Born in 551 BC, Confucius, (know) in China as Kongzi, has made the greatest contribution to Chinese culture in history. He liked China's history and read all (sort) of books about China. These books helped him think of ways his government could be (good). The end of the Zhou dynasty caused a big change in China. Confucius watched it happen. He observed how poor lived. He watched as their harvests failed. He saw the government abuse（滥用）its (powerful). Confucius wanted to help those in need. He wanted to end wars and fighting. He devoted his life to this cause. (want) to change things, he hoped for a job in the government. But Confucius could not get the job he wanted. No one in the government would listen to him. They were not (interest) in virtue. They knew Confucius's ideas would ruin the way they lived. So, Confucius talked to those around him about his thoughts were later called his philosophy. Over the last 2,000 years, his philosophy (continue) to influence China and the rest of the world. It is also considered the symbol of Oriental（东方的）Culture.
