
People dressed in traditional costumes attend a memorial ceremony in Xinbei, southeast China's Taiwan, Sept. 25, 2011, commemorating the 2,562th anniversary of the birth of Confucius (551 BC-479 BC), the great ancient Chinese thinker and philosopher. (Xinhua)

Artists perform during a memorial ceremony in Xinbei, southeast China's Taiwan, Sept. 25, 2011, commemorating the 2,562th anniversary of the birth of Confucius (551 BC-479 BC), the great ancient Chinese thinker and philosopher. (Xinhua)

Artists perform during a memorial ceremony in Xinbei, southeast China's Taiwan, Sept. 25, 2011, commemorating the 2,562th anniversary of the birth of Confucius (551 BC-479 BC), the great ancient Chinese thinker and philosopher. (Xinhua)

People dressed in traditional costumes attend a memorial ceremony in Xinbei, southeast China's Taiwan, Sept. 25, 2011, commemorating the 2,562th anniversary of the birth of Confucius (551 BC-479 BC), the great ancient Chinese thinker and philosopher. (Xinhua)