
Kung Tsui-chang(1st L), the 79th-generation descendant of Confucius in the main line of descent, draws lots during the annual spring sacrificial rite at the Confucian Temple in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan Province, March 20, 2010. Some 2,000 people attended the rite to commemorate Confucius, the great thinker of ancient China, who lived from 551 B.C. to 479 B.C. (Xinhua/Wu Ching-teng)

People peform Yiwu, an ancient ceremonial dance, during the annual spring sacrificial rite at the Confucian Temple in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan Province, March 20, 2010. Some 2,000 people attended the rite to commemorate Confucius, the great thinker of ancient China, who lived from 551 B.C. to 479 B.C. (Xinhua/Wu Ching-teng)

Pupils peform Yiwu, an ancient ceremonial dance, during the annual spring sacrificial rite at the Confucian Temple in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan Province, March 20, 2010. Some 2,000 people attended the rite to commemorate Confucius, the great thinker of ancient China, who lived from 551 B.C. to 479 B.C. (Xinhua/Wu Ching-teng)

Photo taken on March 20, 2010 shows the annual spring sacrificial rite at the Confucian Temple in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan Province. Some 2,000 people attended the rite to commemorate Confucius, the great thinker of ancient China, who lived from 551 B.C. to 479 B.C. (Xinhua/Wu Ching-teng)

Pupils peform Yiwu, an ancient ceremonial dance, during the annual spring sacrificial rite at the Confucian Temple in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan Province, March 20, 2010. Some 2,000 people attended the rite to commemorate Confucius, the great thinker of ancient China, who lived from 551 B.C. to 479 B.C. (Xinhua/Wu Ching-teng)