Kung Tsui-chang explained

Kong Tsui-chang
Order1:2nd
Office1:Sacrificial Official to Confucius
Appointed1:Ma Ying-jeou (as President of the Republic of China)
Term Start1:25 September 2009
Predecessor1:Kung Te-cheng
Birth Date:1 July 1975
Birth Place:National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan
Children:Kong Yu-jen
Kong Yu-xin

Kong Tsui-chang (; born 1 July 1975) is the Sacrificial Official to Confucius in the Republic of China (Taiwan).

Kong is the 79th-generation descendant of Confucius in the main line of descent, making him the titular head of the Kong family.[1] Kong succeeded his grandfather Kung Te-cheng to the post of Sacrificial Official to Confucius in 2009 following the latter's death a year earlier and was at the same time appointed Senior Advisor by President Ma Ying-jeou.

The Tsui (垂) character in his name is the generation name for 79th-generation descendants of Confucius. His children all have the character Yu (佑) in their names, it being the generation name given to 80th-generation descendants of Confucius. His father, Kong Wei-yi, predeceased his grandfather Kung Te-cheng, and his mother is Kong Wei-yi's wife, Yu Yue-jie (于曰潔). Kong Tsui-chang and his wife, Wu Shuoyin (吳碩茵), have a son Kong Yu-jen (孔佑仁), born 1 January 2006 in Taipei, and later a daughter, Kong Yu-xin (孔佑心).

Ancestry

See main article: Family tree of Confucius in the main line of descent.

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Q. & A.: Kong Tsui-chang on Life as the Heir to Confucius . The New York Times . 14 November 2014 . Austin . Ramzy . 14 November 2014 .