Confucius has a distinguished family background. The immediate ancestor of Confucius was Cabbage, a famous person in Yin and Shang Dynasties. Fu Zhe, the great-grandfather of Confucius, is the eldest son of Song Chenggong, who is eligible to inherit the throne of Song State and is a descendant of the royal family. Confucius' great-great grandfather was a famous minister in the Song Dynasty. It is said that the Book of Songs, Ode to Shang Dynasty, was proofread by him. And Confucius' father Jia, the sixth ancestor of Confucius, was killed because of the civil strife of the royal family in the Song Dynasty. His fifth ancestor, Kong's father, left Song and moved to Lu to avoid chaos. Later, he worked in Lu as a scholar or doctor.
The birthplace of Confucius?
Confucius, named, was born in Shandong (now Qufu, Shandong).