CHINA-SHANDONG-QUFU-CULTURE (CN)

CHINA-SHANDONG-QUFU-CULTURE (CN)

(230620) -- QUFU, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students from Jinan City recite the Analects of Confucius, or Lunyu in Chinese, during a travelling study tour in Qufu City, east China's Shandong Province, June 9, 2023. Qufu City, located in east China's Shandong Province, is the birthplace of ancient Chinese sage Confucius. The Cemetery of Confucius, the Confucius Temple and the Kong family mansion in Qufu are among venues for people to commemorate ancient Chinese sages and important places for education and research tour on the fine traditional Chinese culture. In addition, the Chinese Confucius Research Institute, the Nishan Sacredland and the Confucius Museum in Qufu, also boost the research and inheritance of Confucianism. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

Maltese version of Analects of Confucius makes debut at book festival

STORY: Maltese version of Analects of Confucius makes debut at book festival DATELINE: Nov. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:31 LOCATION: Valletta CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the book festival and the booth for The Analects of Confucius STORYLINE: A Maltese version of The Analects of Confucius made its debut at the 2022 Malta Book Festival on Wednesday. The new book was presented by Malta's SKS Publishers at the event, which is set to last until Sunday. Joe Borg, executive secretary of SKS, told Xinhua at the festival that the company had collaborated with Chinese publisher Shandong Friendship Publishing House on the book. The Analects of Confucius, or Lunyu in Chinese, is a collection of ideas and sayings from the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius (551 B.C.-479 B.C.). It has now been translated into Maltese for the first time. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Valletta. (XHTV)