Jining may be less well-known than big cities like Beijing and Shanghai, however, it enjoys the status as a distinguished cradle of Chinese civilization. During the past 2,000 years, the city has ...

Today is the birth anniversary of Confucius. The influential philosopher was born in 551 BC, and, unlike me, is pretty much synonymous with sage advice and deep meaning. The very phrase “Confucius say ...

With 523 Confucius Institutes around the world, Confucius is not only one of China's biggest cultural exports to the world but is also regarded as one of the greatest masters by the Chinese people.

The area that is occupied by Qufu today formed part of the ancient capital of the State of Lu during the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC) of Chinese history. Nishan Mountain, to the southeast of ...

Originally called Shu (Book), The Classic of History got the name in the Han Dynasty, meaning a book of previous generations. It is Chinas earliest compilation of documentary records related to events ...

UCLA has one. Stanford has one. In fact, there are about 100 of them in the U.S. -- Confucius Institutes, which are non-profit educational organizations funded by the Chinese government and meant to ...

Today the Supreme Court made history by declaring marriage bans to be illegal, and naming marriage as a constitutional right, regardless of sexual orientation. In the ruling, Justice Anthony Kennedy ...