Kong Decheng (1920-2008) is called Yuru and Shengda. A native of Qufu, Shandong Province, is the grandson of Confucius for seventy-seven generations. In the same year, on April 20th of the lunar calendar (June 6th of the solar calendar), after the centenary, President Xu Shichang ordered an attack and named him "Duke of Feast". 1935, the Nanjing National Government changed the title of Duke of Feast to "the official who worships the great sage" and enjoyed the special official treatment. On July 8th of the same year, under the auspices of Chen Lifu and under the supervision of Dai Chuanxian, he was sworn in in Nanjing, and President Jiang Zhongzheng personally congratulated him. The following year, I married the granddaughter of Sun Jianai (1827- 1909). When they got married, it was very interesting that Kong Decheng was wearing a gown and mandarin jacket, while his wife was wearing a white wedding dress, commonly known as the "combination of Chinese and Western" marriage.
On the eve of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the Japanese tried several times to send personnel to Qufu and invited them to Japan to attend the inauguration ceremony of the Japanese Confucius Temple, but they were all rejected. At the beginning of July, 1937, Sun Feng, the teacher of the 72nd Division of Yanzhou, ordered the couple to leave their hometown overnight. A few days later, Wuhan issued an anti-Japanese declaration. Later, he moved to Chongqing and 1948 went to the United States to inspect the culture. From 65438 to 0949, he moved to Taiwan Province Province with the National Government, rebuilt the ancestral temple in Taipei and advocated Confucianism. He has served as president of the examination institute and senior minister of the presidential palace. 1955 Up to now, he has been a part-time professor in Chinese Department and Anthropology Department of Taiwan Province Provincial University, teaching courses such as "Three Rites Research" and "Bronze and Foreign Studies". Gong's calligraphy, starting from the two kings, turned to Yan Ti and Zhang Menglong tablet in the Northern Wei Dynasty.
On June 5438+065438+1October 65438+May, 2005, Taiwan Province Provincial University celebrated its 77th anniversary and 60th anniversary of its restructuring, and awarded Kong Decheng an honorary doctorate. Li Sichuan, president of National Taiwan University, said that Kong Decheng guided teachers and students of Chinese Department and Humanities Department to study "etiquette" by means of experiment and recovery, which was a model of interdisciplinary integration. As the 77th descendant of Confucius, he carried forward Confucian culture and promoted national diplomacy all his life. On the day of the ceremony, accompanied by her granddaughter Kong Chuijiu, Kong Decheng said modestly that she had taught at NTU for 50 years and made little contribution. He was grateful and ashamed. The motto of National Taiwan University is "Honesty, study hard, love your country and love your lover", which is the basic spirit of traditional education. He encouraged himself and his classmates. June 28, 2008 10, early morning 10: 50, died peacefully at the Taipei branch of Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital at the age of 89.
Mr. and Mrs. Kong Decheng have two sons, two daughters and five grandchildren. The eldest daughter Kong Wei 'e was in the United States, the eldest son Kong Xian died, and the second son Kong Weining, the eldest grandson and the great grandson You Ren.