Confucius worship ceremony held in Taipei

Photo taken on March 13, 2011 shows a ceremony worshipping Confucius in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan. Confucius (551 B.C. -- 479 B.C.), native of Qufu in east China's Shandong Province, was a great thinker, philosopher, and educator in ancient China. (Xinhua/Gong Bing)

Attendees are seen performing in a ceremony worshipping Confucius in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, March 13, 2011. Confucius (551 B.C. -- 479 B.C.), native of Qufu in east China's Shandong Province, was a great thinker, philosopher, and educator in ancient China. (Xinhua/Gong Bing)

Attendees are seen performing in a ceremony worshipping Confucius in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, March 13, 2011. Confucius (551 B.C. -- 479 B.C.), native of Qufu in east China's Shandong Province, was a great thinker, philosopher, and educator in ancient China. (Xinhua/Gong Bing)

Attendees are seen performing in a ceremony worshipping Confucius in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, March 13, 2011. Confucius (551 B.C. -- 479 B.C.), native of Qufu in east China's Shandong Province, was a great thinker, philosopher, and educator in ancient China. (Xinhua/Gong Bing)

An attendee washes his hands during a ceremony worshiping Confucius in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, March 13, 2011. Confucius (551 B.C. -- 479 B.C.), native of Qufu in east China's Shandong Province, was a great thinker, philosopher, and educator in ancient China. (Xinhua/Gong Bing)