When the world talks about traditional Chinese philosophy (哲学), they think of Confucius, or Kong Zi. So it's important (understand) who Confucius is and what kind of role he has played in China's history and (develop).
Born in 551 BC, Confucius grew up in poor family. He visited famous scholars (学者) and (learn) a lot. He developed his thoughts into a system of philosophy known Confucianism (儒学).
Confucianism values self-cultivation (修身养性), good relationships with each other respect for the old. Friends should be honest to each other. Rulers should make an effort to provide a (good) life for people. When (talk) about personal relationships, Confucius once said, "Don't do to others what you would not want others to do to you. "
He was a great teacher as well and promote (推动) education for ordinary people. During his life, about 3, 000 (student) studied under his guidance.
Over the last more than 2, 000 years, his philosophy has (deep) influenced China and the rest of the world. It is regarded as the symbol of oriental (东方的) culture.
