Confucianism, once heavily criticized and suppressed during much of the 20th century, has experienced a renewed interest in modern China. Cultural events, educational programs, and government-backed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. This week, we’re taking a step back from the news cycle to explore the rich history of ...

Explore the profound teachings of Confucius on moral values, self-development, and the five essential virtues for achieving perfect character: gravity, generosity, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness ...

Stephen C. Angle, a professor of philosophy and East Asian studies at Wesleyan University in Middletown, is a Confucianist, a follower of the belief system spearheaded 2,500 years ago by Chinese ...

Shandong province, the hometown of Confucius, is taking measures to promote Confucianism - to better introduce traditional Chinese culture to the world stage. The Eighth World Confucian Conference, to ...

Is Confucianism still relevant today? This is the question I asked my students at the University of Iowa. Many of them answered in the affirmative, although very few of them said anything convincing ...

With the recent revival of Confucianism in China, Chinese scholars are examining its unique contribution to problem solving Over the last decade or so, there has been a revival of Confucianism in ...

Zhu Xi, a pivotal Chinese philosopher, synthesized Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism into Neo-Confucianism. His philosophy ...

One of the striking elements of “The Governance of China,” a book published this past fall in several languages (including English) by Chinese President Xi Jinping, was his reliance on the “brilliant ...

I am proud that Malaysia is vibrantly multicultural, a fitting location for a dialogue between different religions and sets of beliefs. Indeed, with its majority Muslim and substantial minority ...