A ritual is held to mark the 2,566th anniversary of Confucius' birthday in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 28, 2015. Confucius (551 BC-479 BC) was a great thinker, philosopher, and educator in ancient China. He devoted his whole life to teaching people four things: culture, conduct, loyalty and honesty. Confucius and his philosophy have profoundly influenced the Chinese politics, values and ethics. (Xinhua/Li Hanchi)