# Confucius

Based in [צופו, שאנדונג, סין](https://localbooks.app/places/cn/shandong/qufu)

Kong Qiu (551–479 BC), known as Confucius, was born in the state of Lu, at today's Qufu, and spent his life teaching and seeking a ruler who would put his ideas into practice. His students' record of his sayings became the foundation of East Asian ethics and education.

## Books (1)

- [The Analects](https://localbooks.app/books/the-analects)

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