2、China's Ancient Philosopher Confucius Gets Cartoon Image

China's famous philosopher Confucius had got cartoon images in a cartoon serial, said the cartoon's playwright on Tuesday.

The 104-episode cartoon series tells    31    life stories of Confucius from a little boy to a master. It will be on television around September 28 this year, the 2560^th anniversary of    32　birth, said Zhao Xiande, the chief playwright of the cartoon.

The painters designed three images,    33    a young, middle-aged and aged Confucius. The image of 10-year-old Confucius will be shown to the public soon. “He is a cute boy    34    bright eyes, holding a book,” Zhao said.

The images had been reconsidered and changed for dozens of times by the designer group    35   （consist） of cartoon painters and more than 30 experts from Taiwan, Hongkong, Shanghai and south China's Shenzhen City, Zhao said. “It took us more than a year to design it. We want it to be modern and    36    （tradition）  at the same time,    37    is expected by most of the people,” Zhao said.

The TV series is    38    （joint）  invested by China Confucius Foundation, Radio and Television Station of Shandong Province and a Shenzhen-based film and radio company.

Confucius （551 BC－479 BC）, was born in ancient China's State of Lu, today's Qiufu County of Shandong Province. He was a great educator, philosopher, renowned politician,    39    the founding father of Confucianism. So far, 256 Confucius Institutes and 58 Confucius Classrooms    40    （establish） across the world.