Laozi is twenty years older than Confucius.

Laozi was born in 57 1 year BC, and Confucius was born in the late spring and autumn of 55 1 year BC.

Laozi was a thinker, philosopher, writer and historian in ancient China, the founder and main representative of Taoist school.

Confucius was born in Lu Yi (now Qufu, Shandong) in the late Spring and Autumn Period, and Yili (now Xiayi, Henan) in the Song Dynasty. He was an ancient thinker, educator and founder of Confucianism in China.

Laozi is a world cultural celebrity, one of the world's 100 historical celebrities, and is also called Laozi and Zhuangzi with Zhuangzi. In Taoism, Laozi is regarded as the ancestor of Taoism and called "the old gentleman on the throne". In the Tang Dynasty, Laozi was regarded as the ancestor of Li.

Laozi's thought has a far-reaching influence on the development of China's philosophy, and its ideological core is simple dialectics. Politically, Laozi advocates the rule of inaction and the teaching of words. Politically, Lao Tzu pays attention to the truth that extremes meet.

In terms of self-cultivation, Laozi is the ancestor of Taoist double cultivation, paying attention to modest and upright practice and not competing with others. Laozi's masterpiece Tao Te Ching (also known as Laozi) is one of the most widely circulated works in the world.

Confucius initiated the wind of private schools and advocated benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith. There are 3,000 disciples, including 72 sages. He led some disciples to travel around the world for thirteen years, and revised the six classics of Poetry, Book, Rite, Yue, Yijing and Chunqiu in his later years.

After the death of Confucius, his disciples and re-disciples recorded the words and deeds, quotations and thoughts of Confucius and his disciples and compiled The Analects. This book is regarded as a Confucian classic.

Confucius was one of the most learned scholars in the society at that time. When he was alive, he was honored as "the sage of heaven" and "the muduo of heaven", and even as the sage of Confucius, the most holy teacher, the master of Wang Xuan and the teacher of all ages by later rulers.

His thoughts have a far-reaching influence on China and the world, and he is listed as the first of the "Top Ten Cultural Celebrities in the World". With the expansion of Confucius' influence, "Confucius Sacrifice Ceremony" once became a "big sacrifice" at the same level as China's ancestor worship.

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