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Confucius worship ceremony held in Taipei
Updated: 2011-03-14 14:02
(Xinhua)
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Photo taken on March 13, 2011 shows a ceremony worshipping Confucius in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan. Confucius (551 B.C. -- 479 B.C.), native of Qufu in east China's Shandong Province, was a great thinker, philosopher, and educator in ancient China. (Xinhua/Gong Bing) |
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Attendees are seen performing in a ceremony worshipping Confucius in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, March 13, 2011. Confucius (551 B.C. -- 479 B.C.), native of Qufu in east China's Shandong Province, was a great thinker, philosopher, and educator in ancient China. (Xinhua/Gong Bing) |
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Attendees are seen performing in a ceremony worshipping Confucius in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, March 13, 2011. Confucius (551 B.C. -- 479 B.C.), native of Qufu in east China's Shandong Province, was a great thinker, philosopher, and educator in ancient China. (Xinhua/Gong Bing) |
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Attendees are seen performing in a ceremony worshipping Confucius in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, March 13, 2011. Confucius (551 B.C. -- 479 B.C.), native of Qufu in east China's Shandong Province, was a great thinker, philosopher, and educator in ancient China. (Xinhua/Gong Bing) |
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An attendee washes his hands during a ceremony worshiping Confucius in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, March 13, 2011. Confucius (551 B.C. -- 479 B.C.), native of Qufu in east China's Shandong Province, was a great thinker, philosopher, and educator in ancient China. (Xinhua/Gong Bing) |
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