... . Kung Fu-tzu was the given name of the great moral philosopher and teacher, Confucius is merely a romanized version of this. He is thought to have been born in the principality of Lu, in what is now Shantung Province, in Northeast China. This is the only information about Confucius that is known to be unyielding fact; almost all of the biographical ... ...

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... course of Chinese development. Kung Fu-Tzu - or Confucius (552-479 BCE) - was the main figurehead of Confucianism, hence its name. He is thought to have been born in the principality of Lu, now known as the Shantung Province in North-East China. This however, is the only information about Confucius known to be unyielding fact. Confucius is said to have ... ...

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