Yan Zhengzai,the mother of Confucius,visited Niqiu(Mount Ni),and fervently pleaded for a son.Yan gave birth to Confucius the following year(551 B.C.).Because of a concavity on the top of his skull at birth that resemb...Yan Zhengzai,the mother of Confucius,visited Niqiu(Mount Ni),and fervently pleaded for a son.Yan gave birth to Confucius the following year(551 B.C.).Because of a concavity on the top of his skull at birth that resembled the sacred mountain,Confucius was given the personal name Qiu(meaning“hill”)and the style name Zhongni.展开更多
文摘Yan Zhengzai,the mother of Confucius,visited Niqiu(Mount Ni),and fervently pleaded for a son.Yan gave birth to Confucius the following year(551 B.C.).Because of a concavity on the top of his skull at birth that resembled the sacred mountain,Confucius was given the personal name Qiu(meaning“hill”)and the style name Zhongni.
