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Kong Tsui-chang | |
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| 孔垂長 | |
 Kong in 2011 | |
| 2nd Sacrificial Official to Confucius | |
| Assumed office 25 September 2009 | |
| Appointed by | Ma Ying-jeou (as President of the Republic of China) |
| Preceded by | Kung Te-cheng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1975 National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan |
| Spouse |
Wu Shuo-yin (m. 2005) |
| Children | Kong Yu-jen Kong Yu-xin |
| Kung Tsui-chang | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 孔垂長 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 孔垂长 | ||||||
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Kong Tsui-chang (Chinese: 孔垂長; pinyin: Kǒng Chuícháng; born 1 July 1975) is the Sacrificial Official to Confucius in the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Kong is the 79th-generation descendant of Confucius in the main line of descent, making him the titular head of the Kong family.[1] Kong succeeded his grandfather Kung Te-cheng to the post of Sacrificial Official to Confucius in 2009 following the latter's death a year earlier and was at the same time appointed Senior Advisor by President Ma Ying-jeou.
The Tsui (垂) character in his name is the generation name for 79th-generation descendants of Confucius. His children all have the character Yu (佑) in their names, it being the generation name given to 80th-generation descendants of Confucius. His father, Kong Wei-yi, predeceased his grandfather Kung Te-cheng, and his mother is Kong Wei-yi's wife, Yu Yue-jie (于曰潔). Kong Tsui-chang and his wife, Wu Shuoyin (吳碩茵), have a son Kong Yu-jen (孔佑仁), born 1 January 2006 in Taipei, and later a daughter, Kong Yu-xin (孔佑心).
- ^ Ramzy, Austin (14 November 2014). "Q. & A.: Kong Tsui-chang on Life as the Heir to Confucius". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 November 2014.