A memorial ceremony to mark the 2,565th anniversary of Confucius' birth is held at the Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2014. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)

A memorial ceremony to mark the 2,565th anniversary of Confucius' birth is held at the Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2014. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)

A memorial ceremony to mark the 2,565th anniversary of Confucius' birth is held at the Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2014. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,565th anniversary of Confucius' birth at the Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2014. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,565th anniversary of Confucius' birth at the Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2014. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,565th anniversary of Confucius' birth at the Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2014. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,565th anniversary of Confucius' birth at the Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2014. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,565th anniversary of Confucius' birth at the Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2014. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,565th anniversary of Confucius' birth at the Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2014. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,565th anniversary of Confucius' birth at the Yuelu Academy in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, Sept. 28, 2014. (Xinhua/Li Ga)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,565th anniversary of Confucius' birth at the Yuelu Academy in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, Sept. 28, 2014. (Xinhua/Li Ga)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,565th anniversary of Confucius' birth at the Yuelu Academy in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, Sept. 28, 2014. (Xinhua/Li Ga)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,565th anniversary of Confucius' birth at the Yuelu Academy in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, Sept. 28, 2014. (Xinhua/Li Ga)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,565th anniversary of Confucius' birth at the Yuelu Academy in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, Sept. 28, 2014. (Xinhua/Li Ga)

A memorial ceremony to mark the 2,565th anniversary of Confucius' birth is held at the Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2014. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)

A memorial ceremony to mark the 2,565th anniversary of Confucius' birth is held at the Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2014. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)

A memorial ceremony to mark the 2,565th anniversary of Confucius' birth is held at the Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2014. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)

A memorial ceremony to mark the 2,565th anniversary of Confucius' birth is held at the Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2014. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)

A memorial ceremony to mark the 2,565th anniversary of Confucius' birth is held at the Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2014. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)

A memorial ceremony to mark the 2,565th anniversary of Confucius' birth is held at the Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2014. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)