International guests participate in the memorial ceremony for Confucius in Qufu, Shandong province, on Sept 28. YANG GUOQING/FOR CHINA DAILY A ceremony honoring teachers held in Qufu, Shandong ...
Enter the early Joseon era (1392–1910), a period marked by the transition to a Neo-Confucian hierarchy with four classes, devastating wars and some seriously creative record-keeping. As the ...
But while Korea has certainly become one of the most Confucian countries in the world, surpassing even China in its demand for titles, age-based hierarchy, and etiquette, that can’t be the only ...