China Builds Confucius Museum in Qufu

China is building a museum to display over 100,000 cultural relics related to ancient philosopher Confucius. The museum is being built in the eastern Shandong province.

Built at a cost of 500 million yuan (around $79 million), the museum located in Confucius' hometown of Qufu will cover over 56,000 square meters. A total of 110,000 pieces of cultural relics and 260,000 archive materials about Confucius will be showcased in the museum, to be completed in three years.

Confucius (551–479 B.C.), an educator and philosopher, founded a school of thought called Confucianism that deeply influenced later generations. He was also the first Chinese to set up private schools and enroll students from all walks of life.