A ceremony is held to mark the 2,568th birthday of Confucius, in Quzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 28, 2017. Confucius, a great Chinese thinker and philosopher, had his birthday celebrated around the country on Thursday. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,568th birthday of Confucius, in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 28, 2017. Confucius, a great Chinese thinker and philosopher, had his birthday celebrated around the country on Thursday. (Xinhua/Li Hanchi)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,568th birthday of Confucius, in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 28, 2017. Confucius, a great Chinese thinker and philosopher, had his birthday celebrated around the country on Thursday. (Xinhua/Li Hanchi)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,568th birthday of Confucius, in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 28, 2017. Confucius, a great Chinese thinker and philosopher, had his birthday celebrated around the country on Thursday. (Xinhua/Su Yang)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,568th birthday of Confucius, in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2017. Confucius, a great Chinese thinker and philosopher, had his birthday celebrated around the country on Thursday. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,568th birthday of Confucius, in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 28, 2017. Confucius, a great Chinese thinker and philosopher, had his birthday celebrated around the country on Thursday. (Xinhua/Su Yang)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,568th birthday of Confucius, in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Sept. 28, 2017. Confucius, a great Chinese thinker and philosopher, had his birthday celebrated around the country on Thursday. (Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,568th birthday of Confucius, in Quzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 28, 2017. Confucius, a great Chinese thinker and philosopher, had his birthday celebrated around the country on Thursday. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,568th birthday of Confucius, in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2017. Confucius, a great Chinese thinker and philosopher, had his birthday celebrated around the country on Thursday. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,568th birthday of Confucius, in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Sept. 28, 2017. Confucius, a great Chinese thinker and philosopher, had his birthday celebrated around the country on Thursday. (Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,568th birthday of Confucius, in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 28, 2017. Confucius, a great Chinese thinker and philosopher, had his birthday celebrated around the country on Thursday. (Xinhua/Wang Jiankang)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,568th birthday of Confucius, in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 28, 2017. Confucius, a great Chinese thinker and philosopher, had his birthday celebrated around the country on Thursday. (Xinhua/Geng Yuhe)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,568th birthday of Confucius, in Quzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 28, 2017. Confucius, a great Chinese thinker and philosopher, had his birthday celebrated around the country on Thursday. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,568th birthday of Confucius, in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 28, 2017. Confucius, a great Chinese thinker and philosopher, had his birthday celebrated around the country on Thursday. (Xinhua/Li Hanchi)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,568th birthday of Confucius, in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Sept. 28, 2017. Confucius, a great Chinese thinker and philosopher, had his birthday celebrated around the country on Thursday. (Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,568th birthday of Confucius, in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 28, 2017. Confucius, a great Chinese thinker and philosopher, had his birthday celebrated around the country on Thursday. (Xinhua/Geng Yuhe)

A ceremony is held to mark the 2,568th birthday of Confucius, in Quzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 28, 2017. Confucius, a great Chinese thinker and philosopher, had his birthday celebrated around the country on Thursday. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)