Confucius Genealogy Compilation Committee
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The Confucius Genealogy Compilation Committee is responsible for collecting, collating and publishing the 2,500 years worth of genealogical data associated with Confucius
. The fifth edition of the Confucius genealogy was printed in September 2009. The collecting and collating the fifth edition started in 1998, when Kong Deyong, a 77th-generation descendant established the committee in Hong Kong
. The last major publication of the Confucius genealogy was in 1930.
Confucius
Confucius , literally "Master Kong", was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period....
. The fifth edition of the Confucius genealogy was printed in September 2009. The collecting and collating the fifth edition started in 1998, when Kong Deyong, a 77th-generation descendant established the committee in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. The last major publication of the Confucius genealogy was in 1930.