Confucius Institute

Brisbane’s South Bank is one of the most varied cultural spaces in Queensland, but along with the beach, the Wheel and the museums it offers one relatively small statue of particular significance to relations between Australia and China. In 2009 the people of China presented a 2.7 metre bronze statue of the fifth century Chinese [...]

Confucius, a Chinese philosopher, was born in Lu–modern Shantung. He was a self educated man, married at the age of 19 and was a teacher early in his career. Later in his career he became minister of justice. Because his ideas of social reform were popular with the people, many praised and honored him; however, [...]

Confucius was a Chinese philosopher and educator who lived from 551-479 B.C. He promoted political peace and orderliness and his teachings stressed the importance of perfecting oneself through learning. Confucius publicly expressed his thoughts on the power of virtuous social interaction to encourage political calm. He also shared his beliefs on learning as a means [...]