Quelle:  Shanghai Daily, 25 September 06

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China Daily 24.09.2006

China publishes standard portrait of Confucius

The China Confucius Foundation (CCF) on Saturday published a standard portrait of ancient philosopher and educator Confucius in order to give him a single, recognizable identity around the world.

The event was part of the commemoration marking the 2,557th anniversary of his birth.

The CCF unveiled the final version of the portrait at a news conference in Qufu of east China’s Shandong Province, hometown of Confucius, on the basis of a draft sculpture released in June this year.

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The draft sculpture was based on the painting of Confucius by Wu Daozi of the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907), together with advice from Confucian scholars, historians, artists and his descendants.

The new portrait would set the standard criteria for the image of Confucius, who had been represented in different ways when Chinese were presenting statues in foreign countries, (…)

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