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Confucius lottery tickets draw ire

By Yan Jie | China Daily | Updated: 2010-02-03 07:47

Confucius lottery tickets draw ire

A salesman at a welfare lottery outlet in Liaocheng, Shandong province, holds lottery tickets that use the image and sermons of Confucius. Kong Zheng

Confucius, the ancient Chinese philosopher who prodded his fellow countrymen to seek their fortunes in a decent manner, would now find his portraits and sermons printed on lottery tickets, the only form of gambling allowed by the government.

Confucius lottery tickets draw ire

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