WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -There are no Confucian gods, and Confucius himself is worshipped as a spirit rather than a god. However, there are temples of Confucianism, which are places where important community and civic rituals happen.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Confucius Institute headquarters in Beijing establishes the guidelines which the separate Confucius Institutes worldwide follows. The headquarters is governed by a council with fifteen members, ten of whom are directors of overseas institutes.

Detailed explanation-3: -The present-day Quzhou Confucius temple was moved to its current location in 1520. Besides promoting a specific curriculum in the examination halls, the court also articulated its understanding of Confucian orthodoxy in a temple called the Kong temple, or the Temple of Culture.

Detailed explanation-4: -The three Confucian sites in Qufu, a county-level city in Jining, East China’s Shandong province, are the Confucius Temple, the Confucius Cemetery, and the Confucius Family Mansion. They were recognized as World Cultural Heritage items in 1994.