The standard portrait of Confucius is unveiled by the China Confucius Foundation (CCF) in an effort to give him a recognizable identity around the world in Qufu, East China's Shandong Province September 23, 2006. Born in 551 BC, Confucius was considered one of the most reputed philosophers and thinkers in China.

Two primary school students dressed as Han Dynasty (202BC-AD220) intellectuals pay homage to a Confucius statue yesterday at the Confucius Temple in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu Province. The ancient Chinese sage's 2557th birthday is on September 28.

Staff members of the China Confucius Foundation (CCF) unveils the standard portrait of Confucius as part of an effort to give him a recognizable identity around the world in Qufu, East China's Shandong Province September 23, 2006. Born in 551 BC, Confucius was considered one of the most reputed philosophers and thinkers in China.