The Cult of Confucius
   the West, Kongzi is called Confucius, a name given him by Jesuit
   during the course of the last two thousand years. Although Confucius
   B.C.), offered a Great Sacrifice to the spirit of Confucius at his
   which ruled over south China from 420 to 479. The Confucius temple in
   Great Completion (Da cheng dian), of the Confucius Temple in Beijing,
   state sacrifices to Confucius in the capital became increasingly
   capital in Lin'an (modern Hangzhou), an imperial Confucius Temple was
   Quzhou Confucius temple (pictured on left) was moved to its current
   Confucius Temple in Qufu.
   Evidence suggests that as early as the eleventh century, Confucius
   temples had rooms to pay sacrifices to Confucius' father Shuliang He,
   cult of Confucius' descendants and the state cult of Confucius. When
   Sage (Qisheng ci) were constructed to honor Confucius' father. The
           [8]Bibliography of sources on Confucius, his cult, and
   of the Learned" -- viz., Confucius (Kongzi), Mencius (Mengzi), and
   [26]Bibliography on Confucius and Confucianism