAT MIGRATION
Chinese Philosophy is very famous due to the great master Kong Zi; claimed by Western sinologist Leonel Giles, as "the greatest and noblest representative of the greatest, happiest, and the most highly civilized people on earth" (Co, 2002, p.
Kong Zi, after having formulated his thought, went eagerly to consult Lao Zi on his idea of Li, [rites or ceremonies] Lao Zi answered, 'All those man of whom you speak have long since smoldered away with their bones.
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Among restaurants in Qufu in the eastern province of Shandong -- where the philosopher known in Chinese as Kong Zi lived from 551 BC to 479 BC -- the cuisine is an edible symbol of the way the writer has been reworked.
Confucius makes comeback at Chinese tables
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