Thursday, May 10, 2007

Confucius still rocks

Anxiety, emptiness fuel Confucius craze in China (Reuters)

Yu Dan (L), a professor from Beijing Normal University, signs an autograph for readers at a book store in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi province, in this January 24, 2007 file photo. Pop culture offerings in China these days run the gamut from Hollywood blockbusters to domestic versions of 'American Idol', but it is a book about the ancient sage Confucius that is causing all the buzz in the streets. To match feature CHINA-CONFUCIUS/ (China Daily/Files/Reuters)Reuters - Pop culture offerings in China these days run the gamut from Hollywood blockbusters to domestic versions of "American Idol," but it is a book about the ancient sage Confucius that is causing all the buzz in the streets.


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