Confucius... His name in Chinese sounds like Kun Tzu, and is translated as Sage Kun. He was a major thinker and scientist. His sayings are passed down orally from century to century. A movement in philosophy that has been living and developing for more than fifteen centuries is named after him. His teachings have long spread beyond the Celestial Empire and gained admirers all over the world. Before the reader is truly a treasury of ancient Chinese wisdom, which has not lost its relevance, expressiveness and deep ethical meaning to this day. The students wrote down his statements, summarizing them in a book, the name of which is traditionally translated as “Conversations and Judgments.” The book is illustrated with numerous works of ancient and medieval Chinese painting, including those made on silk.