Confucius Confucius was a famous thinker and educator in Chinese history. He was the founder of Confucianism. What's more, he was respectfully referred to as an ancient 'sage'. His words and life were recorded in The Analects. It's an enduring classic of ancient Chinese culture. The Analects has had a great influence on the thinkers,writers and statesmen. Without studying this book,one conld hardly truely understand the thousand-of-years' traditional Chinese culture . Much of Confucius' thought, especially his thought on ducation has had a profound influence on Chinese society. In the twenty-first century,Confucian thought not only retains the attention of the Chinese,but it also wins an increasing attention from the international community