CONFUCIUS

IN
CHINA

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 Confucianism in China
How do you say Confucius in Chinese?

Kong fu zi (Kong is his last name, fuzi means teacher)

Picture on the top right: Confucius and the plaque behind him, “the greatest
teacher for all ages”, this title was given by an Emperor, nowadays we also honor
him as “Sage Master”

His philosophy and teachings had shaped Chinese culture, moral standards,
political perspectives, and social relationships

His teaching of self-transformation impacted two later disciples:

Mencius: human nature is good; Xunzi: human nature is bad

Confucius’ hometown

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**Watch video “Confucius and Confucianism” from Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPQ6GB822x4

**Divide students into groups and talk about the main points of the film

**Group leaders take turns to do a 5 min presentation of their group discussion

**Watch the video “Confucius - Mini Biography”

https://www.biography.com/video/confucius-mini-biography-24134723904

**Divide students into groups and talk about the main points of the film

**Group leaders take turns to do a 5 min presentation of their group discussion

 Confucius’ top ten quotes from Analects
1. Provide education for all people without discrimination
2. What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others
3. Keep what you say and carry out what you do
4. Not to mend the fault one has made is to err indeed
5. Study hard and never feel contented and never be tired of teaching others
6. Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters?
7. If one learns the truth in the morning, one would never regret dying the same
evening
8. When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers, I’ll select
their good qualities and follow them, and to avoid their bad qualities
9. While his parents are alive, the son may not go abroad to a distance. If he does g
abroad, he must have a fixed place to where he goes
10. Look not at what is contrary to propriety, listen not to what is contrary to proprie
speak not, make no movement what is contrary to propriety Quotes are from Confucius An
1. 有 教 无 类 1. Provide education for all people without discrimination
Yǒu jiào wú lèi

2. 己 所 不 欲，勿 施 于 人 2. What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others

Jǐ suǒ bù yù, wù shī yú rén

3. 言 必 信，行 必 果。 3. Keep what you say and carry out what you do
Yán bì xìn, xíng bì guǒ

4. 过 而 不 改，是 谓 过 矣。 4. Not to mend the fault one has made is to err indeed
Guò ér bù gǎi, shì wèi guò yǐ

5. 学 而 不 厌，诲 人 不 倦。 5. Study hard and never feel contented and never be tired
Xué ér bù yàn, huǐ rén bù juàn of teaching others
Confucius Analects top ten quotes word search:

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6. 有 朋 自 远 方 来，不 亦 乐 乎？ 6. Is it not delightful to have friends coming from
Yǒu péng zì yuǎnfāng lái, bù yì lè hū
distant quarters?

7. 朝 闻 道，夕 死 可 矣。 7. If one learns the truth in the morning, one

Zháo wén dào, xī sǐ kě yǐ would never regret dying the same evening

8. 三 人 行，必 有 我 师 8. When I walk along with two others, they may serve
Sān rén xíng, bì yǒu wǒ shī me as my teachers.

9. 父 母 在，不 远 游，游 必 有 方。 9. While his parents are alive, the son may not go
Fù mǔ zài, bù yuǎn yóu, yóu bì yǒu fang abroad to a distance. If he does go abroad, he
must have a fixed place to where he goes

10. 非 礼 勿 视，非 礼 勿 听，非 礼 勿 言，非 礼 勿 动。

Fēi lǐ wù shì, fēi lǐ wù tīng, fēi lǐ wù yán, fēi lǐ wù dòng

10. Look not at what is contrary to propriety, listen not to what is contrary to
propriety, speak not, make no movement what is contrary to propriety
Confucius Analects top ten quotes word search:

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 Confucianism in China

More resources from Youtube:

1. 2008 Olympics opening ceremony

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ00RAhJOV8

2. TED Ed: who was Confucius?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFt

3. 10 life lessons from Confucius (Off the Great Wall)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxzPp_Fh1nA