Ancient wisdom finds new fans at Qufu's Confucius Museum

Display aims to deepen knowledge, appreciation of noted philosopher

Jiang Minghan, a student at Wuyutan Primary School in Qufu city, Shandong province, said that her knowledge of Confucius, the ancient Chinese philosopher, improved enormously after spending a morning at an exhibition of his Analects, and trying more hands-on projects like copying and making rubbings of his teachings, at the museum dedicated to him in his hometown.

The 9-year-old was able to quote several of the sage's teachings easily. "I learned some at school, and here at the exhibition, I saw bamboo slips, stone inscriptions and old books whose pages have yellowed," she said, adding she was surprised to see Confucius' books printed not only in Chinese but in other languages as well.

The exhibition at the Confucius Museum in Qufu has placed more than 370 ancient items related to the Analects－a collection of the sage's ideas and sayings－on display in a bid to help the public better understand the ancient Chinese philosopher.

It will run for at least three months until the end of this year.