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Confucius's descendants in Quzhou alone number 30,000. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The Hanlin Academy rank of Wujing boshi 五經博士 was awarded to the southern branch at Quzhou by a Ming Emperor while the northern branch at Qufu held the title Duke Yansheng.
Pages in category "Descendants of Confucius" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F.
Confucius was educated at schools for commoners, where he studied and learned the Six Arts. [21] Confucius was born into the class of shi (士), between the aristocracy and the common people. He is said to have worked in various government jobs during his early 20s, and as a bookkeeper and a caretaker of sheep and horses, using the proceeds to ...
His father's name contained the character 令 Ling because it was the generation name for 76th generation descendants of Confucius. On 6 June 1920, shortly after his birth, he was appointed Duke Yansheng by President Xu Shichang in accordance with an imperial tradition dating back to 1055 of bestowing the title on the eldest male in each ...
Kong is the 79th-generation descendant of Confucius in the main line of descent, making him the titular head of the Kong family. [1] Kong succeeded his grandfather Kung Te-cheng to the post of Sacrificial Official to Confucius in 2009 following the latter's death a year earlier and was at the same time appointed Senior Advisor by President Ma ...
The descendants of Confucius who lived at the mansion and held the hereditary titles held feasts with a unique cuisine. [163] One dish served by cooks of the Duke Yansheng in Qufu was called "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea". [164] [165] Confucius's descendants had a 2,000 year old food culture which was unique among the Chinese aristocracy.
Zisi was the son of Kong Li (孔鯉) (Boyu (伯鱼)) and the only grandson of Confucius.He is traditionally accredited with transmitting Confucian teaching to Mencius [1] and writing the Doctrine of the Mean, Biaoji 表記, "Ziyi" (The Black Robes") 緇衣, and "Fangji" (The Record of the Dikes) 坊記, presently chapters of the Liji.
Zeng Shen (505–435 BC), better known as Zengzi (Master Zeng), courtesy name Ziyu (子 輿), was a Chinese philosopher and disciple of Confucius. [1] He later taught Zisi (Kong Ji), the grandson of Confucius, who was in turn the teacher of Mencius, thus beginning a line of transmitters of orthodox Confucian traditions. [1]