Confucianism actually is not a religion in the Western sense. Rather, it is more of a ideological system that held a dominant position in an ancient China. (Editor's note: In this article ...

"[China] is a Legalist state that uses Confucianism to present itself as moral." Beyond its borders, China is also revitalising ancient philosophies to position them as viable alternatives to ...

In Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism ... dragons symbolized majesty and power in ancient China. As one scholar wrote in the 11th century, “None of the animals is so wise as the dragon.” ...

A manuscript of commentaries about Confucianism written apparently between the sixth and early seventh centuries in China was confirmed ... of the history of ancient Chinese philosophy at Jissen ...

By European standards, these ancient Chinese bronze bells ... the people who blamed Confucianism for the decline of China in the previous two hundred years, and it fell out of favour.

As Confucianism would suggest ... irrigation systems require centralized control and ancient China, like all other ancient agricultural societies, was ruled by despots. Peasants had to get ...