Introduction Part 1 The Lineage of Confucius Part 2 Teaching Himself and Supporting Himself Part 3 First Exposure to Social Reality Part 4 An Unorthodox Education Part 5 Assistant Master of Ceremonies Part 6 Becoming Famous for Founding a School Part 7 Learning for All Part 8 The Origin of the Four Fields of Study Part 9 Trip to the Capital Part 10 Consulting Laozi about the Rites Part 11 Discussing Music with Chang Hong Part 12 The Political Environment in the State of Lu Part 13 Duck Jing of Qi Asks about Government Part 14 Hearing the Shao Music Part 15 Fleeing from Qi Part 16 Fourteen Years of Not Being Confused and Knowing the Mandate of Heaven Part 17 Learning and Digesting the Truth of the Rites and Music of Three Dynasties Part 18 Through the Rites Archive Humanism, Display Humanism through the Rites Part 19 Establishing the Character of the Gentleman Part 20 Time is Flowing Away and It Does Not Wait for Us Part 21 Confucius’ Official Career Part 22 Appointed Minister of the Interior Part 23 Uproar at Jiagu Part 24 Attending the Year-end Sacrifice Part 25 Razing the Three Cities Part 26 I Am Going So Slowly Because I Am Leaving Behind the Land of My Parents Part 27 Arrival in Wei Part 28 Delayed in Kuang and Pu Part 29 Three Unhappy Years in Wei Part 30 Through the States of Cao and Song to Zheng Part 31 Arrival in Chen Part 32 Starvation between Chen and Cai Part 33 Passing through Fuhan Part 34 Casual Meeting with Chu Hermits Part 35 Falling Ill on the Way Part 36 Return to Wei Part 37 State Elder Part 38 Sorting Out the Ancient Records Part 39 Three Thousand Followers, Seventy Disciples Part 40 Deaths of Kong Li, Yan Hui and Zi Lu Part 41 “I Think Only Heaven Understands Me!” Part 42 A Man of the Most Exalted Virtue and the Utmost Moral Integrity
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Preface Qufu in Shandong Province is bounded on the east by Mount Meng, on the north by Mount Tai, on the south by Mount Yi and on the west by the curving rivers Yi and Si. The land is fertile here, with bumper harvests. Richly endowed by Nature, Qufu was one of the cradles of the Chinese race. Because an emperor in ancient times, Shao Hao, was supposed to have built his capital at Qufu the area was also known as “The Shao Hao Site.” Following the Xia (2070-1600 BC) and Shang (1600-1046 BC) dynasties, Qufu was the capital of Lu, one of the feudal states under the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC). The State of Lu had the function of protecting the royal House of Zhou from the Yi barbarians in the east. Qufu got its name (“winding hillock”) from its topography. During the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) it gradually became a center of China’s cultural heritage, as it preserved the rites and music of the earliest times of the Zhou Dynasty. It was by means of this rich store of cultural relics that Confucius, the founder of Confucianism shaped the value system and spiritual creed of the Chinese people. Confucius, in fact, was an important representative of a pivotal era in world civilization.
The Illustrated Book of Confucius: The teacher who molded China's spirit and beliefs
