![Participants wearing traditional costumes perform during a ritual to mark the 2,569th birthday of Confucius atthe Temple of Confucius in Beijing, Sept. 28, 2018. Confucius (551 BC-479 BC) was a great thinker, philosopher, and educator in ancient China. Confucius and his philosophy have profoundly influenced the Chinese politics, values and ethics. (Photo: China News Service/Bian Zhengfeng)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/09/28/13ae0e874cfc4422a6ecf0c70893e03f.jpg)
Participants wearing traditional costumes perform during a ritual to mark the 2,569th birthday of Confucius atthe Temple of Confucius in Beijing, Sept. 28, 2018. Confucius (551 BC-479 BC) was a great thinker, philosopher, and educator in ancient China. Confucius and his philosophy have profoundly influenced the Chinese politics, values and ethics. (Photo: China News Service/Bian Zhengfeng)
![Participants wearing traditional costumes perform during a ritual to mark the 2,569th birthday of Confucius atthe Temple of Confucius in Beijing, Sept. 28, 2018. Confucius (551 BC-479 BC) was a great thinker, philosopher, and educator in ancient China. Confucius and his philosophy have profoundly influenced the Chinese politics, values and ethics. (Photo: China News Service/Bian Zhengfeng)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/09/28/3c83e45e914945afb4289f4a7f20f07c.jpg)
Participants wearing traditional costumes perform during a ritual to mark the 2,569th birthday of Confucius atthe Temple of Confucius in Beijing, Sept. 28, 2018. Confucius (551 BC-479 BC) was a great thinker, philosopher, and educator in ancient China. Confucius and his philosophy have profoundly influenced the Chinese politics, values and ethics. (Photo: China News Service/Bian Zhengfeng)
![Participants wearing traditional costumes perform during a ritual to mark the 2,569th birthday of Confucius atthe Temple of Confucius in Beijing, Sept. 28, 2018. Confucius (551 BC-479 BC) was a great thinker, philosopher, and educator in ancient China. Confucius and his philosophy have profoundly influenced the Chinese politics, values and ethics. (Photo: China News Service/Bian Zhengfeng)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/09/28/a2b6dd619ec5445d8fe0fc64a19158fb.jpg)
Participants wearing traditional costumes perform during a ritual to mark the 2,569th birthday of Confucius atthe Temple of Confucius in Beijing, Sept. 28, 2018. Confucius (551 BC-479 BC) was a great thinker, philosopher, and educator in ancient China. Confucius and his philosophy have profoundly influenced the Chinese politics, values and ethics. (Photo: China News Service/Bian Zhengfeng)
![Participants wearing traditional costumes perform during a ritual to mark the 2,569th birthday of Confucius atthe Temple of Confucius in Beijing, Sept. 28, 2018. Confucius (551 BC-479 BC) was a great thinker, philosopher, and educator in ancient China. Confucius and his philosophy have profoundly influenced the Chinese politics, values and ethics. (Photo: China News Service/Bian Zhengfeng)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/09/28/2253b3052540400991f8484d2cc05358.jpg)
Participants wearing traditional costumes perform during a ritual to mark the 2,569th birthday of Confucius atthe Temple of Confucius in Beijing, Sept. 28, 2018. Confucius (551 BC-479 BC) was a great thinker, philosopher, and educator in ancient China. Confucius and his philosophy have profoundly influenced the Chinese politics, values and ethics. (Photo: China News Service/Bian Zhengfeng)