Liu Shu-hsien, a giant in the study of Neo-Confucianism and a researcher at the prestigious Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy at Academia Sinica in Taiwan as well as a former Chinese University lecturer, died in Taipei on Monday at the age of 82.
A widespread effort that will see hundreds of villages receive lessons on the philosophy of Confucius has begun in the sage's hometown of Qufu.
There was a period in the Han dynasty more than 2,000 years ago when Chinese authorities established Confucianism as a state doctrine while rejecting any other schools of thoughts.
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