2. (about 5565438 BC+0 BC-about 479 BC), surnamed Kong, named Qiu, was honored as Confucius or Confucius by later generations. He was born in Lu, and his ancestors were Song people. He was an educator and thinker of Lu in the late Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn Period, and once held an important position in Lu. As the founder of Confucianism. The five elements of Confucius' Confucian virtue theory (courtesy, righteousness, benevolence, wisdom and faith) have a long-term influence on surrounding areas, such as Ryukyu, Japan, Vietnam and Southeast Asia, and are also called Confucian cultural circles.