Why Shandong literati?

Because Shandong is the hometown of Confucius and the birthplace of Confucian culture, Shandong is a place for scholars, and Confucian culture is one of the traditional cultures in China, which has influenced the history of China for nearly two thousand years.

Confucian culture is a cultural school with Confucianism as its guiding ideology. Confucianism was founded by Kong Qiu in the Spring and Autumn Period. It advocates blood relationship, secular service, self-cultivation and moral rationality. Its central idea is forgiveness, loyalty, filial piety, filial piety, courage, benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith. Confucianism was highly respected by rulers of past dynasties, and the inheritance and development of Confucius' post-learning played a decisive role in the development of China culture.