Who is the most famous Chineseperson in the world? The answermay be easy for some of you:Confucius. Born in 551 B.C.,the Chinese sage initiated the first privateschool in Chinese history, making greatcontributions to the popularization ofChinese culture. He devoted almost all hislife to teaching his students, and spent 14years traveling to the various kingdoms ofthe Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770 B.C.-256B.C.), promoting his thoughts and teachingmethods. Today, institutes named after himhave sprung up all over the world, under-taking the task of spreading Chinese cultureand the Chinese language.