STORY: China marks 2,575th anniversary of Confucius' birth
SHOOTING TIME: Sept. 28, 2024
DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:03
LOCATION: QUFU, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of a grand ceremony to commemorate the 2,575th anniversary of ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius's birth
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TITOUAN ARIES, Student from France
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ISALINE P0DEMAY, Student from France
4. various of a grand ceremony to commemorate the 2,575th anniversary of ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius's birth

STORYLINE:

The city of Qufu, hometown of ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius, held a grand ceremony to commemorate the 2,575th anniversary of his birth Saturday.

An educator and philosopher, Confucius (551-479 B.C.) founded a school of thought, deeply influential on later generations, known as Confucianism.

He was also the first to set up private schools in China that enrolled students from different social classes.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TITOUAN ARIES, Student from France
"We're glad to be here because it's so impressive to see that a commemoration of a philosopher that was there like 2,500 years ago. It's really impressive."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ISALINE P0DEMAY, Student from France
"It's very beautiful and I've got a lot of feelings and it's impressive."

The ceremony was held both online and offline. And the online ceremony this year brought together more than 60 Confucius temples and cultural institutes both at home and abroad.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Qufu.
(XHTV)