Kung Tsui-chang

孔垂長2nd Sacrificial Official to ConfuciusAssumed office
25 September 2009Appointed byMa Ying-jeou (as President of the Republic of China)Preceded byKong Te-cheng Personal detailsBorn (1975-07-01) 1 July 1975 (age 48)
National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, TaiwanSpouse ChildrenKong Yu-jen
Kong Yu-xin

Kung Tsui-chang
Traditional Chinese	孔垂長
Simplified Chinese	孔垂长
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Kǒng Chuícháng

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 Kong 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).

Ancestry

References

• China Post article from 2007
• China Post from 2009

Political offices
Preceded by Kung Te-cheng	Sacrificial Official to Confucius 2009-	Succeeded by Incumbent