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Memorial ceremonies for Confucius held

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Sept.29 - Drizzle¹ in a small city in east China's Shandong Province on Friday didn't dampen the enthusiasm of about 3,500 pilgrims, who advanced in a queue more than 300 meters long to commemorate² the 2,558th birthday of Confucius.

Heading the queue in the philosopher's hometown of Qufu were Luo Haocai, vice³ chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Li Jianguo, Chinese Communist Party chief of Shandong, suggesting that the scale of this year's ceremony was larger than ever.

Attendants also included Edmund Ho Hau Wah, chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative⁴ Region; Kong Deyong, 77th-generation descendant of Confucius; and Yu Dan, who sparked controversy⁵ with her televised lecture series about the Analects of Confucius.

Kong Qidi, an 11-year-old boy with the Qufu Shiyan Primary School and 74th-generation descendant of Confucius, lit the fire in a bronze urn⁶ symbolizing⁷ Chinese culture handed down through generations.

More than 1,500 students flanking the path were chanting snippets of the Analects of Confucius.

Acting⁸ governor of Shandong Jiang Daming read the elegiac address in the Confucius temple and attendants bowed to the statue of the philosopher.

Among the attendants was Nelly Mota from Dominica, whose son is learning Chinese. "Confucian thought is very important to mankind, " she said, noting that in her country, some students start learning Confucian philosophy at the age of 14.

"Confucius' philosophy can help people all over the world live in love and harmony," she said.

"Confucius is famous in France," said Patricia Deon, a government official in Paris. "The kindness and filial piety⁹ he advocated not only regulate our behavior in daily life, but teach us how to get along with others," she said.

Lei Yusong, vice head of the Chinese Culture Promotion¹⁰ Society in the United States, said he had been taught Confucius philosophy since childhood. "I am still teaching my kids the philosophy," he said. "It has a special significance to young people in modern society."

"The philosophy of Confucius has gone beyond time and national borders - it is recognized as a treasure of the world and symbol of eastern culture," said Jiang Daming. "By rejuvenating¹¹ the thought of the ancient philosopher, we hope to enhance the cultural recognition of Chinese people living in China and abroad, boosting harmony around the world."

Memorial ceremonies were also held in northeast China's Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces as well as Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous¹² Region and Sichuan Province in south and southwest China.

Confucius, born in 551 BC, was a great philosopher whose thought held sway as orthodox ideology¹³ in China for more than 2,000 years.

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1 drizzle
v.下毛毛雨；n.毛毛雨，蒙蒙细雨
参考例句：
The shower tailed off into a drizzle.阵雨越来越小，最后变成了毛毛雨。 Yesterday the radio forecast drizzle,and today it is indeed raining.昨天预报有小雨，今天果然下起来了。

2 commemorate
vt.纪念，庆祝
参考例句：
This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。 We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。

3 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 administrative
adj.行政的，管理的
参考例句：
The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。 He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

5 controversy
n.争论，辩论，争吵
参考例句：
That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。 We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

6 urn
n.（有座脚的）瓮；坟墓；骨灰瓮
参考例句：
The urn was unearthed entire.这只瓮出土完整无缺。 She put the big hot coffee urn on the table and plugged it in.她将大咖啡壶放在桌子上,接上电源。

7 symbolizing
v.象征，作为…的象征( symbolize的现在分词 )
参考例句：
This symbol later evolved into a common hieroglyphic symbolizing victory. 这幕场景后来逐渐演化为象征胜利的普通象形文字。来自时文部分 Mooncakes reunion, is symbolizing the Mid-Autumn festival will feed. 月饼象征着团圆，是中秋佳节必食之品。来自互联网

8 acting
n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
参考例句：
Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。 During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

9 piety
n.虔诚，虔敬
参考例句：
They were drawn to the church not by piety but by curiosity.他们去教堂不是出于虔诚而是出于好奇。 Experience makes us see an enormous difference between piety and goodness.经验使我们看到虔诚与善意之间有着巨大的区别。

10 promotion
n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传
参考例句：
The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。 The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

11 rejuvenating
使变得年轻，使恢复活力( rejuvenate的现在分词 )
参考例句：
The rejuvenating ambience of autumn is immeasurably more ancient than even the calendar. 秋天那让人恢复青春活力的气氛远比历法还要古老。来自名作英译部分 Rhoda says that it's embarrassing to be so idolized, but also very sweet and rejuvenating. 罗达说，给人这样过份地崇拜是很发窘的，不过也是愉快惬意使人年轻的。

12 autonomous
adj.自治的；独立的
参考例句：
They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。 This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

13 ideology
n.意识形态，(政治或社会的)思想意识
参考例句：
The ideology has great influence in the world.这种思想体系在世界上有很大的影响。 The ideal is to strike a medium between ideology and inspiration.我的理想是在意识思想和灵感鼓动之间找到一个折衷。

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