In the Confucius-commemorating rituals hosted by New York Shandong Association on Oct 3 in Flushing, (from right) newly elected NYSA president An Quanzhong, Congresswoman Grace Meng of New York, and Sun Guoxiang, Chinese consul general to New York, burn incense in honor of Confucius, who was born in the country of Lu, north of Shandong on Sept 28, 551 BC. [Photo by Jerry Wang/for China Daily]