The Story of Confucius

A popular biography of Confucius the great Chinese thinker and teacher who was born in 551 BC in today's Shandong province. This book chronicles Confucius' life until his death in 479 BC. It relates the poverty in his youth, his participation in politics, his devotion to his teaching and study and compilation of classical literature, and his training of a group of talented students that helped create Confucianism - the school of thought that introduced the idea of 'Benevolence'. Confucianism and its 'Benevolence' joins the 'Way' of Lao Zi as the two milestones of China's traditional philosophy and helped lay the foundation of China's traditional culture. In China's long feudal society, Confucian thought became the dominant, and for more than 2000 years it has been a part of the ethical awareness, spiritual life, traditions and customs of the Chinese people.