【正确答案】正确答案： Confucius" given name is Qiu, and the courtesy name Zhongni. He was born in Qufu of China, in 551 B. C. , and died in 479 B. C. Confucius founded Confucianism—the famous philosophical school in the history of China. The essence of his thought is Ren(benevolence), with Li(courtesy)as its manifestation. In order to preach his doctrines, he traveled through various states all his life. Devoted his twilight years composing and editing, he had compiled Spring and Autumn, Book of Odes, Book of History, Book of Rites, Book of Music and Book of Change. These six books, regarded as the classics of Confucianism, have been handed down to the present time. He established the first private school of 3, 000 students, among whom 72 were sages. The Analects is a record of his major opinions.